Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1911 — Feather Biscuit. [ARTICLE]

Feather Biscuit.

Into a quart of hour put two level teaspooufuls of baking power and sift all together three times. Chop into the flour a great spoonful of lard or other shortening and chop to a coarse powder. Add a little salt. Stir all together, handling as much as necessary with a wooden spoon and putting the hands into the dough as little as practicable. Lift out qpon a floured board, roll quicklyand lightly into a sheet, cut into rounds and bake immediately. Serve as soon as baked. I Lamb Kidneys With Bacon. Split six kidneys in halves and remove the thin outer skin. Fry six slices of bacon until crisp. Remove them from the fat and keep hot. Dip the kidneys in flour and brown quickly on both sides in the bacon fat. When brown add hot water to nearly cover, a tablesjtoonful of tomato catchup and a tablespoonful of table sauce and cook for five minutes, keeping them just below the boiling point. Serve on a hot platter with the bacon as a garnish. Dutch Apple Cake. Two cnpfuls flour, two 1 teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half teaspoonful salt, one-quarter cupful sugar, one egg. one cupful milk. oHe-quarter enpful butter melted. Mix In the order given and spread evenly in a buttered pan. Pare, core and cut Into eighths two apples. Place In parallel rows In the dough and sprinkle three tablesjjoonfuls of sugar over the top. Bake thirty minutes and serve hot with lemon sauce.

Cheese Straws. Make a good puff paste and roll it into a thin sheet: Strew it thickly with Parmesan or other dry cheese, grated and mixed with a dash of cayenne. Fold over upon itself and roll out once. Cut into long, slender strips and bake to a golden brown. Keep in a dry place so that the pastry will not get soft.

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