Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1920 — MOTHER'S COOK BOOK [ARTICLE]

MOTHER'S COOK BOOK

by Nillie Macnel

Yes, count me a lover of Earth With Its tears or Its mirth; Its wine that is bitter or bread that Is * With the pink apple trees and the brown honey bees. With the far purple lands, And the warm golden sands— And its queer little, love-hallowed things That are sacred as archangels' wings Or the stars that are seven! —Louise Bowman. Baked Mackerel, Take two medium-sized fish, split and- remove heads. Put into a buttered dripping pan, dot with butter and pour over one and one-third cupfuls of rich milk. Bake twenty-five minutes in a hot oven. Good Cakes for the Family. A good fruit cake which may be kept six months and a square of which may be iced when it is to be served is a good economy. Ginger Drops. Beat one egg; add one cupful of molasses, one eupful of sugar, one cupful of sifted flour, and one-half cupful of melted shortening. Dissolve one and one-half teaspoonfuls ol soda In one

cupful of sour milk, add three and onehalf cupfuls of flour and a tablespoonful of ginger. When all the Ingredients are added, add one tablespoonful of molasses. Drop from a spoon onto a greased, floured dripping pan. Bake In a moderate oven. Mexican Potato Salad; Mix one tablespoonful of flour with one tablespoonful of melted butter or bacon fat, add one-half teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of chili powder and one cupful of vinegar; cook until smooth. Cut potatoes Into small dice, add finely chopped onions To season, then the dressing and serve. Panned Tomatoes. Select firm, even sized tomatoes, cut In halves, dip in flour and put cut side down In a pan In which has been melted two tablespoonfuls of butter. Cook over a hot fire until brown; remove the tomatoes to a hot dish and mix in a pan of sauce made of two tablespoonfuls of flour, one cupful of milk and one teaspoonful of chili powder, with one-half teaspoonful of salt Boil ten minutes and pour over the tomatoes. Bread Sticks. : Remove the crusts from slices of stale bread, cut In strips five Inches long and one-half inch wide. Roll In melted butter and brown delicately in the oven. Serve with salad or with cheese, in place of crackers. 9 —• Escalloped Noodles. Prepare noodles —the home-made kind are much better for this dish: put ■ a layer of noodles in a baking dish, add a white sauce, using broth and milk, season well and cook until smooth. Put a layer of the sauce over the noodles, another layer of noodles and finish with buttered crumbs. Bake until the noodles are well done. Chicken broth or veal broth are especially good with this dish. 4 7 (Copyright. Ulf, W—<grn