Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — Home Cookery [ARTICLE]

Home Cookery

Sweet Pickled Peaches. —To seven pounds of fruit allow four pounds of brown sugar, an ounce of ground cinnamon and a clove in each peach. Make sirup of a quart of vinegar, sugar and cinnamon. Pour over peaches for three mornings, heating the sirup every morning. Lemon Butter.—This is an excellent filling for tarts or a spread for bread and is delicious on hot biscuits: Juice of two lemons, three eggs beaten lightly, piece of butter the size of an egg. Mix altogether and cook in a double boiler until about the consistency of custard. Bran Bread.—Soak a yeast cake in a cupful of tepid water and when dissolved stir it into a mixture of a cupful of graham flour, a cupful of bran and half a teaspoonful of salt. Set in a warm place and let it rise for an hour. Then beat in a quarter of a cupful of melted butter and knead in another cupful of bran. Shape into two loaves, place in greased pans and when they have risen to twice the original size bake in a moderate oven for about forty-five minutes. Tomato and Lettuce Salad.—Shred a head of lettuce. Arrange on a salad dish, sprinkle with a tablespoonful of chopped onion and mix well with mayonnaise dressing. Peel firm tomatoes, slice thin and arrange on the lettuce. allowing a little of the lettuce to show around the edge. Heap little mounds of mayonnaise on each slice of tomato and sprinkle with one teaspoonful of chopped parsley. Serve at once. Tomato Chicken Spup.—Peel four peeled ripe tomatoes in enough water to cover until tender. Press through a sieve and add a pint of rich chicken stock and the juice of a large onion. Bring to the boiling point, add a tablespoonful of flour rubbed to a smooth paste with a little cold water and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until thickened and serve with squares of buttered toast.