Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
Tried Cooking
Recipes

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Mulligans-Put a piece Of butter the
size OF an egg in a saucepan and let
il melt, then add one sliced onion, al
lowing 1t TO brown. To this add one
small cabbage, chopped fine Let this
mixture cook slowly for twenty 10
thirty minutes. then add one can OF
tomatoes or its equivalent in flesh
ones, adding salt. pepper and paprika
to taste. Do not cover, and cook for
two or three hours.
Prune Souffle-Soak half pound
of prunes over night. On the morrow
drain them well. remove the stones,
and mince the prunes Smelly. Whip
the whites Of seven eggs to o stand
ing foam. Beat in quickly six spoon
fuls Of powdered sugar; whip The
minced prunes into this meungue.
turn into buttered pudding dish
and bake in hot oven. Twenty min
utes should send it 10 the table hot
and high-a dream OF lightness and
deliciousness. Serve whipped cream
rs sauce.
Plum Shortcake-One aud one-halt
cuptuls flour. two Lowell teaspoonfuls
baking powder. auarter teaspoonfsl,
salt, one level Tablespoonful shorten
ing, half cupful milk. three eupfuls
pitted Plums, or peaches one cupful
sugar, Sift flour, baking powder, and
salt into bowl, add shortening and
with fingertips rub in very lightly;
add milk slowly and just enough TO
hold together. Dust pie Tin with
flour and put the dough in center and
with back Toured spoon pat even.
Brush top with a little milk: put in
hot oven twenty-five minutes. or until
nice and brown. When partly cool
split and put in fruit, pit side up, COW
er with sugar and put on the top.
phms or peaches can be crushed with
the sugar before putting between
shortcake.
Mock Turkey-Put through meat
grinder half pound each OF blanch-
ed almonds and pecans, Soak two
cupiuls OF hominy overnight in cold
water; next morning drain, put it in
q double boiler with one quart OF milk,
and cook until the hominy absorbs the
milk. When tender and dry take
from the fire, add the nuts, three
hard boiled eggs chopped fine, two
teaspoonfuls Of salt, half an onion
grated and tablespoonful Of pepper:
mix thoroly Take out about a half
pint and form the rest into the shape
OF small turkey and put in on a
creased paper. Take the remaining
half pint and form it into legs and
wings against the body of the turkey.
stick in the end of the leg a bit OF
dry macaroni to represent the bone.
Brush with melted butter, dust with
bread crumbs and bake in quick ov.
en- three quarters Of an hour until it
is a golden brown.
Grape Juice.-One peck grapes,
three quarts water, simmer till soft.
strain. To each quart of juice add
two thirds cup Of sugar Let come
to boil, skim and put in bottle,
When serving more sugar may be adj
ded according to taste
Chicken Patties-Cold chicken
milk, corn, flour. pepper salt and but
Ter. puff paste. Mince cold chicken,
stir It into white sauce made Of
milk thickened with corn flour and
favored with pepper, salt and butter
line small pattie pans with puff paste
bake first, then fill with the mixture
| and set in hot oven for a fewmin
| utes TO brown.
Cheese and nut salad-Take some
soft cheese, not too strong in flavor
and mix It with cream until the right
consistency TO form into soft little
balls. Shell nuts and press half q
walnut on each side Of cheese balls
Arrange them on lettuce leaves.
Favorte Cake One cup OF sugar
scant half cup of butter, creamed
three eggs. Beat in one at a time
| (whoIe), one cup of pastry flour
three tablespoons Of milk, one quarter
teaspoon baking powder. Flavor
with lemon Bake in Angel cake til
in very slow oven about three quar-
tiers Of an hour This must be baked
slowly a. there IL only one quarter
Of teaspoon of baking powder In it
which is correct.
Southern Dish--Get two pounds o
bottom Of the round steak, put thru
meat chopper, with one medium sizet
onion, add to this one cup OF ric'
which has been thoroly washed. See
son with salt and pepper. Now MAXI
into little cakes and lay on bottom q
kettle Pour over all two cups OF no
water and cook slowly for one hour
Then add one can OF tomatoes, butte
the size OF an English walnut, ant
cook little faster for another hour
Then it Is ready to serve.