Ebook - Recipes Tried And True (1894 Cookbook).txt

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PINEAPPLE FRITTERS.--Made in same manner, only stir into the batter a

pineapple, grated or chopped fine.

SPANISH FRITTERS. MRS. E. S.

Cut the soft of bread into pieces two or three inches long and one

inch thick. Take one pint and a half of sweet milk; sweeten to taste;

add six well beaten eggs, a little salt; dip the pieces of bread in

the mixture; let them become well saturated. Fry in hot lard until a

delicate brown.

FOR CANNING CORN. MRS. MARTHA WRIGHT.

To five pints green corn, add three pints water; cook five minutes;

then dissolve three level teaspoons tartaric acid, and add to corn;

cook a few minutes longer; then it is ready to can in new or nearly

new tin cans.

When preparing for table, drain off liquid; add a very little water;

season and sweeten to taste. When boiling, add one level teaspoon

soda dissolved in hot water.

SCHMIER KASE. OLIVE BARKS.

One gallon of sour milk; scald until crumbly; let drip until whey is

separated from curd; mash fine; salt to suit the taste; add one pint

of rich sour cream; stir till all is thoroughly mixed together.

The old reliable milliner--Jennie Thomas, 121 S. Main.

MEDICAL LORE AND INVALIDS FOOD.

Simple diet is best, for many dishes bring many diseases."

--PLINY.

COUGH SYRUP. MARY FELTY.

One quart of water, one handful of hops; boil these together, and

strain; put in this fluid a cup of sugar, and boil to a syrup; cut a

lemon into it, and bottle for use.

WHOOPING COUGH SYRUP. MRS. SARAH SAITER.

One ounce flax seed, one ounce slippery elm, one ounce boneset, one

ounce stick liquorice, one and one-half pounds loaf sugar, one pint

Orleans molasses. Put first three ingredients in thin muslin bag, and

boil one hour in sufficient water to cover well. Dissolve the

liquorice in one pint of water; then boil all together a few moments.

DOSE.--One teaspoonful every hour or two, as the case may require.

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