Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

Let the household hold together, though the house be ne’er so small, e Strip the rice-husk from the rice grain And it groweth not at all. GOOD ECONOMICAL DISHES. Dishes that are reasonable in price and good in food value are more popular each day. Carrots With Rice. Cook a dozen small carrots until tender in a very little water, season with salt and pepper, then place layers of the carrots with cooked rice in a wellbuttered baking dish. Over each layer spread a rich white sauce made of two tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter cooked together, a cupful of rich milk and salt and pepper to season. Cover with buttered crumbs and bake in a hot oven until the crumbs are brown. - Cabbage and Cress Salad. Shred a small cabbage and mix it with watercress or make a mound of the cabbage with a ring of cress surrounding it, garnish with radishes and serve with a boiled dressing.

Eggless Devil's Food. Cream four tablespoonfuls of butter substitute with a cupful of brown sugar, add a half a square of chocolate melted with four tablespoonfuls of boiling water, add two tablespoonfuls of molasses, to take the place of two eggs, a cupful of sour milk, a teaspoOnful of soda, a tablespoonful of baking powder, two cupfuls v>f flour and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Mix and beat well, bake in a sheet Pear Salad. Take canned pears well drained, remove the core, if whole, after cutting in halves, turn them cut side down on heart leaves of lettuce and place a large spoonful of mayonnaise dressing at the side. Serve with toasted crackers. i Salmon croquettes molded around a teaspoonful of cooked green peas and served hot with a highly seasoned sauce, using some of the oil from the can of salmon with chili sauce for seasoning make a tasty dish. Salt mackerel soaked long enough to remove the salt, then baked in cream or rich milk, is delicious as a breakfast dish with buttered toast Fish flakes in white sauce on toast or served with baked potatoes is another, favorite dish to help save meat.

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