Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1916 — In Kitchen and Pantry [ARTICLE]

In Kitchen and Pantry

Recipes. Iced Fig Pudding—Cook half a cupful of rice in milk until soft, then press It through a sieve, and to the puree thus obtained add the beaten yolks of two eggs and a cupful of powdered sugar, stirring well until thoroughly blended, then add one teaspoonful of vanilla'extract, one pint of whipped cream, and half a pound of finely minced figs. Turn into freezer and freeze hard, serving it molded In croquette forms, resting on small squares of sponge cake. Cocoa Leopard Cake—Take two thirds of a cup of batter, two cups of sugar, four eggs, one cup of cold water, three cups of flour, two teaspoons of cream of tartar and onp of soda. Take out of the dough, and add three teaspoons of cocoa and a little vanilla. Flavor the light part to taste and put in the pan in layers, first light, then dark, or dot the dough around in spots Of course baking powder ean be used if preferred but there are some cooks who still cling to the old methods. Cheese Custards.—Butter some small cups thoroughly, and cut some thin slices of bread and butter into dice, arranging them around the sides of the cups, scatter grated cheese over all. Make a custard with the yolks of two eggs and three fourths of a pint of milk and the whites of the two eggs beaten stiff; fill up the cups and bake in a alow oven till firm. Garnish with chopped parsley. Cornmeal Crackers.—Put one pound of cornmeal into a basin and work in two tablespoonfuls of warmed Tat or butter, then mix in half a pound of sugar and pour in gradually half a breakfast cupful of milk, and add enough wheat flour to form a stiff dough. After kneading well, allow to stand for two or three hours in a warm place. Take up small pieces of the dough about the size of a walnut, shape them like shells, brown them in boiling fat and serve on a dish with a folded napkin.

For the Housewife Things to be fried often stick to the pan if new. To prevent this scour the pan thoroly with salt, rinse well, and then dry. Paste printed faces cut from pictures of children found in magazines upon the rag dolls. The little tots will like them better than the expressionless faces usually seen on rag dolls. When a face gets soiled or worn a new one can easily be put on. A simple method of keeping the hands and nails in good order is to have a lemon, insert the fingers and turn them round and round in the pulp. This will tend to prevent the skin from growing up around the nails and hiding the white crescent which should always appear at the base of the nail. After washing the hands well in warm water and soap, the skin surrounding the nails should be pushed down by the fingers, or better still by a blunt bone instrument made for the purpose. Health Notes.' Anything which soothes the nerves will, as a rule, induce sleep. A light supper taken Just before going to bed is often helpful. It is well to have a glass of milk standing by the bed. If wakefulness comes, this should be sipped very slowly. Lack of sufficient ventilation in a room often causes sleeplessness. But the air should never be permitted to blow directly on a bed. A bed should never be placed facing the light, for this hurts the eyes and affects the nerves. One of the best remedies for a nervous woman is to take a hot bath just before going to bed. The body should be immersed for fifteen minutes in Water that is hot without being exhausting.

Some Cake Hints. A good pinch of salt improves any cake. Half water Instead of milk makes a lighter cake. If your cake rises in a mountain in the middle it is because your dough was too thick. If it goes down in the middle your dough was too rich. The cause of large holes in cake is too much baking powder. To sprinkle flour in greased pans prevents cake from sticking. A pan of water in the bottom of the oven keeps the bottom of a cake from burning. A paper over the tin keeps the top from burning. What a Tint Does. Light blue makes blonde complexions look ashen. Dark blue sets off a blonde complexion in high relief by supplying a suitable background. * Blue is unbecoming to a brunette, unless her cheeks be florid. If she be sallow it makes her face look tawny. Red heightens the effect of pale brunette beauty. Yellow is highly becoming to a pale brunette, especially in artificial light. It softens an olive skin and gives it a creamy tint.

Piccalilli I find in making plccailli to cook in clear water after draining over night before putting in vinegar. and spices |g a great improvement