Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-21
by MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
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trTyHE white man pushed the Indian
L farther West and j.. days gone by
conflicting strife between them led to
the establishing of reservation or In
dian territory--now the state of Okla
homa.
Today the average Indian is a peace
able, we'll dressed and educated citizen,
aud while a few of the older ones cling
to the ancient rites and customs of their
forefathers, by far the larger number
Of them are like their neighbors in other
states.
The Indian woman is an admirable
cook and quick 70 catch and initiate
the ways Of her white sister: she places
upon her table some delicious dishes
that are a combination of the Indian.
Yankee and Spanish cooking. For the
Spanish style of cooking surely domi-
mates the old Santa Fe trail--a thirty
fve-mile square tract Of Indian reserva-
ton, that only a few years ago was an
open prairie of waste land-today il is
sprouting with oil wells. which are now
located upon ground which was once
held as worthlCss--this has made many
of the Indians quite wealthy.
When we stopped one time at little
Cherokee place for dinner we were
treated to delicious frits el pinto,
chile Ia valencia, sort of fried chicken
and pinto beans. Our dinner menu:
Chilled Cantaloupe
Frits el Pinto Chile la Valencia
Baked Cucumbers Bolero Sauce
Bread and Butter
Plum Custards Coffee
To prepare the frits el pinto chile In
valencia. select fat old hen and cut
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Wash and look carefully over one and
cne-haH cups of red kidney beans and
then soak the beans overnight or four
hours in cold water, then parbon until
tender. Drain.
Scald and remove the skins from four
tomatoes and then cut In thin slices.
Prepare six chiles as directed last week,
using sweet red peppers. Now add the
tomatoes and chile and small bit Of
garlic mixed fine to the beans, and add
two cups Of chicken stock and simmer
slowly, seasoning to taste.
Place IN bowl
One and one-hdU cups Of -four,
One teaspoon of salt,
Too teaspoons Of baking pouder.
Sift to mix and then rub into the
-four four tablespoons of shortening and
use six tablespoons of water to form a
dough. and then roll out the dough one.
quarter inch thick. Cut into five inch
squares and then place on the prepared
pastry; a leg or piece Of thigh. remov
ing the bone. and meat from the wing
one tablespoon of finely minced parsley.
One tablespoon Of finely minced chile,
One teaspoon Of grated onion.
Season with salt and pepper. Wet
the edges of the pastry and pinch
tightly together, making a three corner
fold. Let stand about one-half hour
and then fry a golden brown in hot fat.
To serve, lift on a platter and place
the border of the prepared beans.
Baked cucumbers: Pare the cucum-
bers and then cut in slices one inch
thick. Dip in -four and then in beaten
egg, and roll in fine crumbs Fry until
golden brown in hot fat. Lift to
baking dish and cover with bolero sauce.
Bake for twenty minutes.
Bolero Sauce
= ITO one cup of chicken stock add
Too tablespoons OF four,
One tcel- beaten egg,
Juice of one lemon,
One teaspoon Of salt,
One chile.
Rent to dissolve the -four and then
bring to q boil and cook for three min
rtes. Pour over the cucumbers.
Plum Custards
This Ia purely an old reservation dish.
The plumS grow as big as small oranges
down the trail and are luscious ana
full OF Juice. Grease glass custard
Gun and then take plums, wash and