Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

The grandest of heroic deeds are those which are performed within four walls and in domestic privacy. To be able to have things we want, that is riches; to be able to do without, that is power.—George McDonald. Food for the Family. Skim milk may be used in countless dishes where whole milk was formerly considered indispensable. Milk Soups. Take one quart of skim milk, onefourth of a cupful of meat fat or oleomargarine, one-fourth of a cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of salt. Melt the fat and stir it into the flour; when well mixed add the cold milk and cook until the flour is well cooked, stirring constantly. This thickened milk may be used as a foundation for any cream soup. Add two cupfuls of corn, peas, beans, or potato pulp. In using tomato, add a fourth of a teaspoonful of soda. One-half cupful of grated cheese or the same amount of peanut butter will make cheese or peanut soup. Peanut Loaf. Take one cupful of toasted bread crumbs, three-fourths of a- cupful of peanut butter, one-half of a cupful of rice, one teaspoonful of salt, a speck of pepper, and a teaspoonful of poultry dressing,' with a tablespoonful of chopped parsley. Combine, make in a loaf and bake thirty minutes; unmold and serve with tomato catsup. a Nut and Cheese Loaf. Nuts like legumes are rich in fat and protein. To aid in digestion they should be ground or chopped. Take one cupful of grated chOese, one cupful of walnut meats or hickory nut meats, one cupful of bread crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of water, one teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of onion and a few dashes of pepper; Cook the onion in a tablespoonful of oil and water until tender, add the other ingredients and bake in a loaf until brown. Garnish with lemon points.

Nut Muffins. * Take one and a half cupfuls of whole wheat flour, one-half teaspoonful of soda, the same of salt, a half cupful each of molasses and sour milk, one egg and a half cupful of nuts. Mix the dry ingredients, and the ground nuts, add other ingredients, stirring enough to mix and put into greased muffin pans. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Nut, Cheese, Date Salad. Stuff eighteen dates with seasoned cream cheese. Roll in chopped nuts. Arrange three on a salad plate with a pile of mayonnaise in the center.