Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1917 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

One who never turned his back but marched breast Torward Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph Robt. Browning. Seasonable Recipes. Put a half-cupful of veal gravy, two tab!espoonTut gf~wgterr~on»> ful of vinegar, with salt and pepper to taste, in a saucepan; when it boils add the beaten yolks of two eggs and stir until the sauce is thickened. Lay six ‘poached eggs on a platter, pour over the sauce and garnish with toast points. Eggs in Sauce. Pour a half cupful of any kind of gravy into a buttered baking dish; break into it six eggs, carefully keeping the eggs whole. season with salt and pepper; place in a hot oven until the whites are set, slip, without breaking, onto squares of buttered toast; add a half cupful of cream to the gravy and when hot. pour over or around the eggs. Finely minced parsley sprinkled over the dish adds both to its appearance and llavor. .... : , Poached Eggs Wiiii Sausage. Cook round slices of sausage and arrange on a platter. On each place a poached egg. pour rich cream sauce over all, making it yellow by adding a beaten yolk of egg. or pink by adding a half teaspoonful of paprika.

Cornstarch Meringue. —Heat three cupfuls of milk to the boiling point, add gradually two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, mixed with a little of the cold milk. When thickened, allow it to cool, then stir in two wellbeaten eggs, mixed with three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Simmer a few’ minutes and turn into a dish. Cover the top with the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. Place in a slow oven and brown lightly. When cold dot will) bits of jelly. * - * Fruit Sandwiches. Take equal parts of nuts, raisins and dates, mix well and put through the fine knife of the meat grinder, add grape or lemon juice to moisten and when mixed into a paste spread on well-buttered bread. Steamed Fig Pudding. - Chop hue a half pound of tig*, &dd a. cupfuTof bread crumbs, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, two of melted bar-' ter, one cup of njilknwo beutemeggs Mid a little sail. Mix-well and steam an hour. Serve with a lemon sauce.