Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1916 — WITH STALE BREAD [ARTICLE]

WITH STALE BREAD

MANY DISHES MAY BE PREPARED FROM REMNANTS. Can Be Put to Excellent Uae for Stuffing and Meat Frying—Bread Custard Pudding Is Good— Jelly for Invalids. Of all the left-over remnants of food from the kitchen bread is the most common, perhaps, and many pieces are daily thrown away which a little thought would turn to excellent use. If the left-over pieces are not utilized the same day, an excellent plan Is to wrap them in pieces of waxed paper and store them in a stone jar. They will keep well for a week In this way. Dried Crumbs for Stuffing and Meat Frying.—Put the crusts and small pieces in a baking pan and dry in the oven without burning. They may then be put through the food chopper and stored In clean Mason jars until wanted. They may be used as a basis for meat croquettes, poultry stuffing and other things. French toast may be made from the whole slices of left-over bread. It is an excellent luncheon pick-up dish. Beat an egg and add a little milk. Dip the slices of bread in this and fry a nice brown In hot drippings. Serve with butter, jelly or marmalade. Bread Custard Pudding.—Cut the bread in dainty shapes and butter liberally. Make a plqln custard of eggs, milk and sugar. Put in baking dish and float Jlje buttered bread on top.' Sprinkle with' grated nutmeg and bake in a quick oven until brown. This is excellent. To make croutons for the various soups so much relished in season, cut the bread in cubes and fry in butter or dripping just before serving with the soup. Add five or six to each plate of soup. These are delicious with almost any soup. Bread Jelly for Invalids.—Scald the stale bread freed from crusts. Mash to a paste until of mushlike consistency. Add a little sugar and flavoring, mold, chill and serve with cream. Sterilized bread crumbs are epecially valuable for the young children in thq household. A jar should be kept filled with these. They may be heated when wanted and sprinkled in soft eggs, soups, milk, fruit juices and, indeed, anything eaten by very young children where fresh bread is often positively dangerous. Dried bread is also valuable for mixing with various other foods for feeding the household pets.