Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE

Convenient Pan and Pie Plate Lifter.

Nowadays every little thing is taken into consideration by those who design kitchen utensils. Even the fact that the edge of a pie crust is easily broken was considered by the Illinois man who invented the pan and plate lifter shown above. The lifter is made of wire. There is a long piece with a handle on one end and the other end bent into two hooks which fasten over one side of the plate. Slidably mounted on this long piece is a jaw which fits under the opposite side of the plate and can be pushed up till a good firm grip can be obtained on the whole affair. The pan or plate can then be handily carried about without fear of burning the fingers if it is hot or damaging the contents.

Beefsteak Chowder. Cut a slice of salt pork into small bits, with one onion minced tine. Cook until a nice brown. Add one quart of boiling water and let simmer for five minutes, then add one pound of round steak cut into stripe half an inch thick and two Inches long. Bring this quickly to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender. Add four or five pared and sliced potatoes, season with salt and pepper, add more boiling water, and when the potatoes are tender add one and a half cupfuls of good rich milk or cream. Split six or eight crackers, put them into a soup dish and pour the chowder over them, serving at once. Pork and Onions. Two pounds of fresh pork cut from the shoulder, as it Is lean; three onions, four or five potatoes, two tablespoonfuls of butter or dripping. Put the onions and dripping into a frying pan and cook until the onions .are brown. Add lhe meat, cut into small pieces. Peel and slice the potatoes and cover the meat and onions completely with them. Add salt and pepper and about half a cupful of water. Cover tightly and let simmer gently about an hour. Don’t let It cook too hard or It will cook dry. If It does add a little water.

, Mocha Cake. One cupful sugar, small piece butter, two eggs lightly beaten, pinch of salt, one cupful Hour with one teaspoonful soda and two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, one teaspoonfu 1 vanilla, one cupful boiling milk with one teaspoonful butter melted in It. Add ingredients as they are printed in order. This makes a very thin dough, but puffs up lightly. Filling: One-half cupful butter melted, one heaping cupful powdered sugar, two tablespoonfuls strong coffee, two tablespooufuls cocoa, one teaspoonful vanilla.

To Clarify Ham Fat. Pour into a pam the liquor in which ham has been boiled and let it coot When cool skim off all fat and place in a pan with a pint of water and heat to a boiling point. Let this cool and a second time remove the grease. Melt and strain, hot. through a thin cloth. Cool and use for any purpose for which lard is used. It can be used io place of butter or in equal parts with butter in the cheaper grades of cakes. , Baked Tomatoes. Select smooth, ripe tomatoes, cutoff the top and scrape out the pulp. Put this in a bowl with half a small onion and chop fine, then add half the quantity of breadcrumbs and season highly with butter, pepper and salt Rub the Inside of the tomato shells with salt, fill with the mixture and put on the covers; Bake three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. Milk Soup. Put a quart of water in a kettle on the stove; add two onions, chopped fine, and three or four chopped potatoes. When the vegetables are tender add a pint of rich milk and let it come to a boiling point but don’t boil. Remove from the stove and add a good piece of butter, salt and pepper. Chipped Pears. Eight pounds of pears, four pounds of sugar, four lemons and one-quarter pound of Canton ginger. Cut the pears into small pieces. Put the sugar and ginger into them and let stand one night In the morning add a lemon cut small and without seeds. Boil three or four hours.