Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

/ KETlNc ADuICE
less Trouble and Cheaper to
Buy Provisions in Larger
Quantities
Nv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

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nv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
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THE pantry or storehouse OF the
j early Colonial housewife must In
,..d hold ample supply Of foodstuifs.
s.a woe to the woman> who failed to
..,ner while the harvest abounded with
sa variety Of crops.
scbarff and westcott, in their history
y, Colonial Philadelphia, tell OF the
s..t that the Delaware and Schuylkill
\ ,.,d adjacent pools and marshes were
~. resorts of every species Of fowl and
AN Every fan,ily kept Its own cows.
I'D bad milk. butter and cheese. salted
f.nd cured bacon, hams, beef, herring,
GA.d venison and mutton; the dairy.
~" si"I Ismokehouse and poultry house were
ssnnendases s to all town houses, as well
, ~ country places. ,,
2 From the day when the housewife
sathered in supplies, early IN the fali.
70 last the family until the growing
c,ons matured next season, to the pres.
S nv Say. with many housewives buying
,simost from day to day, Is indeed. q
.i"n9 step. Today, as Of yore, II win
nav the housewife to purchase certain
( pprov,sions in reasonable quantities,
gr.ther than from day to day. This Is
rerticularly true of flour, sugar and
sother dry provisions.
Suggestive weekly menu for three
meals Sunday: III. &c..
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Z Dried Apple Sauce With Raisins
@> ' Hominy Grits and Cream
Ham. Country Style. with {JssIn,ea.a Cream Gravy
!. Fried Potatoes Watercress
Hot Biscuit cos., Apple Butter
Dinner.
Celery
Vegetable Soup
Roast Shoulder Of Country Pork
Sage Dressing Brown Gravy
Apple Butter
Potatoes Baked in Jackets
Creamed Carrots
Mashed Turnips Picked Beets
Cream Pie Coffee
CfeAmeu oysters anu CeleTy OH lOuSC |
Potato Salad
f. Picked Beets
Bread and Buttered Sandwiches
Old Fashioned Rice Pudding
10. Tea
The market basket will require:
ID. Dried apples,
Kontiny grits,
. Potatoes,
WatercreSs,
" Carrots,
: Turnips,
Beets,
Celery,
2 Oysters,
4 Ham,
Shoulder Of country pork,
1appI0 a, 'Ssser'
j Eoos,
: Batter.
and other weekly staples. 1
old Colonial Recipe for Dried Apple
Sauce I'll
Wash onc-half pound apples in warm
water and then place in baking dish.
Cover with water to cover the apples,
adding
.
2 One cup of seeded raisins.
, Peel Of one. quarter lemon.
Simmer very slowly until the apples
are, very tender: Beat with q spoon
and renlo-n the lemon peel. Add
+ O;c.hal1 teaspoon of salt,
Cae.hat teaspoon of grated nutmeg.
Ham. Ccuntry Style with Cream Gravy
Cut thln slices from the ham; cover
WA boiling water and let stand for
twenty minutes; drain and fry light
brown quickly in hot fat; drain the fat
from the pan and add
-Four tablespoons of -four.
stirring the -four to blend. Now add
One and one-half cups of rich milk.
Bring to n boil and cook for five
minutes. Pour over the ham.
Have the butcher remove the bone
from the shoulder and place we'll sea
soned filling in it's place, using plenty
"t sage for seasoning. An old Colonial
ming comes from an old diary, and Is
rs follows:
Iwo cups Of bread crumbs,
one cup. Of chopped onions,
One'hdt cup of finely ch0pped
parsley,
Ono teaspoon OF sage.
One.hdU teaspoon thy,nc,
Dne teaspoon of salt,
One.hdD teaspoon of pepper,
One'hat cup of boiling tCater.
Mix well and use for filling.
Cream Pic
From the same recipe book comes the
recipe for the cream pie. Iuvert q pie.
pare and cover 9th thin well rolled
pastry. Us" fork and pierce here and
tnere s to prevent crust blistering and
oake delicate color. Now slip on the
PIC plate, and tll with the following
mixture: 's
Place in saucepan I
One cup of milk,
Onc.hat cup of ,catcr,
-Four ferel tablespoons of oornstarch.
Stir to dissolve sugar and starch and
Dtlhg TO boil and cook for five min.
utes' Now add one we'll beaten egg,
phe teaspoon Of vanilla and beat to
Dlehd. Cook for ten minutes; pour.
%n"h ,,i, cool turn in the prepared crust.
WI IMP one cup Of cream, adding when
Ohc teaspoon of vanilla,
one-hat cup of seeded raisins.
Cut In tiny bits and nile on tho nie