Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1881 — HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS.

Devilled Biscuits.—Take some water biscuits, steep them in milk for ten minutes, take them out, dust them over with a little cayenne, salt and black pepper and bake them in a slow oven for about twenty minutes. Puffs.—Beat very light the yolks of six eggs, add a pint of milk, a pinch of salt, the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth, and flour eneugh to make the batter like thick cream. Bake in cups in a quick oven. Fried Mush.—The addition of flour—a teacup to two quarts of meal—to mush intended for frying makes it very nice. Fry in beef-drippings, not lard, and if the slices of mush are first dipped in beaten egg and then in crack crumbs before frying, they are very much better. Oyster Mac \roni. —Boil macaroni in a cloth to keep it straight. Put a layer in a dish seasaned with butter, salt, and pepper, then a layer of oysters, and alternate until the dish is full. Mix some grated bread with a beaten egg. Spread over the top and bake. Hominy Croquettes.—Boil two cups of fine-grained hominy. When quite cold work in two beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, salt and pepper to taste. With floured hands make into oblong rolls and fry to a light brown in hot lard.