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Superior cook book

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Wash two ounces of pearled Ijarley, put in, a gi-anite saucepan, cover with cold water, scald, bring to a boil, and drain. Return it to the saucepan; add two quarts of cold water, ])ring to l)oiling point and simmer gently until reduced to one quart. Strain ami add a (piarter ol' a teaspoonful of salt, Barley Water and stand at once in a cold place. This is to l)e used with milk in proportions of one-third l)arley water to two-thirds milk. Sago Gruel. Put one tablespoonful of sago into one cpiart of cold water. Soak for half an lioui'. ('ook gently for thirtv minutes, and strain through a fine sieve. If this is to be served warm ]uit into the serving-bowl a block of sugar, two tahlespoonfuls of whijjped ci'eam, and just the suspicion of the grated yellow rind of a lemon. Pour in half a pint of the hot gruel, and serve at once. Where a greater amount of nourishment is ncH'ded this may l)e made fi-om milk instead of water. It may also be flavored with raisins, bay leaves, oi' a blade of mace. Tapioca or manioca may be used in the place of sago. Banana Souffle. Mash 1 ripe Ijanana A\ifli a silver fork. Add 1 tal)les])Oonful of granulated sugar and the -well-beaten Avhite of 1 eggBanana Souffle. Bake in a quick oven in a Jewel range 10 minutes. Serve at once with cream. ^fiss Geraldin"e Parry. Junket with Raw Egg. Separate 1 egg, beat the white perfectly dry and the yolk till thick; add it to the white gradually beating all the time. Heat i/o pt. of milk lukewarm, dissolve in it 1 tablespoonful sugar, add flavoring. Pour this over beaten egg, stir in I/4 of a junket tablet Junket with Raw Egg dissolved in a teaspoon of cold Avater and turn quickly in glasses. Stand in warm place for 1 hour till firm, then put in cold place. Miss (teraldine Parry'. SUFKKIOK COCIK 1!(KIK l''' Things Worth Knowing, •Tlio hack door robs tlic lioiisc," -llERTtEnT. Hand Lotion. Tlii-^ lotion is vcrv ao-reeahle f..r use on tin- skin and is easily prepared. Rose uater <ix ounces; tincture of benzoin, one dram; alcohol, one ounce; glycerin one- half dram ; tincture of mvrrh. one dram, and tincture of opapana, one dram Apply after the hath or ar auv time during the dav when the skin seems at all irritated and ■ n 1 ^\\i^. H. O. Young. ninanied. Wood Alcohol. Will take white spots from furniture if applied quickly. Joiix Elliott. Swiss Silver Polish. Vmonnt to fill Vs oz. bottle: 2 ozs. of alcohol, 3 ozs. of ammonia, 1 oz. of pre- pared chalk, piece of hvposulphate ; add a few drops of winter green ' Mrs. J:*. H. hATSTvK\. French Polish Reviver. Linseed oil 1 ].t.. vinegar 4 ozs.. spirits camphor 2 ozs., spirits hartshorn ^> oz., , ,, V f , , 1 ,/ CiiiCACiO Decoe.vtors. luitter of antimony I o/. ^^ Javelle Water. Will remove all fruit stains; can be obtained at Tillson-s <lrug store. Things Worth Knowing. One and one-half lbs. of butter will si-read one hundred slices of l)read for """ Six lbs of uncooked chicken will make one heaping .piart of diced meat, after boiling: This, with 1 qt. of diced celery and salad dressing will make enough cliickeii salad to serve a dozen people. A ham weicjhing 15V^ lbs. before boiling will weigh TV. H)^- after, and when chopped will nuli^e 6y, qts. One qt. of this mixed with salad dressing wdl spiead seventy sandwiches. . , .^ . o 4- ^-p