Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-12
SCOTCHIES.

SC0TCHIES.
Q cupfuls oat -four
2 tablespoonful shortening
IA cupful molasses
IA cupful sweet milk
teaspoonful salt
IA teaspoonful soda
Rolled oats put through home mill
or food-cbopper may be used In place
of the oat -four. Mix oil the dry To-
gradients together, add the shortening
melted, molasses, and milk. Roll thin,
cut in strips, and bake twenty minutes
In q moderate oven. Have ready maple,
brown, or powdered sugar melted with g
little water, and Ice each one very light
" rs It comes from the oven.
POTATO FLOUR SPONGE CAKE.
eggs
cupful sugar
IL cupful potato flour
IA teaspoonful salt
"a teaspooniul baking powder
teaspoonful vanilla
Beat the yolks of the eggs I'LL light,
add the sugar gradually, and continue
the beating until very creamy. Sift to.
gether the -four, baking powder and
salt, and stir into tho first mixture
Fold in the stif1y beaten egg-whites and
tho vanilla. Bake In sheet pan 10
slow oven for about thirty minutes
Use only when sugar has been saved by
self.denial.
SIMPLEX POTATOES.
6 large potatoes e.
green pepper
Q tablespoonfuIs drippings
IL cupful grated cheese
Paprika
Salt
Chopped parsley
Select uniform potatoes; pare and
slice In rounds one-fourth Of an inch
In thickness. Nelt-s tablespoonful oil
drippings In large frying pan. When
hot place the rounds Of potatoes 10 1t
Brown nicely on one side; to do thi'
cover for o while and cook slowly
Turn, then on the brown side OF each
place about q teaspoonful Of grated
cheese and several pieces Of minced
green pepper. Sprinkle With papriks
and salt and brown the under side slow
~, so the potatoes will become thorough
" we'll done and the cheese nicely melt
cd. Place on platter with . little
chopped parsley on each slice. The
frying pan will not hold all at once &C
add little more Of the drippings before
each frying.
HoMINY WITH OLIVES.
ANAL onion
8 scant cupfuls Of cooked ssmp or
can hominy
3-4 cupful grated cheese
! teaspooonful salt
Is teaspoonful pepper
IA cup milk
14cupful water from hominy
1-2 cupful stoned ripe olives
Frye the onion cut fine In the fat nm
til golden. Add homiuy, stirring unit
warm. Now add the milk and wstel
from the hominy. Stirring all the time,
add the cheese, and a. this melte, add
tho olives chopped. Cook till the cheese
is thoroughly melted but not striugy
Season and serve at once.
POTATO AND CRAB SALAD IN PEPPER
can or one cupful crab meat
cupfuls diced cold boiled potatoei
Juice Of IL lemon
large sweet green peppers
"a cupful boiled salad dressing Of
mayounaise
Parsley
To make tho pepper cases cut th.
peppers in halves lengthwise; remove al
seeds and white f1brous portions. I'm
merse in boiling water and boil for flvs
minutes; plunge into cold water. Wher
cool enough to handle, peel of the thir
paper.like skin. Cover with cold water
and set In q cold place for one hour tc
crisp. This procedure renders the pep
per more digestible and also just soft
enough to be easily eaten with the resi-
Of tho salad. Mix the crab meat and
potatoes; let stand few minutes before
serving with the lemon juice sprinkled
over them. Mix with the dressing and
serve In the boat shaped cases on In
dividusl plates; garnish each plate with
large sprlg Of parsley or shredded
lettuce.