Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Women S Interests

there is considerably more moisture
in butter than oleomargarine. Pure
leaf lard and vegetole are practically
free from moisture, thus every bit
used acts as shortening.
Substitute Louisiana cane syrup
for some of the sugar called for.
This will help to a great degree in
stretching the sugar supply.
; One may use rolled oats, rice or
canned hominy as part of every
bread recipe. when wheat flour is
high.
Measuring Ingredients.
Flour, meal, powdered and confec-
TONERS sugar and soda should be
sifted before measuring. Mustard
and baking powder should be stir
red to tighten: because on standing
in cans it settles. Salt Jumps and
should be broken. .
A cupful means all the cup will
hold. To measure cupful fill lightly
and level over with case knife, care
being taken not to shake the cup.
Measure tablespoons level. Meas
ure teaspoon level.
To measure a teaspoon OF table
spoon, dip the spoon in he ingred-
lent, fill lift and level with a knife,
the sharp edge of the knife being
toward the tip of the spoon Divide
with knife lengthwise OF spoon tor
a half spoonful divide halves cross
wise for Fights. Less than one.
eighth of teaspoonful is considered
a few grains.
Measuring Liquids.
A cup of liquid is all a cup will
hold. !.
A tea or tablespoon is all the
spoon will hold.
Measuring Fats.
To measure oieomargarine, lard,
butter and half solid fats, pack
solidly into cup or spoon and level
with knife.
When dry ingredients. liquids and
fats are called for in the same re-
cipes, measure in order given, IN
this way you need use only one
cup.
Mock Scollops.
One pound tripe cut into small
squares and allowed to soak over
night; put into pan OF water and
Lring to boiling point; drain and
put in dish of cold water until ready
10 use; dry on towel and dip into
batter and fry in deep fat, pushing
one piece at time from spoon into
the fat.
Batter-One-h cupful bread,
one third cupful milk, one egg, few
grains pepper. This is just enough
batter for the one pound of tripe.
Young Turnips Glazed.
Peel six white medium young
turnips, cut in quarters, place IN a
saucepan with an ounce. of butter,
one-half teaspooniul salt, one-half
teaspoonfull sugar, three saltpoon-
fuls white pepper, one-half salt
spoonful Spanish saffron and two
gills white broth; mix little, cover
pan and set in oven one hour, being
careful to haste them with their
own liquor once in a while; pour
into vegetable dish and serve.
Chocolate Custard Pie.
Lovers of chocolate in any and
every form can make this addition
to a common custard pie. Beat one
egg to a stiff froth, then add pull
verified sugar and grated chocolate
with one-half teaspoonful extract of
vanilla. Spread this on the top of
the pie and let it harden for mo-
ment in the oven; or you may
prepare il in still another way: Put
the chocolate in basin on the back
of the stove and let it melt do not
put a drop of water with it,; when
melted, beat one egg and some
sugar in with it. In the latter case
it will be a regular chocolate brown
in color. and in the other sort of
gray.
Ok Tail Soup.
On. oxtail, two tablespoonful
flour, two onions, stuck with two
cloves in each; one carrot. 10 pepper
corns, one teaspoonful poultry
dressing, half gallon water, some
outside sticks of celery, salt to
taste; cut tail in points, put with
vegetables; (cut into small sllces)
and seasoning into the cold water;
simmer gently for three hours and
then thicken with flour.
Creole Sweet Potatoes.
Prepare half dozen large tubers
of equal size by parboiling them tor
20 minutes, then peel carefully and
cut in halves. Place the pieces in
shallow buttered baking pan and
sprinkle lightly with salt, celery salt
and paprika. Pour into the pan a
cipful of brown stock and bake III
a rather quick oven until tender ano
slightly, Drowned. Basic OCCASION
ally with. the stock while cooking
drain and serve with steak, chops
or fish.
Try Brown Sugar.
An authority on delicious lemon
ade says that much finer flavor can
be given to this refreshing beverage
by using brown sugar-not the