Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12


teaspoonfu of cinnamon, half tea
| spoonful of salt, and three teaspoon
| fuls of baking powder. Bake in a
sheet or layers. Cover with white or
| chocolate frosting.
Maple Sirup cake.-Beat half a cup
full of butter to a cream, add half a
cupful of sugar, two well-beaten eggs
and cupful of maple sirup. Sift to-
gether two and one-half cupfuls Of
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. half a teaspoonful of ginger, and
three-fourths of teaspoonful of soda.
Add TO the first mixture alternately
with one-half cupfu of hot water
Bake in two layers or sheet, Finish
with caramel frosting.
Pear Bavarian cream.--Drain the
sirup from can Of pears Soften one
third of package of gelatin in one
fourth of cupful of cold water, then
add to one cupful of the pear juice
heated. Add the juice of one lemon
and one-tllird of cupful of sugar
Turn half of this mixture into an oval
charlotte mold holding one quart and
let chill on ice. Set the rest of the
mixture aside on Ice to harden. Cut
thin slices from half pears and use
these to line the mold. Do not put
these in place until the jelly becomes
firm. Press the rest of the pears
through a sieve Soften one-third of a
package of gelatin in cold water and
let 1t dissolve in dish of hot water.
Add the pear pulp, the juice of a
lemon and grated rind il desired.
the mixture over ice water until 1t be-
gins to set, then fold in enc cupful of
cream beaten very light When the
mixture holds its shape use 1t in fill
ing the mold. When serving unmold
and garnish with cubes of bright col
ored Jelly and whipped cream.
To Can Rhubarb.-Wash the rhn-
barb cut into small pieces and pack
into a steriliGed jar. Fill the jar to
overlooking with cold water. Seal as
usual. Some advocate the repeating
of the process for two mornings, then
the third day seal and set away, leav-
ing "A hours between each change of
water.
Tomatoes should be firm, ripe, but
not Overrpe. Scald, peel and pack in
jars Be sure that the hard, greea
center is all removed. Pack when
thoroughly cold add teaspoonful of
salt and the same Of sugar to a quart.
Cover with cold water, seal and let
stand upside down for two days Then
set away.
Grape jelly without cooking is de-
licious. Press the Juice from the ripe
fruit and add an equal quantity of
sugar; stir and LET stand until the
sugar is thoroughly dissolved and then
pour into the glasses and set in the
sun for day or two, Seal as usual.
The flavor Of this jelly is much SUI
perior to that which is cooked.
Beet Relish.-'rhe beets for this rec
ipe are cooked. then chopped; add an
equal quantity of chopped cabbage,
half as much celery and one cupful Of
fresh grated hOrSeradish one cupful
of sugar, one teaspOonful of cayenne
and cover with fresh snappy vinegar.
Can and seal.
Oil Pickles.-Sice, without peelng,
cucumhera one inch in diameter; add
to two quarts Of the sliced cucumbers,
four thnly-sliced onions, or dozen
small ones will make better looking
mixture. Cover with strong salt wa
ter and let stand overnight. Drain
and add one eupful of olive oil mus
tard seed, celery seed and enough vim
egar to Just cover. Seal and keep in
a cool place.
Owing to the possibility of Gilmore
county being taken from the Fourth
Judicial District Judge Fl. #. Ensign,
who had intended to convene term
of the district court at Mountain
Home on the fourteenth will delay
the matter until after the adjourn
ment Of the legislature. --Statesman