Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — The KITCHEN CABINET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The KITCHEN CABINET

And in my heart despondence sighs; When life her throng of c&res reveals, And weakness o’er my spirit steals, Grateful I hear the kind decree That “As my day, my strength shall be." CHERRY TIME. This delicious fruit is not only used for food in the shape of soups, sauces, pickles and condiments, pies and cherry cakes, but they are manufactured Into kirschwasser and maraschino.

The fresh fruit, after being pitted, if an equal quantity of sugar is added and stirred until thoroughly dissolved, will, if canned and kept in a cool place, keep as well as if cooked, and one may have a fresh dish of cherries or a cherry pie in November. A cherry pudding fbade of a cup of flour, a little salt and milk enough to make a thin batter, the flour sifted with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, is a simple and most satisfying dessert. Butter cups and put in a little of the batter, then a tablespoonful of pitted and sweetened cherries, another spoonful of batter. Steam in hot water for fifteen minutes and serve with cream and sugar. Cherry Dumplings. —Take four cupfuls of flour, two tablespoonfuls of lard, two cupfuls of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar, a half teaspoonful of salt, a cupful of sugar and two of pitted cherries. Rub the fat into the flour and prepare as for biscuits, roll out and cut in squares; place as many of the sweetened cherries in each square as they will hold, pinch the edges together and lay the pinched edges downwards in a greased baking pan. Bake until brown and serve with whipped cream. Cherry Olives. —Pit cherries and cover with vinegar and let stand over night. In the morning drain off the vinegar and add sugar of equal weight of the cherries; stir until dissolved, keeping covered in a cool place, where they may be stirred frequently, then cover with a cloth and a plate, and in a few weeks they are ready to servq with the meat course. They are simply delicious. The vinegar may be made with the addition of sugar into a very good shrub.