Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1917 — Mothers’ Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mothers’ Cook Book

Just being happy is a fine thing to do; i..ooking on the bright sideRat her than the blue; ■ - Sad or sunny musing Ta-largely in the choosing, And just being ’happy Is brave work and true. Good Family Dishes. Corn meal, if well cooked, makes one of the most nutritious and econo? mical of breakfast dishes and if served witli a good baked apple it is a hreakfast sufficiently nutritious for a growing child. When cooking corn meal jnix it with cold water to the consistency of pouring, then pour into a kettle of boiling salted water, enough to cook at least t&ee hours at the simmering point. See that the meal rapidly boils, then set back to simmer. When cooked with plenty of water each grain of corn meal will stand out by itself just as does rice when well cooked. A fireless cooker is an ideal place for this kind of cooking, yet the evaporation of water is limited so that must be lessened. ■ — Corn Gems. Beat the yolks of two eggs and add a cupful of milk, a half teaspoonful ter and a cupfur oT corn meal. Beat the mixture well, then add a half cupful of flour with a teaspoonful of baking powder. Fold in the well beaten whites of the eggs and bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven, using 12 gem pans. Cocoanut Egg Curry. Put two' tablespoonfuls of olive oil or butter into a saucepan; when hot, add four tablespoonfuls of chopped onion, stir until the onion is soft, add a teaspoonful of curry powder, the same amount of chopped red pepper and a chopped or finely grated cocoanut. Add a cupful of the cocoanut milk and cook slowly one hour. Dish and serve with poached eggs. Boiled rice, baked apples, stewed rhubarb or chutney go well with this dish. Codfish Croquets. One cupful of raw salt fish, two and a quarter cupfuls of potato cubes, one „ egg, one tablespoonful of butter and salt and pepper to season. Put the potatoes and fish into a saucepan and cover with boiling water, cook until the potatoes are tender, drain and mash, add the seasonings, salt, pepper, eggs, fmd butter and beat until light, drop by spoonfuls into hot fat.