Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-09
Household Hints

tiers pound round steak. one-quar-
ter pound fresh pork, cut in one
half inch cubes, three large onions,
one-quarter can tomatoes, one
quarter box spaghetti, one-quarter
sweet pepper, two heaping table
spoons rice, celery or celery salt,
fry onions (cut in cubes) in bacon
fat, and cook and blanch spaghetti.
wash rice, cover meat well with
water (about a quartz, add rice;
and cook an hour in saucepan.
About Is minutes before that time
add the tomatoes, onions, celery,
! spaghetti and sweet pepper, season
with salt, pepper and paprika to
suit taste. Ample for six people.
Rice Baked with Tomatoes -
Steam one cup of rice, salt to taste.
in double boiler for one hour. Put
/ into baking dish. Cut six or seven
I onions in rounds. Brown slightly
/ in two tablespoons butter or substi-
tute. If desired also add one green
pepper chopped fine to the onions:
pour over rice, then add one pint
strained tomatoes. Put in moder-
ate oven and bake oHe-half hour.
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Use the homeless smoked ham for
this, one thick slice or two thin
ones is plenty. Lay one slice Of
ham in bottom of baking dish.
Cover with as many raw sliced po-
tatoes as needed. Sprinkle chopped
parsley and chopped onion on top.
Pour enough milk over it to almost
cover it. Bake slowly about one
hour or until potatoes are done and
have absorbed most of the milk. NJ
salt is needed if ham is quite salty,
otherwise a little, also red pepper
to taste.
Peanut Loaf-One cup ground
peanuts, one cup bread crumbs, two
cups boiled rice, On5-half cup toma-
toes or One-quarter cup tomato cat
sup, one egg, salt, pepper. two tabIer~
spoons minced onion. Combine the
ingredients, turn the mixture into /
creased pan, and bake it in a mod
crate oven for 80 minutes, Serve'it
with pimento sauce.
Pimento Sauce-Make a medium
white sauce and add chopped pi-
mentoes.
Cream of Celery Soup-Take the
y
scrub well and cut into half inch
lengths; put into a saucepan, cover
with water and cook until tender
Do not cover the pan. Drain and
save water. Mash the celery
through a cOlander, return TO the
water and boil for 10 minutes; then
strain into double boiler. To each
cup of celery water add cup of
hot milk. Season with salt and
pepper and for each pint of liquid
add one teaspoon of butter and one
teaspoon of flour rubbed together
Boil for five minutes. Serve with
little dried or freshly chopped
parsley on top.
Leftover Dreamed Potatoes To
cold creamed potatoes add grated
cheese to taste. Place in a we'll
creased baking dish. Cover top
with bread crumbs and brown in
Il quick oven.
Smothered Sausag es-Prick four
ink sausages with sharp fork and
place in bottom OF casserole. EtOn
these place hot mashed potatbes
and bake 30 minutes. II adds -
he attractiveness to pour over the
potatoes we'll beaten egg before
5aking, but it is not necessary.
Fish Chowder-MClt a tablespoon
Of meat drippings or "oleo' in
kettle, add one large onion, let cook
few minutes and add two cups Of
diced raw potatoes, cover with boil
Ing water and cook until tender
Add one cup OF milk tor more If
YOU desired one-half can Of corn
or peas. Then put IN the faxed
hsh left from the night before and
serve hot.