The Portland Woman's Exchange Cook Book

Boil water and spices 15 minutes. Remove from fire and dissolve sugar in it. Put Claret into a pitcher, strain sugar and spices into it and flavor with nutmeg. Add more sugar if desired. Serve hot. A few sprigs of mint adds both to flavor and looks. Mrs. Mclndoe. Strawberry Sherbet. Crush a quart of strawberries to a paste and add three pints of water, the juice of a lemon, and a tablespoon of orange extract. Mix and allow to stand for three hours. Strain into a pound of sugar, stir well, and set on ice till ready for use. Raspberry Vinegar. Take 1 quart best cider vinegar. Add to it 2 quarts ripe raspberries and let it stand twenty-four hours. Mash the berries and strain, adding 2 quarts more of fruit. After straining, let it stand one day. Mash and strain, adding 2 quarts more fruit. When these have stood twenty-four hours, strain. Use 1 pound of sugar to 1 pint of juice; boil 15 minutes, removing the scum. Bottle at once. Old-Fashioned Raspberry Vinegar. Pour one quart strong vinegar over four quarts carefully picked and slightly crushed red raspberries. Cover and let stand three days to one week (according to the weather). Having the fruit in glass jars in the sun is said to produce superior color and flavor. Strain through flannel, and for every pint of liquid allow one pint sugar and J^ cup water. Make a syrup in the preserving kettle with the sugar and water, and boil it to the ''hard ball." Then add the juice and boil 10 minutes. Put up in bottles with waxed corks, or in ordinary glass cans. Use as a hot or cold drink, diluted to taste with boiling, iced or charged water. Sherry Flip. Place ]/^ tablespoon sugar, 1 raw egg, 1 sherry glass of sherry, 1 glass of rich milk or cream in a shaker with broken BEVERAGES ice. Shake till thoroughly mixed and frothy. Serve in tall glass with grated nutmeg on top. Mrs. J. C. McIndoe, Summer Drink. 3 qts. strong lemonade. 1 bottle claret. ^/2 box strawberries. Long sprigs of mint. Let stand for an hour to ripen. Add ice before serving. Miss Failing. Turkish Coffee. Boil 6 cups (turkish coffee cup size) of water and put in 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar. Let it boil and add 2 heaping teaspoons powdered coffee. Let it boil 1 minute, moving it back when it is likely to boil over. Just before serving add 4 drops of orange flower water and pour grounds and all into the tiny cups. Each cup should have a portion of the foam. By courtesy of Atiyeh Bros. Painting, Tinting and Wall-Papering Decorating 169 Fourth Street Phone Main 9183 %0n : We bow. And likewise smile. We have had the pleasure of printing this Cook Book for the Woman's Exchange. We beg to advise the fair reader that when in need of printing of any kind, cards, announcements, invitations, or anything else, we shall be glad to serve you promptly and at prices that will meet your approval. We make a specialty of real printing service. If you don't need anything Srtttff jllOltS in the printing line, your husband does. Tell him about us. Wells & Company Main 6307 86 1-2 Broadway, near Oak Portland, Oregon Invalid Dishes Albumen Water. White of 1 egg beaten with 3 teaspoons granulated sugar, juice of 1 orange, cracked ice, water or soda water. G,G. Arrowroot. 2 teaspoons of arrowroot. 1 tablespoon of cold water. !/2 pt. of boiling water.