Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1916 — MOTHER'S COOK BOOK [ARTICLE]

MOTHER'S COOK BOOK

How to Boil Meat. In boiling meat it should be dropped into boiling water and boiled for five minutes to sear over the outside and keep in the juices, then the heat is lowered and the meat simmers until tender. Too long cooking reduces meat to rags and makes it unpalatable and lacking in nourishment. Raisins Keep Indefinitely. Raisins are advancing in price; at one time a package cost ten cents, now they are often fifteen. In buying In large quantities one can save quite a sum, and they keep indefinitely if properly packed. A Delicious Sherbet. A delicious sherbet is made of one lemon, two oranges and three cupfuls of thin cream, with sugar to sweeten as desired. Freeze as usual and serve in orange or grapefruit cups. Cottage Cheese Salad. Cottage cheese mixed with canned red peppers which have been put, through the ricer or sieve then well seasoned served on lettuce with a little boiled dressing, makes a most tasty salad. Parsnip Fritters. Parsnip fritters are another delicious way of serving this good vegetable. Gcok them until tender, mash and season, dip in fritter batter and fry in deep fat. Cheese Ball Salad. Cheese balls of seasoned cheese rolled in chopped chives and arranged in a blanched lettuce leaf, served with any. boiled dressing makes a most satisfying salad. -V