Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1879 — Household Economy. [ARTICLE]

Household Economy.

Potato Salad.—Six large cold boiled potatoes cut fine, two small heads of lettuce broken in small pieces, half a small onion cut fine, two hard-boiled eggs, one table-spoonful capers, Mayonnaise dressing, or a dressing made of French mustard, oil and vinegar. Ginger Snaps.—Three cups of molasses; one cup of shortening; three teaspoonfuls of ginger; three teaspoonfuls of saleratus; two table-spoonfuls of water; one-half teaspoonful of salt; roll together and bake in a quick oven. Turkey Salad.—One teacupful each of chopped turkey and celery. Mix, and then turn over it a dressing made after the following recipe: One raw egg, beaten; one hard-boiled egg, mashed fine; one-half teaspoonful of salt; one teaspoonful of prepared mustard ; one teaspoonful of melted butter; a large spoonful of vinegar. Fried Chicken.—After neatly dressing and carving in pieces of the proper size, parboil half an hour or longer until tender; take out with a fork and place in a frying-pan of melted butter; fry brown by frequent turning to keep from burning. A nice gravy is made by pouring the broth in which it was boiled into the frying-pan with a thickening of flour and any seasoning preferred. Curled parsley arranged as a garnish adds to the general effect. Soup of Turkey Bones.—Break the bones, place in a kettle and add two quarts of cold water. Cover closely and set on the back of the stove to simmer for an hour. Season with pepper and salt, and add one large spoonful of rice. Let the soup boil until the rice is done; then pour into an earthen dish and put away in a cold place until the next day. When wanted for dinner, remove the layer of fat aijd he&t

the soup. Serve very hot with crackers and pickles. DouGhNUTs.—One cup of soft yeast; one cup of warm sweet milk; one cup of shortening—-half butter and half lard; one cup of sugar; two well-beaten eggs; one-half teaspoonful •of salt; flavor with nutmeg, allspice or cinnamon. Knead all together; set in a warm place at night; in the morning, if light, knead again; roll about two-thirds of an inch thick; cut out in cakes a little larger than a silver dollar; let them rise; then fry in lard and roll in pulverized sugar. Chicken Pie.—Out up your chicken; parboil it; season it in the pot; take np the meat, put in a flour thickening, and scald the gravy; make the crust of sour milk made sweet with soda; put in a piece of butter or lard the size of an egg; cream is preferable to the sour milk, if you have it. Take a large tin pan, line it with the crust, put in your meat, and ponr in your gravy from the pot; make it nearly full, cover with crust, and leave the vent; bake it in a moderate oven two hours, or two and a half.