Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

The bravest battle that ever was fqpght j Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find It not; -s . It was fought by the mothers of men. \' , Seasonable Dishes. When ideas seem to be scarce as to food combinations and one does not know what to serve try some of these: Corn California Style. Mix a can of corn with a chopped green pepper and a half cupful of thick white sauce, well seasoned with salt. Turn into a buttered casserole’ and cover witll strips of bacon. Bake in the oven until the bacon is brown. Cornbread. Take one pint of white cornfneal, one pint of buttermilk or sour milk, four eggs, one teaspoonful of soda, and one-half teaspoonful of «ait» Mix well and bake in muffin pans. The yellow cornmeal may be used as .well, and the food content is equally-geod in yellow and white. Mexican Rice. Put one-half cupful of rice into a hot frying pan with a tablespoonful of olive oil. Cook until, the rice is brown, then add four sliced tomatoes chopped or equal quantity of ednnea ones with two teaspoonfuls of chilli pepper pulp. Pour in a cupful of vegetable water or tomato juice and simmer until the rice is soft. M Spaghetti, Meat and Apple Casserole. Cover the bottom of a buttered baking dish with well-conked spaghetti; . over this put a layer of sausage meat well seasoned, then a thick layer of chopped apple slightly sweetened. Cover with buttered criimbs and bake until the apple and sausage are cooked. A bit of onion added improves the seasoning. Beef With Vegetables. A piece of meat from the coarser cuts if cooked slowly with a tablespoonful- of vinegar in the water used to baste it while roasting will result in a tender piece of meat. Take a few pounds, brown in a little fat, then add the vinegar and water with a clove of garlic, a clove or two, a small chopped' onion and salt and pepper to season. Potatoes parboiled may be added long enough to cook well before serving time. Baste the potatoes with the gravy In the pan so that they will be brown. s 'Hexoic