Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1916 — SHOULD BE OFTEN ON TABLE [ARTICLE]

SHOULD BE OFTEN ON TABLE

Apples May Be Served In So Many Ways That It Will Be Long Before They Pall. Apples served raw should be ripe. Vt they have come from the market they should be washed before being served. , Pared and sliced apples may be kept from discoloring by putting them into a salt solution, one level tablespoonful of salt to three pints of cold water. Fine-flavored, fresh apples are not Improved in cooking by the use of cinnamon or other condiments. To make “bird’s nest,” fill a pie tin which has perpendicular sides, with apples cored and cut into eighths. Add a very little water, cover with a biscuit crust, and bake 25 minutes, or until the apples are tender. When baked, turn the crust side down on a large platter, sprinkle with sugar and serve with cream. ' ' . ■; For apple sauce, prepare apples as for bird’s nest, place in an acid-proof saucepan with a small amount of wTater and cook until tender but not mushy. Add small amount of sugar, continue the cooking for a minute or two, and then remove and allow to j cool.