The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Lcnten Dishes.

Potato Soup-Two medium-sized
potatoes, one pint milk and potato
water, two teaspoons grated onion,
one tablespoon flour, one tablespoon
butter, one-half teaspoon salt, one
fourth teaspoon celery salt. Pare po-
tatoes, slice and boil in sufficient wat
er to cover; cook until tender. Drain
liquid into pint measure. Mash pota-
toes, add onion, salt and celery salt.
Rub flour and butter together and
add to liquids, stirring all together,
and cook until thickened.
New England Fish Dinner-Soak
small box Goldfish in cold water two
hours; drain, cover with boiling water
and cook gently edo not allow fish
to cook until it falls to pieces.) Cut
one-fourth pound salt pork into cubes,
put in frying pan and cook until crisp.
Take four tablespoons fat from pork
cubes, put into sauce pan with four
tablespoons flour, stir until well blend
ed, then pour on gradually two cups
scalded milk: bring to boiling point,
boil two or three minutes, pour into hot
platter In center of plate place the
Goldfish drained from waterd; cover
with pork cubes. At each end of plat
ter arrange hot boiled onions on each
side hot boiled potatoes, and between
the onions and potatoes hot boiled
beets
Dreamed Fish-One and one-half
cups milk, three tablespoons butter
three tablespoons flour, one can fish
flakes one pint hot seasoned mashed
potatoes, one-fourth cup hot milk,
three tablespoons melted butter, salt
and pepper to taste. Make a smooth
thick sauce of the first three ingred-
tents; heat fish flake in sauce, add the
melted butter to one-fourth cup hot
milk and add it to the potatoes; beat
until very light. Serve at once.
Salmon Curry--One can salmon,
fIaked, one small onion, two table
spoons flour, one teaspoon curry pow
der, one teaspoon lemon juice, one
Gun milk. Drain liquid from salmon,
melt butter in sauce pan, add onion
and cook without browning until on
ion is tender, then add curry powder
and flour; stir two minutes over IRE.
/ add milk and fish liquid and stir until
sauce is hot. Sprinkle lemon Julce
over flaked fish and add to hot sauce
| stir until thoroly heated
| Sweet Potato Balls-Take one
nound Jersey sweet potatoes; peel ana
! boil. mash, season with butter, milk
salt and pepper (be sure to add a gem
erous spoon of light yellow sugar.
! and give them good beating Let
cool, fashion into balls and Try NICE
brown on both sides. These are very
! fine. Will serve six people.
Potato-Cheese Dish-Put mashed
/ potatoes in double kettle, add milk.
! nepper and salt and cheese that has
| been cut in small pieces AS the po-
! tatoes become hot and the cheese
melts stir briskly When all the
cheese is melted beat the potatoes
hard. Serve.
Sandwiches.
Nut and Cheese Sandwiches -Mix
/ equal parts of grated cheese and
cayenne or salad dressing; spread be-
| tween thin slices of bread.
Date Sandwiches - Mince some
dates. Add a little water, cooking
them until soft and pasty; take out
stones. cool dates, add half teaspoon
lemon juice, spread on thin slices of
! bread and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
| Beets that have been boiled and put
! in vinegar with a little sugar and
spice; slice on piece of bread cut the
size of beet, and spread ported meat
on top, makes a very tasty sandwich.