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 OF THE 
 
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 1895. -^^iar-ii^i^^y^ 
 
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 WANTY A MANNING, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 
 
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 G^opiicr o WGsferr) e/lv'c. ar)a Jc||epsor) Ol, 
 
 MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, 
 
 Invite tlic attcnlioii of llic pulilic to their large and 
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 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 1)EALi5ks IX 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 Wo insiy li\t' without piiuti-.\ , iiiiisii' or art; 
 Wo may live witliout ooiiscieiiue, and live without heart ; 
 Wo luny live witliout IriciKis, we may lix-e Avitliout hooks: 
 But oivili/.ort iiuui ciimiot li\'o witliout oooks. 
 
 — [LOKD LVTTON. 
 
 Thcro are already coiiiuli'ss nmiiluMs of cook books, and IIh- 
 nmulK'i'uuisU'oiit iiiiic to inci'i-ast.' as act'iiiiiulatt'd human rxpcii- 
 oiicc foreshadows a itMiuiiciiu'iit for Ihcni. Tfic iirt'sciit vohiinc 
 is a coinijihition of fonimhis furnished by some of tiie iiiaiiy good 
 ctK)k.s in Muskejion. Tlie receipts iiave be(Mt tested by the ladies 
 whose names are subscrilied to tlie same. i>y the exeirise of 
 forethought, and tiir proper combination of mateiiais. very ex- 
 celU'iit meals can tie preliaicd witli far greater I'conomy titan 
 wliere no heed is ]iaid to the ju'oportion of compoiiiuis. There is 
 no department in life wiiere tlie laws of chemist i\ are so signifi- 
 cant as in the culinary. The great (luestion invdlving iiealth is 
 not so much what shall we eat. as how shall it be cooked y 
 
 Decide as far as po.ssible the night before what shall consti- 
 tute the viands for the following day: by observing this rule 
 much time can lie saved. Veasl max be used instead of baking 
 powder. Have material for soups on hand. Many desserts can 
 be prepared the day before. Proi)er judgment must be exercised, 
 or food will not contain "very element of nntriment it otlier- 
 wise would, however good the cook book, (rood judgment, in 
 this direction can only be aci|uii'ed through exiierience. To 
 greatly facilitate the actpiisit ion of which is t he oliject of this 
 book. 
 
 Contained herein aic iii>l nict ions i hat will enable any ordinarily 
 capable housewife to prei)are for her own family, or guests, a 
 delicious breakfast, luncheon or dinner. We liave endeavored 
 to make these formulas explicit and jiiactical. so that any one 
 can follow them, feeling assured of profitable and liapp.v results. 
 
 The comijilers of this little work avail themselves of the 
 present seemingly suitable occasion lo extend their sincere 
 thanks to all wlio have kindl\ icndeicd i hem \ahial>l(' as->istancc 
 ill itspreparaii(;ii. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 liread 11 
 
 Soups 22 
 
 Oysters 2S 
 
 :Meats 30 
 
 Eggs 42 
 
 Vegetables 44 
 
 Fish 52 
 
 l^evevages 5(i 
 
 Puddings (il 
 
 Pies 71 
 
 Pastry 77 
 
 Salads 78 
 
 Weights and ^Measures 82 
 
 Cookies 83 
 
 I )()Uglinuts 85 
 
 jNlolasscs Cakes 87 
 
 Cake 90 
 
 Creams and Ices 104 
 
 Jellies 107 
 
 Preserves 109 
 
 Candies 113 
 
 Pickles 11« 
 
 Miscellaneous 124 
 
DEALKR IX 
 
 MICROSCOPES. THERA10METERS. BAROMETERS, 
 
 HYGROMETERS, COMPASSES, 
 
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 ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^ COST. 
 
 LATEST IMPROVED 
 INSTRUMENTS. 
 
 Artificial Eyes Inserted Without Pain. 
 
 Spex Jind P]ye (xlasscs al all prices. 
 
 Oculi-^ls' rrr^n'iptidiis Filletl Pi'diniJlly. 
 
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 241 "Wksteun Ave.. 
 CoH. Sixth St. 
 
 Muskecion, Midi. 
 
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 MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN. 
 
Retail 
 
 Wholesale. ^/JD^^TT Or<3rX^T 'r 
 
 (Established 1874.) 
 
 21, '23, 25 ai)d 27 Terrace Sbreet, Muske^^oi), Mich. 
 
 The largest variety of merchandise under one roof in Michigan. 
 
 comprising 
 
 P>ool<^s and Stationery. 
 
 Drugs. Medicines, 
 Chemicals. Dyes, 
 
 Paints. Oils, Brushes, 
 Artists' Materials, 
 Toilet-Articles. Perfumes, 
 Sponges, Chamois Skins. 
 Druggists' Supplies, 
 Surgical Instruments, 
 Crutches. Trusses, 
 Shoulder Braces. 
 Electrical Batteries 
 and P.elts. and all 
 Pliysician's Supplies. 
 
 School Supplies. 
 Holiday Goods. 
 Dolls. Toys and Game: 
 
 N<^»velties from all iiarts of 
 the world. 
 
 l^lush. Leather. Wood. China 
 and Glass 
 
 FANCY GOODS, 
 suitahle for Wedding. Birth- 
 day and Anniversary 
 presents. 
 
 Phescui rrioNs Cokhectlv 
 Compounded. 
 
 l<'lSlIlN(i Tai KLE AND Sl'OKT- 
 
 iNG Goods. 
 
 Custoinci's will find it a great convenience to liave theii' want> 
 t'di' aliove goods supplied at one estal)lis]iment. 
 
 -^Eorr)peier)t 611epl5S Orr)plov2<a ir) t/lll JeJepapinpeQls.t^- 
 
 FRED. BRUNDAGE, 
 
1 l)e j\luske6or) Look xjook. 
 
 BREAD 
 
 Ik'hind the snowy loaf is the mill wheel, behind the mill is 
 the wheat field, on the wheat field rests the sunlifiht, aliove 
 the sun is God.— [James Kussell Lowell. 
 
 liRE.VI) M.VKIN(;. 
 
 Unless pains l»e taken in iircad making; il is ;i t'ailurt'. The 
 art of making ^(K)(l bread slmuld he niasicrcd by lionsekeepers. 
 It dei)ends on good Honr. good yeast, strengtli to knead well and 
 eareful baking. Tbe tlonr shonld be old and dry. To test good 
 flour, squeeze it between the tliuml) and flnger. it should tlien 
 show the jirint of the skin. Too little yeast, or jxHir. tliin yeast 
 or too short a time foi- raising will cause heavy bi'ead. It al- 
 lowed to stand Too long before kneading it will prol)ably ^oiii-. 
 Failure also I'esults from putliiig loo much tlonr in the dougli 
 or letting it become cold, stale yeast or xcast which has been 
 fi'ozen oi' scalded. I; read should be set wliei'e the temi)erat ure is 
 warm and even, iieit lier too liot nor too cold. I'Mour enough to 
 knead easily and no moi'e should lie used. If the bai'e ai'in can 
 be held in the oven i ndiiute only, it is about rigiit temin'rat ure: 
 put in the bread and do not increase the h(>at. i'.ake fi'om .')() to 
 <)0 mituites. The loaves should be a light l)idwn color, not burnt 
 or whitisii. When baked remove from tlie pans while hot. 
 moisten the crust slightly and wi-ap in se\ci-al tliicknesses of 
 cloth. When i)erfectly cold put into bread jar. in mixing, put 
 in al)out s t he (plant ity of tlour and beat to a stift' batter, then 
 add all the tioui- gi-aduall\ . mixing and kneading wit h t he hands. 
 
 Sklkctkd 
 
12 THE ML'^KEGON COOK HOOK. 
 
 YEAST. 
 
 lioil six lar^r potatoes and mash tine: stecj) a small handful 
 of hups i hour, strain and add water to potatoes. Mix witJi i 
 cup sujjar. t cup salt and one tabh:' spoon K'l'Kf'i'- When cool 
 enough add yeast, let rise and si ir down. lJ<'])eal the stining un- 
 til it ceases to rise, then bottle. 
 
 TO SET i;i{EAl). 
 
 lioil J good sized potato for each loaf: ma-.h Hue. scald a small 
 handful of tloui'. tlien add hot water sutlicient foi- the number of 
 loaves required.: wlieu cool add 1 cup of yeast and let rise until 
 morning. In the moi'ning ai!d tlour. 1 table spoon lai'd or butter. 
 1 table spoon sugar. Mould liai'd. make into loaves and let rise, 
 wlien twice their size, bake from .')() to no luinutes. 
 
 Mi;s. L. !!. Ll-LL. 
 
 IIAILKOAD YEAST. [Ext kllkxt.] 
 
 Twelve medium sized prstatoes boiled in sufficient water to 
 cook nicely: when done i)ut in a colander over a 2 gallon jar: 
 mush i)()tatoes through and ])iit in :! table spoons sugar and 2 
 tal)le Simons salt. Add 1 i)t. bailing watei. stir all together, let 
 stand until milk warm: tlien add 2 yea d cakes soaked, stir to- 
 gethei- and let ri.^e. After which arid 2 (jts. cold walei' and si ii' 
 again, let rise a second time and it is ready for use. 
 
 I'.HE.U) WITH KAILIiOAD ^'EAS'i\ 
 
 Take I cup of yea^t for eatdi loaf of bread, no otliei' wetting 
 used. Stii- the yeast before taking from tlie jai'. Mould or 
 knead long and W(dl. Mould into loave-. and let I'l-e and it is 
 read\' to b;d<e. M us. ('. ( '. l!il,i.iX(;iiriisT. 
 
 YE.VST. 
 
 AVash and petd ;{ oi' 4 good sized jjoiatoes. put on to boil with 
 l)lenty of water to cover them. When potatoes ai'e cooked. ]toui' 
 the water in wlii(di they wi'i'<' lioiled over a (piai't of lloiu'. scald- 
 ing the fliiur: lei stand till hike warm, then a 1:1 I and j fresh 
 veast cake.-<. cover and piaci \vIhtc it will be wai'in. 
 
13 
 
 I'.UEAT) >rAI)E VnOM THIS YEAST. 
 
 Sift tlic (iiiani ity of tloui' dcsiri'd. sa\ :\ iniarls. add talilc sikkhi 
 salt and one (if su^'ar. a small s])oonful of hiiilci- or fi'csli lard. 
 31ake a hoU' in tlu' contcr of pan of tloni'. ^tir a lai'<ic cupful of 
 yeast and onongh warm water, or milk and water, iido it to 
 make soft donu'h. When lipflit work it well, let it I'ise and then 
 put in pans and let I'ise attain, hake i;, a ([uiek oven. 
 
 I nsually make m\' yeast when cooking dinner. hoilinK a few 
 more potatoes, and ])onring the water on the Honi'. adding the 
 \-east wlieii cold. Mlts. I )AVii) McLAlfiiiLix. 
 
 SALT PvISINTi I'.REAl). 
 
 Warm 3 enj) sweet milk, stir in fi-esli ^lound corn meal, set 
 where it will kee]) warm. Make this the day noon hefore you 
 wish to hake, and this emptyinojs should lie lij^iit in the morning. 
 Then take a howl which will hold 1 i\\. and till it i full (if 
 warm watei'. add a little salt and soda, slir thick witli Hour and 
 add the em])tyings. This should fill the liowl in an houi-. Put 
 8 pts. sifted Hour in a ])an. stir in lioiling water to scald ahout 
 half the Hour: when c;i(il add the sponge and stir (luite stiff. 
 This should he light in an hour. Then add 1 tahle spoon lard I0 
 every 3 loaves. Mould well and put in haking tins, set where it 
 will kee]) warm and hake when light. 
 
 The secret of good hread making is to take care of it just as 
 soon as light auil keej) it wai-ni from the time it is first set until 
 it enters the oven. Mus. Fked Misxeh. 
 
 MILK VEAST I'.KEAD. 
 
 Oiu' lit. (Jraliam Hour, .stir in 1 tahle sjioou white sugar. I 
 taV)lesi)oon ginger. 1 teasjxion soda, one teas]ioiiii salt. Put this 
 into a fruil can and seal to exclude tlie air. The night iiefore 
 haking take 2 I alilespoons of this (lr\ mixture and pour on lioil- 
 ing water until it is a thick hatter: set in a wai'm place to rise. 
 In the morning lake I (|t. eiiual ]jarts of watei- and new milk. 
 add the yeast, then st ir in flour until it is a stiff hatter: set tlu' 
 pan over a kettle of warm water— not too hot or the dough will 
 cook on the pan. If waian enough it will he foaining in il or ."5 
 hours: stii' in ll mi- enough to knc^aii. put in tins and let rise 
 again until t he whole of t he loaf will move li.\ laying tlie hand 
 gently on it. Pake in a moderately hoi oven. Wrap in a wet 
 clotii and the result will he ince white in-cad. 
 
14 THE MUSKEGON COOK UOOK. 
 
 QUICKLY MADE BREAD WITH POTATO SF()N(iE. 
 
 PiU'e and Ixiil <> lar^t^ potatoes and mash tinr: scald .'? lar^e 
 table spoonfuls of Hour. To this add 1 tal)le si)oonful of suf^ar 
 and i table spoonful of salt, about a (luart of cold watei'. add i 
 yeast cake, use one pint of mixture for one loaf of bread. Mix 
 stiff with tlour and mould one-half hour or until the bread is free 
 from holes; then cut with a knife, put in tins and let rise once 
 and bake. Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton. 
 
 POTATO YEAST. 
 
 Pare 4 potatoes and boil in 1 (it. of water, when done masli 
 them tine, and poiir on them the water in which they were Imil- 
 ed: 1 talilespoon salt, i cu]) sugar. When cold add a tea cu]) of 
 yeast or 1 yeast cake. Set in a warm ])lace to rise. Miss Isham 
 
 FRENCH ROLLS. 
 
 One pint warm water, i cup lard. 2 taliIe|)o(»ns sugar, ii cup 
 yeast. Put lard and sugar into the watei' and melt it ui) with 
 .your hand: then stir in a little Hour, tlien add the yeast, after 
 which stir in as much tloui' as you can conveniently with your 
 hand. Set to rise over night, in the morning add nearly a 
 tal)lespoon of salt and mould one-half hour, the longer the better. 
 Let rise until light again, then take a little piece and roll out. 
 put a little butter on it and double ;i little more than half over, 
 put them in baking tins and let them rise till light and bake. (»r 
 can be made in loaves as bread and it is delicious. 
 
 Mks. E. W. MKintiLL. 
 
 (HIAHAM OEMS. 
 Two cups sour milk. 1 teas]K)ons soda. 2 teaspoons sugar or mo- 
 lasses. 1 tablesiKK)!! white Hour, one teasi)oon butter, f. teasjjoon 
 salt, thicken with (iraliam Hour to a stiff batter, bake in gem pans. 
 
 Mus. E. W. M. 
 
 lUJEAKl AS'l^ CAKE. 
 Scald 1 cup milk: mix together 1 egg: A cup of sugar: i cuj) of 
 butter, 1 heaping tal)les])oonful of i)otato. Stir this mixture in- 
 to the milk when cool, add tlour to the consistency of cake, let< 
 raise over night, in the morning jjour into a siiuare baking pan 
 without mixing or stirring. Let it risi' standing in a warm i)lace 
 for f of an hour. When ligiit si)riid<le pulveri/.etl sugar and 
 cinnamon on toj) and bake in a slow oven. 
 
 Mits. E. M. Cori'ENs. 
 
I'AKKEK IIorSE ROLLS. 
 At nijjht. take 2 ([uarts of tlour. rub in 2 talilcsixioiifiils of lanL 
 make a liole in the niiddlc. and put in 1 i)int of cold l)oil('d milk. 
 A cuj) of yeast, .'{tahlcspooiifuls of suj^ar and a little salt. Let 
 this stand "till morning- witliout inixiny: then heat liard and let 
 stand 'till noon. Then roll and cut out round, spread a little 
 hutter on each one. and told over: put into pans and let stand 
 until ready to hake. E. C. H. 
 
 PAIIKEIJ lIorSE ROLLS. 
 
 One (luart tlour. 1 ounce lai'd. i i)int milk, i g'ill yeast. ^ table- 
 spoon sugar, i teaspoon salt. In the evening put the tlour in a 
 howl: ])ut the salt and lard in the n)ilk. and warm until the lard 
 is melted. When the milk is hike warm, add the yeast: mix 
 well and pour into th(^ center of the flour: don't stir it: cover and 
 leave it in the cellar. In the morning work it thoroughly and 
 let it rise: cut with a tin cuttei' 4 inclu's across. With a feather 
 coat half of the top with melted butter and lap it nearly over 
 the other half. Then draw them out a little to make them roll 
 shaped, lay them apart in buttered pans and when light bake. 
 
 Mas. C. B. Manx. 
 
 WAFFLES. 
 
 One pint milk: i cup butter, and sifted flour to make soft bat- 
 ter: add well beaten yolks of .i eggs, the beaten whites just be- 
 fore l)aking: 2 teaspoons t)aking i)ow(ler. iieat all hard and fast 
 for 2 minutes. Bake in wafHe irons. 
 
 Mrs. I)u. Tost. 
 
 BREAD P.V^X\VIvES. 
 
 Soak bread crumbs in water till soft and flue: to 1 quart add 
 ] cup sour milk, i teaspoon soda, large pinch salt and 2 beaten 
 eggs. Add tiour enough to make medium thick batter. 
 
 Mrs. >L a. Bovnton 
 
 CORN MEAL POP-OVERS. 
 
 One cup of boiled corn meal. 1 egg. 1 teasi)o(»n baking jxtwder. 
 flour to thicken. Cook in hot lard same as fried cakes. 
 
 May Dart. 
 
 lUtOWN BREAD. 
 
 Three cupfuls sour milk, '.i cups Graham tlour. 2cui)sc(»rn nu'al. 
 1 cup molas.ses. 1 teaspoon soda, little salt. Steam 2 hours and 
 bake 1.5 minutes. May Dart. 
 
IH THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 WAFFLES. 
 
 One :in;l i pint of rtour. li ti'a>i)):iiH l);iking powder. 2 eggs beat- 
 en seiKirately. 2 cooking spoonfuls of melterl hutter. milk 
 enough to make batter as thick as jjaiicakcs. A little salt. 
 
 Mrs. E. W. Ghav. 
 
 BREAD GRIDDLE CAKES. 
 
 One pint stale, (not (lrie:l) breal crumV)s. 1 pint milk scaUlecL 
 1 tablespoon butter: pour the iiot milk over the bread crumbs: 
 add the butter and soak over night, or till the crumbs are soft- 
 ened: then rub through a colander: add 2 eggs, yolks and whites 
 beaten separately. 1 cup tlour, i teaspoon salt. 2 teaspoons baking 
 powder, cold milk to thin if needed. Bake slowly, spread with 
 buttei' and sugar, and serve hot. 
 
 Approved I'.v ^fus. Keating. 
 
 GRAHAM MTFFIXS. 
 
 Tlire.) cu])s of sweet cold milk. 8 eggs. 4 scant cups of Graham 
 Hour: beat eggs and milk to foam: stir in tlour slowly, beating- 
 well. Bake in hot iron gem ijans in hot oven 25 minutes. They 
 are (It'licions witli ma])le syrup. Mrs. A. C. Firman. 
 
 FRENCH PvOLLS. 
 
 One i)int of milk scalded: pul into it while hot. half a cup of 
 sugarandone tablespoon IdiMcr: when llie milk is <mo1. add a 
 little salt and i l-\\]) yea^l. i>i- one compi-es^ed yea 4 cake: stir in 
 Hour to make a stitf sponge, and when light mix a; U)V bi'<'ad. 
 Let it rise until light, punch it down with the hand, and let it 
 rise again. i'(>i)eat two or three times: tlien turn the dough on to 
 the moulding board, and pound with rolling i)in until thin 
 enough to cut. Cut out with a tumbler, brush the surface of 
 <'a<di one with melted butler and fold over. Let the rolls rise on 
 the tins: liake. and while waiin l)i'usli over the surface with 
 ijicdted i>ut ter to make t lie crust tender. 
 
 ^rus. H. S. Lane. 
 
 CrR|{AN'l^ iirXNS. 
 
 OnecolTee cup lii'eal s|)oiige. aid I beaten (>gg. 1 tal)lespooiT 
 sugar. 1 cup Fnglisli cm rant s. 1 teaspnon of butter, mix stitr at 
 night. Make into l)iscnits in t he morning, bake when light. 
 
 Mrs. A. N. Lane. 
 
sr(rArv iiiscriT. 
 
 One cu]! l)iittci'. 1 I'lip siiiin)-. icMspoon soda dissolve:! in t <"up 
 warm water. ( 'iniiaiuoii. Flour to roll thin: bake ([uickly. 
 
 A. T. F. 
 
 SOUTHERN BISCUIT. (dOOD.) 
 
 One quart tloiir. largo tablespoon iai'd rutilied in the lloui" at'tei' 
 adding two teaspoons baking powdei' and soda size of a jiea. wet 
 soft with sour nnlk. " A. L. F. 
 
 rr FFETs. 
 
 One ([uarl Hour. 1 jiiut nnlk. 2 i'ii^^' beaten light. Imtter si/e of 
 an egg. heapingtai)lesi)oon sugar, ."{teasijoons baking powderjittle 
 salt. Hake (luicklv. >Iks. F. Smith. 
 
 DrTCH ('OFFP]ECAKE. 
 
 One ])int of Hour, i teas])oon salt, i teaspoon soda sifted into 
 tiour. 1 teaspoon cream tartar, i vn\) butter. 1 egg. 1 seant eup 
 nnlk. 4 sour apijles. 2 tablesitoons sugar. tSfix the dry ingredi- 
 ents in the order given: rub in the butter, beat the egg. and mix 
 it with milk: then stir this into the dry mixture. The dough 
 should be soft enough to sprea 1 half an ineh thick on a siialiow 
 baking pan. Core, pare and cut four or five apples into eighths; 
 lay them in parallel rows on top of the dough, the sharj) edge 
 down, and press enough to nuikv the edge penetrate slightly. 
 Sprinkle the sugar on the aijjjle. bake in a hot oven 20 or 30 min- 
 utes. To be eaten hot with lemon sauce. 
 
 AtM'HOVKD KY .M KS. L. N. KkATIXO. 
 
 LEMON SAUCE. 
 
 For Dutch coffee cake. 2 cup; hot watei-. 1 cupsugar. '\ heai)ing 
 teaspoons cornet arcli. grat el liii.l airl juice of 1 lem;)n. i table- 
 spoon butter. Moil the watei'and sugar five nnnutes: add the 
 cornstarch, wet in a little cold watei': cook s or lo nnnutes. and 
 add the lemon rind and juice and t lie liutter: -.lii' until the but- 
 ter is melted, and serve at once. If it becomes too thick add 
 more hot water. .\imm:<)Vi;i) hv Mrs. L. N. Keatixc;. 
 
 I'.ItOWN IlKEAI). 
 
 One pint soui' nnlk. I jiinl llnur. I pint coi-n meal. I cup sugar. 
 H. cups molasses. 1 tea-ip>on so la di -.solve I in hot water, a pincii 
 of salt. Steam 2 houi's and hake half an hour. 
 
 Mks. N. M( (iUAKT. 
 
18 THE MUSKEGOX COOK IJOOK. 
 
 (tRAHAM (IEMS. 
 
 One cup sweet milk. 2 cups cold water, 1 egg. 4 cups (rrahaMi 
 rtoiir. Let all these materials l»e of the freshest and coldest. 
 Beat the milk, water and egg thoroughly. A Dover egg heater 
 is just the thing to use for this purpose. Sift the flour through 
 the Angers lighly into this wetting, stirring all the time. When 
 the flour is all stirred in. beat all together well and drop into hot 
 iron gem pans. , and bake in hot oven 30 miuntes. When baked 
 take out of the gem pans immediately and do not cover. 
 
 Remember that to ensure success, j'our dougli must be cold and 
 your oven and pans hot. Do not add saltas it has a tendancy to 
 make gems heavy, neither use hard water if soft water is attain- 
 able. The l)est gem i)ans are of iron with shallow biscuitshaped 
 cups. Fill the cups very full as there is no danger of running 
 over, and thegeme-; will be nicer. 
 
 (rood (rraham flour is not coarse, but flne and of a creamy 
 color, and the outside of the wheat is in small flakes having l)een 
 cut with sliarp stones, not crushed with dull ones. Entire wlieat 
 flour may be substituted for (iraham. >Dis. P"'irmax. 
 
 YANKEE RROWN lUlEAD. 
 
 Oiu' and ^^ pints coi'n meal fur each loaf and i)!iur boiling water 
 ujKin it to scald it ])roperly: let stand until only blood warm. 
 Then put aliout 1 (luart of rye flour upon the meal and i^our in a 
 good bowl of emptyings with a little soda dissolved in a gill of 
 water, kneading in more flour to makefile consistency of com- 
 mon l)read. 
 
 NEW KIND OF lUlEAD. 
 
 Take 1 pt. of corn meal, jjoui' on sufHcient (luantity of boil- 
 ing water to make a thick batter: a. Id 1 tal)lesp;)on lard, salt to 
 taste. 3 eggs; stir up well and droj) a table-;poi)nful in separate 
 places on u hot griddle or gem pans and cook them l)rown. "^'ou 
 will And them excellent. 
 
 Mus. L. L. TuoTT. 
 
 IJOSTON lUiOWX ItREAD. 
 
 Three r\\]>-^ sour milk. 1 cup water. 1 cu]) dark molasses. 2 cups 
 corn meal, - cups (Jraham tlour. 2 cu])s flour, 1 large teaspoon 
 soda dissolved in soui' milk and molasses. Steam 3 hours and 
 bake lo minutes. Mits. O. L. liEAKEMAN. 
 
lit 
 
 COI^N MEAL I'.rNNS. 
 Two cuijs flour. 1 ('up corn meal. 3 e^t?-> well hpateii. I cup 
 milk, i cup butter. 1 tahlcsjjooii sugar, two teaspoousful l)akinir 
 jxiwdei-. liakc in j^cm pans. >ri:s. 11. X. IIoxev. 
 
 (iUAilA.M (iE.MS. 
 One i)t. sweet milk. 1 cup wheat tlour. 1 cup (rraham flour. 2 
 teaspoons Ijakins: p:»w>ler. little salt. Drop in ii )t irons and 
 bake in hot oven. Mrs. (tILLETT 
 
 I'.KOWX HREA.I). 
 Three cnps sour milk. 1 cup molasses. + teaspoon salt. 2 even 
 teasjjoons soda dissolved and stirred in the milk. 3 cups Graham 
 tlour. 1 cup of wheat flour. 1 cup orn meal. Steam 3 hours and 
 bake 2(» mimites. I take tomatoe cans and remove one end by 
 heating, till the cans H full. Add raisins if you like. 
 
 ItOSTON I11{()WN P.UEAI). 
 
 One cup meal. 1 cup tlour. 1 cup sour milk, i cup molasses, i 
 cu]) brown sug^ar. i cu]) raisins chopped. 1 teaspoon soda, salt. 
 Steam 2 hours: brown in oven. Mus. I). Smith. 
 
 SWEET MUFFINS. 
 
 Three eggs beaten se])arately. i cup sugar. 2 cups flour 1 cup 
 sweet milk. 2 teaspoons baking powder. Bake immediately in 
 inutfin I'ings. Mks. \'estey. 
 
 P.OSTOX mjOWX lUlE.VI). 
 
 Two cuj)s c(M'n meal, i cup molasses. 1 cuj) rye meal. 1 pt. sour 
 milk. 1 heaping teaspoon soda dissolved, i teaspoon salt. Steam 
 •2i hours and bake i hnur. Mks. E. W. M. 
 
 COIIX MEAL PANCAKES. 
 
 One and i cups corn meal, i cup flour. 3 cups soui' milk. 1 tea- 
 spoon melted butter. 1 egg well beaten, a little salt. 
 
 Mus. E. W. M. 
 
 P()J>-OVERS. 
 
 Two cups sweet milk. 2 cu])s flour, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon butter, I 
 teaspoon salt. Hake in heated gem irons l'> minute in a ([uick 
 oven. Mrs. E. W. Merrill. 
 
20 THE MrSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 CORN MUFFINS. 
 One cup flour.l cupcorn meal, 2 tablesixMnis suKar. water to make 
 a thick batter, mix at night: in the nioniiiifj a;l(l 2 tablespoons 
 melted butter, and 1 teaspnon soda: hake in idiind tins. 
 
 .Mi!s. E. W. M. 
 
 (tHAHAM lUiEAI). 
 
 One i)t. of ])i't'ad sponge, 1 cnp warm water, with 1 teasjxion 
 soda dissolved in it, i cup m;)!asses, stir stilt' with (rraliam Hour 
 and set to rise: when light, steam one hour and bake 1.') minutes. 
 
 Mrs. C. L. D. 
 
 STEAMEb (iKAHAM P. READ. 
 
 Three very full cups (rraham tiour,3 scant cu]}s sour milk, i 
 cuj) New Orleans molasses, 2 teas])iK)ns soda, 1 large teasi)oon 
 salt. 1 i'W]) seeded raisins. Mix raisins in the d/y Hour before 
 adding other ingredients. Put into well grease! 1 lb. l)aking 
 ])owder cans, tilling them n full, cover and set in steamer and 
 steam 2 or 3 hours. This recci])! makes .'{ loaves if medium sized 
 cujjs are used. E. S. I). 
 
 ITEM. 
 To seed raisins easily, stem and cover vvilli Ixiiling watei':pour 
 off and let stand an liour. then m'vi\. E. S. D. 
 
 SHORT CAKE. 
 
 Two lieaping teasp:)()ns baking ])()Wilei' sifted wilii I ([1. of 
 flour, scant ^ cup l)utfer, 2 tal)lesi))ons sugar, a lit I le salt, enough 
 sweet milk or water t!) mike a s;)ft d)u.;ii. i'>)ll out almost as 
 liiin a -^ pie ci'ust. place one la\-er in a baking pan spread witli a 
 little melted but ter iip:>n which spi'inkle a lit t le tloiii'. t hen add 
 anothei' layer ()f crust an.! sjjrea:! as In-fore. I'epeat until the 
 crust is all use:l. Tiiis makes four laxcrs in a pan 7x14 IucIk^s. 
 Hake al>ont 1") minute-; in a (piick oven. 'I'urii up siie down, 
 takeoff the top layei'. placi> on a dish, s|)read plentifully with 
 butter and whole fresh strawberries previously sweetciu'd: treat 
 each layer the same, serve hot with cream. The seci-etof hav- 
 ing ligiit dough is to liamlle it as little, and mix if as (piickly as 
 possible. Mi!s. C. C. iliLmXwii iKs'r. 
 
 .lOHXN^' CAKE. 
 
 One aiil ■' cu]i> sour milk. 1 even teas|)i)iin soda, a large spoon 
 •'hoil ning and a large one of >ugar. ! egg. bl cui)S flour the rest 
 eoiii meal, a little salt. Mits. L. L. Tkott. 
 
MrFKlNS. 
 
 Ono |)t . swccl milk, .-i little salt. I c.u^'. liiiltci- llif size of an 
 CKK- ^ ciiit vca^l. Ilmii- ciKiiii.jli t ;i make a Ml t Ic t liickci- t liaii paii- 
 cakrs. l*iii tluMu risiiiu- al»:)ut 11 ()"cl(K-k. stir down iwo or Ihi'cc 
 times ill tiieday. Hake in multin riii^s. .Mus. II. (i. Hioelow. 
 
 .lOlINNV CAKE. 
 
 Into 1 ciipcoiai meal and i cnp Hour I'ub a I alilespnoii hiitter. 
 tlien aild 1 heateii e^-g-. k cup suyar. a little salt. 1 cuit watei'or 
 sour milk, even teaspoon soda, lieat t lioroii<;iily a.nd l)ake. 
 
 .Mrs. .\. 'Fowl. 
 
 EGG TOAST. 
 
 For six persons take 2 (\y}?s. i cu]) milk, lioiii' eiioug"h t<i make 
 a St iil'ljattei'. Cut old l)read in thin slices di]) into the l)attei' 
 and toy in butter. Serve hot. 
 
 :Mhs. C. p.. Maxn. 
 
 WAFFLES. 
 
 One pt. sweet milk. 2 eggs, butter size of an egg. 1^ teaspofuis 
 ])akiiig i)ftvvdei'. tlour to make Itatter stitfer than for j^aneakes 
 ilake in waltle irons. Mrs. H. (!. I!iuelo\v. 
 
 SHOUT FOTITE CRUST 
 One pt. Hour. 2 teaspoons l)aking powder in tlour. I small egg 
 l)iit in 5 cup of milk, a little s.ilt. mix soft with a spoon, cook 
 1.") or I'll minutes. Tiiis is goo.l witliout the egg. Mrs. Temple. 
 
SOUPS 
 
 To i)ro])are good stock, the meat should ])e fresh and juicy to 
 make the best soup. If it is to be eaten as soon as it is prepared 
 you should remove all the fat ])ossible from the meat, for. there 
 is nothing more disagreeable than greasy sou]). If it is to be 
 eaten next day or later, stand the stock in a cool i)lace and re- 
 move all the grease from the top the next morning. Beef alone 
 vi^ith some vegetal)les will make good soup stock, but many think 
 that by adding chicken or veal a finer Havor is imparted: others 
 think the addition of a ham Vjone an imjn'ovement. Stock can 
 be made from trimmings (»f fresh meat or bones of any 
 meat or fowl. Having selected your meat, put it in cold 
 water, about -l pints to every pound of meat, and let it simmer 
 from one side, taking care to remove all scum that rises. 
 Alwaj's keep the kettle covered to retain tiie flavor. Put in a 
 little salt at first: and add salt, peppei'. etc.. to suit the taste 
 when lU'arly done. It usually takes from :{ to ."> hours to cook 
 Ihe meat i)roperly. and make good l)roth or stock: when it has 
 cooked say three hours, and the scum has been removed, add 1 
 or 2 onions fried brown in butter and 1 or 2 carrots or any 
 other vegetaV)les that you may prefer. If moi'e water is needed, 
 always add boiling water. Stock that is to l)e kept should al- 
 ways be strained into an earthen jar as soon as done, as it injures 
 1 he coldi' anil flavor to stand in an iron pot : it sliould lie kvpt in 
 a cool plact-: it will form a jelly and keep for a week or more. 
 By adding macaroni, vermicelli, etc.. to stock, almost any kind 
 of SOU]) can be made. Vrvy tine gravy can be made by cutting 
 off a piece of stf)ck jelly and heating, thickening and seasoning 
 to taste. Savory herbs sliould always be at hand, as they are 
 almost indispi'usable to good cooking. The relish of a dish de- 
 pends very much u])(ni its tiavoi'. which can be changed infinitely 
 by using different savory herbs. Summer savory, sage, thyme, 
 sweet majoram. sweet basil. I'ose mary. bay leaves and fennel 
 are among the best of liie savory herbs. They can be ])urchase(l 
 at a drug store at a slight cost: but many pi'cl'er to raise many of 
 them which can be done with little trouble. 
 
23 
 
 i',h()Wxin(t for sour 
 
 Many of tlu" nici'st soups owe thoir attriictivt' apix'araiicc to 
 burned sugar, which is prepared as follows: Put ."{ tablespoons 
 of brown sugar and an ounce of 1)utter in a small frying|)an and 
 set it over the tire: stir constantly until it is of a light V»rown 
 color, add ipt. of water, l)oil and skim and when cool bottle foi' 
 use: add to soup at discretion just before serving. 
 
 BLACK BEAN SOT P. 
 Three pounds souj) bones. 1 qt. black beans, soaked over night 
 and drained: 1 onion choi)ped tine: juice of 1 lemon: pepjx'r. salt 
 and Worcester sauce to taste. Boil the soup bones, beans and 
 onions together (i hours: strain and add seasoning. Put sliced 
 lemon on top when served. Mks. C B. Mann. 
 
 A DELlClOrS giMCK MADE POTATO SOl'P. 
 Pare and wash your |)otatoes. "ook very soft and masli fine, 
 then add l)oiling water as much as you with. Put sail to taste 
 during the boiling. Have handy onions cut in small s(iuares 
 and roasted in bvitter until yellow. For four jtersons take one 
 taljlespoonful of Hour, browned, and put onions, butter and flour 
 into the soup, it must not be lumpy. When ready for the table 
 put in a desert spoonful of beef extract, a little i)arsley. a little 
 nutmeg and salt and i)ei)per. beat the yolk of 2 eggs in the soup 
 dish and ])our in the soujj and serve. 
 
 Mrs. Caroline Ninnkman. 
 
 QUICK MADE l^EEF SOFP. 
 For six or eight persons have 2 jiounds of beef, from the breast 
 is V)est. cut in slices. Brown 1 tablesi)oon of Hour in butter the 
 size of an egg. if onions are liked one small onion, and 2 or 3 
 carrots, a piece of celery. Pour boiling water over the m(>at, as 
 much as you need for soup and cover closely in a porcelain kettle, 
 boil one hour, then pour through a sieve. Add noodles, rice, 
 farina, sago or barley as you like: these should be cooked separ- 
 ately and added with a piece of celery to flavor. A little nutmeg 
 may be added. Mrs. (i. Ninnkaian. 
 
 BPvOWNED FLOUR SOUP. 
 Brown some tlour without butter, have ready as uuu-li boiling 
 milk as you wish, mix the l)rowned flour with cold milk and stir 
 into V)oiling milk. Add a little sugar, cinnamon and the yolk 
 of 1 egg. Have ready slices of wheat bread toasted yellow in 
 butter and cover them with the soup, serving liefore the liread is 
 softened. Good for the sick. .M us. C. Ninnk.man. 
 
2-t THE Ml'SKECiOX C(JOK lUJOK. 
 
 ASFAi{A(rrs son'. 
 
 One buiifh of usijarajj-us except the tops, cook in I pt. water 
 till soft, press throujj-h a sieve, i small onion and a little l)a.vleaf. 
 i tablesi)oon flour in a little water and stir into asparagnis. 
 Heat 1 pt. of milk in donl)le l)oiler. add 2 tahlesixions flfmr mix- 
 M with 1 tal)lespoon of butter: add pepptT and salt, jjiit in the 
 asparagus soup. Have the tojis cooked until tender and put in 
 the soup before serving'. Mrs. A. N. Lane. 
 
 TOMATO SOCr. [DelkiousJ 
 
 One ([uai't can tdmatoes. i pLuf water. 1 small oninii. butt<'r 
 size of an egg. 1 tablespoon tlour. 2 ]jieces stick cinnamon an 
 inch sfjuare. 2 little pieces of mace. Mode: — cut the onions in 
 small pieces and cook with tomatoes and spice half an ho<ir. 
 Strain and add flour and butter beaten to a cream. Serve witli 
 toasted or fried bread cut in dice shai^ed pieces. 
 
 Mrs. Anna W. Clarke. 
 (fraud Ila])ids. 
 
 POTATO sorr. 
 
 One dozen i)otatoes. 1 cu]) of milk. 2 (luarts cold water, 1 
 bunch soup herbs and celerv t(i]js. i, onion minced, 1 tables])oon 
 butter, 1 tablesi)oon tlour. Peel and slice the potatoes and boil 
 10 minutes: drain off the water and return the sauce])an to Die 
 tire with the 2 (juarts of cold water, onion, herbs and celery: l)oil I 
 hour, then rul) through the colander and return the strained 
 contents of the soup-pot to the tire. Bring to a boil and stir in 
 the butter rubbed smooth with the flour. Season and tui'n into 
 the tureen. After this is done add the cuj) of milk. whi(di has 
 been heated in a separate vessel. Mix well. 
 
 ^Irs. a. F. Te:mrle. 
 
 ()>;i()N sorp. 
 
 i'ul iulo saucepan butter tiie size of a liickory luit. wlieii vci'v 
 hot add :i oi' 4 large onions sliced thin. Stir and csiok until I'ed 
 but V)e careful not to burn them: add 4 cup of lloni' and stir. 
 Pour in 1 pt. iioiling water, add pepper and salt, mix well and 
 let boil a miiiule. Set back until almost ready to serve then add 
 1 qt. boiling milk and 2 or 3 mashed i)otatoes. Put a little of 
 the s(mp to potatoes till ail are smoothly mixed. Let simmer a 
 few min\ites. out piece of toast in bottom of tureen and serve 
 hoi. Leave out potatoes if you choose .Mrs. Pascomis. 
 
SOUPS. 25 
 
 roTATo sorp. 
 
 Potatoes g-oofl with sunic stock, but only potatoos and an 
 onion, well cooked and put through a colamler. return to kettle 
 ands?av>a. ]^[u^. I). McLAruiiLiN. 
 
 VE(iETAHLE SOU P. 
 
 Set on stove kettle containing 3 cits, cold water, i teacup 
 barley, i cup split peas, a piece of shank or 2 11 is. of lean meat, 
 if meat is wanted for tabl(\ ])ut meat in when water boils, if only 
 for soup put ill cold water; mince up (juite tine part of head of 
 white cabbage, a small turnip, add an onion and 2 good sized 
 potatoes put in whole, let all l)oil at least 2 hours; when nearly 
 done, add a grated carrot and a tables])oon of salt and a very 
 little minced parsley. Mrs. 1). McLaughlin. 
 
 PEA SOUP. 
 Pea soup mav be made very nice from a ham bone, or bones of 
 a cold roast. Put on stove 3 qts. of water add bones and let boil; 
 then put in 1 pt. split peas, 2 potatoes and a good sized onion. 
 Half an hour Itefore dinner put all through a colander, keeping 
 back the bones and hulls of peas, return to stove and season 
 with salt and pepper to taste. Toast slice of bread and cut in 
 inch pieces, put into turei'ii and p mr soup over and it is ready 
 for table. Mrs. D. McLaughlin. 
 
 IR()NIN(r DAY SOUP. 
 Two iKHinds round steak. 1 can tomatoes, 1 onion, cloves; put 
 all in a kettle with 4 qts. cold water, add salt to taste. Boil all 
 day. at night put through a colander. Next day warm and add 
 a little thickening to make as thick as cream. 
 
 "SUis. Frank Wood. 
 
 CREAM TOMATO SOUP. 
 Use beef or any good stock, 1 can tomatoes, heat them sejiar- 
 ately. add 1 teasjjoon soda to the tomatoes, cook until done and 
 rub through a colander: add to the stock and just liet'ore taking 
 up add 1 pt. ricli cream and season to taste. 
 
 Mrs. Frank Wood. 
 
 TOMATO SOUP WITHOUT MEA^i\ 
 TioLl 1 (it. of ripe tomatoes (or 1 can) add while boiling i tea- 
 spoon of soda, stir until the effervescence ceases. thiMi aild 2 
 crackers rolled tine and one pt. sweet milk and boil !.". minutes 
 longer, seasim with pepper, salt and butter. 
 
 Mrs. \\. A. M IN ROE. 
 
THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 TOMATO SOUP. 
 
 One qt. can tomatoes, or an eciual quant ity of ripe tomatoes, 
 boiled well in 2 qts. of water rub through a sieve, add i cup but- 
 ter, 1 teasiioon of sugar, salt and pep])er to taste. Let all come 
 to a boil and thicken with Hour until the proper consistency, 
 serve with dice made by cutting stale bread into small squares 
 and frying in hot butter until ([uite l)rown. ]Mks. Fred Nims. 
 
 TOMATO SOUP. 
 Two pounds round steak cut up fine with a knife, boil 4 or 5 
 hoiirs, salt to taste. Add i can tomatoes, or same bulk in fresh 
 ones, strain through sieve, add small quarter of 1 teasi)oon of 
 soda — last, 1 qt. of milk. Mrs. F. Smith. 
 
 CELERY SOUP. 
 Two qts. milk, 1 pt. celery cut small, 1 onion, 2 cloves, salt, 
 butter and pepper to taste. Simmer slowly from 3 to 5 hours: 
 when almost done add tablespoon of flour and strain, add small 
 toasted crackers. Lemon and boiled egg added are good. 
 
 Mrs. a. N. Lane. 
 
 CELERY SOUP. 
 
 Take turkey or chicken bones, (those left after making i^ressed 
 chicken are good) place on the Are with cold water, cook until 
 the strength is extracted, then skim out the bones. Take a 
 handful of dried celery tops in a separate dish and boil in i pt. 
 water: 2 tablespoons flour and piece of butter the size of an egg 
 stirred over the tire until smooth: add this and the celery water 
 to the SOU]}. Season to taste. Mrs. Thos. Hume. 
 
 OYSTER SOUP. 
 
 Strain tile oysters thi'ough a colaniler and wasli them in cold 
 water. 1 (it milk ])ut on the stove with the oyster liquor, skim, 
 stir piece of butter the size of an egg and 2 tablespoons flour 
 over the lire until smooth, add this to the soup. Season with 
 salt and pepper (some ]jrefer red pepper.) put in the oysters, just 
 stand a moment or two mil il 1 hey swell. Serve. 
 
 Mrs. Thos. Hume. 
 
 BLACK liEAX SOUI\ 
 
 One i)t. l)laci< heans to any good stock, hoi! all day: at niglit 
 put througli a colander, next day warm, and slici' A lemon in 
 soup tureen, pour the l)oiling soup over and serve. 
 
 Mrs. Frank Wood. 
 
SOUPS. 27 
 
 riNK \KL\i-7r sorr. 
 
 r.dil (inc lar^e beet until tciiilcr and imiIi 1 lii'nuyli a tine sieve, 
 lalv'e 1 (it. milk let it cdnic tn a Ixiil. stii' in a lar^c tahlesixudi 
 l)Utterand2 of tluuf. until thick as cream. Season with salt, 
 liei^])er and jaTalcd nut mcii: when rea(',\ to sci've slii- in cuoiiLili 
 of the beet to make it a tine \)\\\k I'oloi-. This is \ei'y delicious 
 and delicate V)esi(les helpiiij^dut in the i)i'esciit fad of meals in 
 ditlereut colors. .Mus. E. M. Coi'I'kns. 
 
 (Ji'and Ilapids. 
 
 TOM.VTO SOUP. 
 
 Six large ripe tomatoes Ijoiled and put tlirough a sieve. Wliij) 
 1 pt. cream, when tomatoes boil put in whipped cream. l)eating 
 all the time with wire spoon — alittlesalt. Cutstale baking powder 
 biscuit into small squares put on tin with few bits of butter, set 
 in hot oven and brown slightly, serve with hot soup. 
 
 Mrs. N. Fkiedman. 
 
 CONSOMME. 
 Twelve pounds beef (any i^art ) 4 or 5 bones and 2 or .'] lbs ]jork 
 rinds, i oz. white pepi)ers, i oz. celery seeds. 1 oz. salt, 2 carrots 
 cut up. 2 tablespoonfuls thyme and savory, leaf herbs: fresh 
 celery may he used instead'of celery seeds. Put the bones into 
 the bottom of a soup kettle, then the meat cut small with which 
 lias been mixed the rinds, vegetables and herbs and add 12 (its. 
 cold water, let it boil very slowly 1 hour, then stir and set where 
 it will boil well for 4 or •") hours more. Keep well covered and 
 the steam in. When (lon(> and while hot, strain through a 
 c()arse strainer, press all the licjuid from the meat-fibre, and let 
 stand in a very cold i)lace until next day. Then take every ]m\v- 
 ticle of fat otf. cut the jelly out freeing it from the worst of tiie 
 sediment. Then jvist melt the jelly in Hie kettle and st ir well 
 in the whites of 4 eggs well beaten, also put in tiie shells, boil 
 u]) (luickly and when the scum divides pour into a jelly bag or 
 through a tine, closely woven cloth. If it does not run perfectly 
 clear return it to the bag or clot li. 'I'he bag should V)e put into 
 boiling water and wrung out before using. Keep the kettle cover- 
 ed while boiling, open while clarifying. IIakhv Fox. 
 
OYSTERS. 
 
 Small cheej- and great weloomo 
 JVlake a nieiT.v least 
 
 — , Shakespeare. 
 
 ESCALLOPED OYSTERS. 
 A layer of rolled crackers in a buttered i)uddiiiK disli, then a 
 layer of oysters with butter, pepper and salt. Repeat until dish 
 is full with crumbs on top: pour on the liciuor mixed with milk, 
 a beaten eg^ in milk on top is nice. Cover and l)ake i hour, re- 
 move cover and brown before serving. 
 
 CREAMED OYSTERS. 
 One pt. cream, 1 (it. oysters, very small i)iece onion and very 
 small i)iece mace, 1 tablespoon tlour. salt and pepper to taste. 
 Let cream, onion and mace come to a boil. Mix flour with a 
 little cold milk and stir into cream. Let oysters come to a boil 
 in their own liquor. Skim, drop in oysters and heat through. 
 
 Mk8. a. F. Temple. 
 
 CREAMED OYSTERS. 
 Fifty shell oysters, 1 (it. sweet cream, butter, pepper and salt 
 to suit taste. Put the cream and oysters in separate kettles to 
 heat, the oysters in their own liijuor, and let them come to a 
 boil. When sufficiently cooked, skim, take them out of the 
 liquor and put them in some dish to keep warm. Put the cream 
 and liiiuor together, season \i> ia>le and thicken with jjowdered 
 cracker: when sutlicieiil ly thick, slir in the oysters. 
 
 Mus. C. R. Mann. 
 
 RAXNIOD OYSTERS. 
 
 Cut ])ieces of toasled l)i'eaii to 111 individual scallop shells, or 
 small earthen ware dishes, and on the toast lay (i or 7 oysters, sea- 
 son with l)Utter. i)ei)i)er, salt and a few drops of lemon juice, and 
 l>our a very little of tlie oy^tei' liinioi' ovei' all: liake in oven till 
 the oysters ai'e crisped, vvliicli will lie in a few moments. Serve 
 i!i the same dislie-^ in which th<'\ ai'c baked. Mus. C. W. S. 
 
OYSTERS. 2!) 
 
 FIUEI) ()YSTP:iiS. 
 
 Lay hw^v. tine oysters on a cloth to drain: wIkmi freo from 
 li(liior (lip in beaten e^j? and then in salted cracker crumbs, drop 
 in boiling hird and try las you would dou^dinuts) until they are 
 golden brown. lOither use a wire liasket for frying or remove 
 tliem from the lard witli a perforated s])oon. or wire egg 1)eater. 
 
 Mrs. C. W. S. 
 
 OYSTER PATTIES 
 
 Killing: one i)t. small oysters, i pt cream. 1 large teaspoon 
 tlour. salt and i)e])])er. Let oysters come to a boil in their own 
 liquor and skim, cook flour in cream and little butter size wal- 
 nut. The shells can be ])rocured at I). Christie & Co.'s. 
 
 Mrs. Albert Waldrox. 
 
 SHRIMP SALAD. 
 
 Wash shrim])s and break them in half, 1 can shrim])s for 1 
 (it. dressing. 1 (it. salad for 10 people, i lb lettuce. 1 can shrimps 
 and 1 (it. dressing. Mrs. Te.^iple. 
 
 I'KrS IN i;laxkets. 
 
 Take thin slices of smoked bacon, roll around an oyster and 
 fasten with a toothpick, place in dripping pan and bake in oven. 
 
 Approved by Mrs. Temple. 
 
 DEVILED OYSTERS. 
 
 Drain 1 pt. oysters, add one half as many cracker crumbs. 2 
 hard Itoiled eggs. 1 tablespoon melted butter, 2 tablespoons 
 cream, salt and ix-piier. Chop together very fine, till halves of 
 oyster shells aiul bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes. 
 Garnish with i)arsley and lemon. Miss Upton. 
 
MEATS. 
 
 The hiinciuet waits our presence, 
 Good sister, let us aiiie. 
 
 — LSH AKESPEARE. 
 
 MOILING MEAT. 
 
 There is all the ditference between boiling meat which is to be 
 eaten and meat whose juices are to be extracted for soiij). If 
 the meat is required as nourishment. yf)u wanttlic juices kept in. 
 To do this it is necessary to phiuge it into boiling water, whicli 
 will cause the albumen to coagulate suddenly and act as a plug 
 or stopijer to all the tubes of the meat, and the nourishment will 
 be kept in. The temperature should be kept at the boiling point 
 for 5 minutes, then add as much cold water as will reduce the 
 temperature to 165 degrees. If the hot water is kept at this 
 temperature for some hours, we have all the conditions united 
 which will give to the flesh the (juality best adai)ted for its use 
 as a food. The juices are kept in the meat, and instead of be- 
 ing called upon to consume an insipid mass of indigestable ttbers. 
 we have a tender piece of meat, from which, when cut, the im- 
 ]U"isoned juice runs freely. If the meat l)e allowe;! to remain in 
 the boiling water, it becomes in a short time altogether cooi<- 
 ed l)at it will be almost indigestable and unpalatable. 
 
 Mks. A'estev. 
 
 TO MOIL A ]IA>r. 
 Select a ham with a thin, pliable skin, of a clear brown color: 
 put int(» suttlcient cold water to cover, and cook slowly. When 
 the me;U begins to draw away fi-om the hones, take olf tiie stove, 
 and when pailly cool remove from tlie water. lai<e off tiie skin 
 and as niucii of the suf|)liis fat as yon wish, slick - doz. cloves in 
 tlie meat and liake in t lie oven from ^ to f of an hour. 
 
 ITEM. 
 
 Tiu' fatty portion of the luiin will lie found lo lie in layers, 
 the outside is a greasy fat and t he inner ia\ci- a meaty fat. All 
 fat meat left from ham may be tried, and i)y cooking sliced 
 potatoes in it, be clarilied for fiying ])urposes. 
 
31 
 
 I{()LLEI)STP]AK. 
 
 Ordci' a rnuiid steak Ic-^s i ban an inch tliick. Iiavc \(iui' hu teller 
 beat it well wit li t lie tial of t he cleaNcr an;! cut it voiirsell' aei'nss 
 both ways with a sharp knife. Spfeail it t liiekly w it li a I'ofce- 
 nieat made of salt pork and bread crumbs, season with i)ei)])er. 
 salt and thyme, sweet majoram and parsley, with a little tlnely 
 minced onion. This done, roll uj) the steak as you would a 
 piece of music and tie firmly into shai)e with a stout cord. La\ 
 in a dripijiug' pan lialf tilled with boiling water, cover closely 
 and cook 2 hours, turning two or three times. Serve with thick- 
 ened gravy around it. llemove the strings, send to the table, 
 and carve across the end. Mks. A. F. Tkmple. 
 
 UEEF LOAF. 
 
 Two iKinnds beef chor)p''d very tine, i pound of pork also chop- 
 ped tine. 1 spoonful of sage rubbed fine. 1 teaspoon ground pep- 
 per. 2 teaspoons salt. 2 eggs. 1 cup cracker crumljs rolled very 
 fine. >Nrix thoroughly with tlie hands and mould into sliape with 
 lielp of a little flour, jjiit into a deep oval i)an and bake f of an 
 hour Mhs. I). McLaucjitt.in. 
 
 I'llESSED 1^,EEF. 
 
 Procure ab:)iit (i or 8 lbs. of the brisket of beef. i)Ut it in 
 pickle for 2 weeks, or get your butcher to put it in sweet pickle: put 
 it in a kettle with cold water, bring to a boil: then set it where 
 it will simmei' until teiid.er. When a straw can be run through 
 it remove it from the tire, drain it. take out all the l)ones. roll it 
 up tightly, tie or skewer it to keep it in place, put on a jilate or 
 dish, put another i)late on top of it and place a heavy weight on 
 it: let it stand until next day: cut it in thin slices. 
 
 TO COOK A TOUdH KOl'ND STEAK. 
 
 Remove the bone, and meml)rane from tlie edges, lay u|)on tiie 
 I)oard aufl witii a heavy knife liack and pound it thoroughly 
 from side to side, turn it around and hack at right angles. The 
 blows should not fall so jieavily as to cut it through. Turn it 
 and repeat the ])rocess. Have ready a hot buttered s])ider. put 
 in the stake and set into a moderately hot oven and l)ake until 
 just done thrf)ugh. i)lace on a ])latter. add butter, salt and pe])- 
 per to taste, send to the table hot. Mutton or veal ciiojis are 
 nice cooked in tlie same way. Mus. F. SMirii. 
 
32 THE MUSKEGON COOK I500K. 
 
 POTTED BEEF. 
 Take a shank of beef, boil slowly all day. having but little 
 water in the kettle, remove the fat and save for other uses. 
 Chop all the meat and mix with the liquor, press tightly in a 
 dish, cover and put a weight on until cold. Another way: 
 Season and cook a shank as above, and when done turn the 
 liquor into a jar for soup stock. Leave some of the water in the 
 kettle, save the fat, chop the meat tine and set away for hash. 
 
 Mrs. F. Smith. 
 
 SAVOIIY pyra:siti)s. 
 May be made of pieces of beef, mutton, lamb, veal or pork. 
 Beat 3 eggs light, then stir into them by degrees 6 talMespoons 
 fine bread crumbs, 2 ozs. butter slightly melted, one tablespoon 
 finely minced parsley. 1 teaspoon mixerl powdered herbs, 1 
 teaspoon grated lemon rind, 1 teaspoon pepper and salt, f lb. of 
 meat chopped fine, put in gravy to moisten the whole, mix 
 thoroughly, form into pyramitl shape. Coat thickly with egg 
 and bread crumbs. l)ake in greased tins, then serve with gravy. 
 
 Mrs. L. Kanitz. 
 
 MAPvCtARITES. 
 
 Gather together any remains of cold meat there may be on 
 hand. Free them from skin, bones and gristle, and season ap- 
 propriately. Mince the meat very tine, moisten it with beaten 
 egg or soup stock and form into tiny balls. Enclose each of 
 these in a round of good pastry rolled very thin, jjinching the 
 edges closely together to form a complete covering for the meat, 
 brush the pastry over with beaten eggs and fry in i)lenty of 
 boiling fat. When colored a nice brown remove, drain, and 
 serve on a folded napkin garnished with fried or fresli jjarsley. 
 
 M\i^. E. M. CopPENS. 
 
 MEAT HALLS. 
 Two cups chopped beef, add 1 cup bread soaked in + cup cold 
 milk, i cup mashed iM)tatoes. little salt and i)epper. 1 well beaten 
 egg. Mix well an:! ni;il<(' int ) tliin cakc^. fiT on hot greased spi- 
 der. Mrs. L. O. L. 
 
 HEEF LOAF. 
 Three lbs. chopi)ed beef. 2 cu])s rolled crackers. 3 eggs. 1 cup 
 sweet milk. icui)of l)uttei'. 1 tal)]es))i!!»n salt. 1 teaspoon i)ei)per. 
 sage if you like. Mus. McCoxxell. 
 
>IEATS. 33 
 
 CORN REEF. 
 
 Select a nice piece of corn beef, soak in cold water over ni^ht; 
 in the morning put in kettle with cold water sutticient to more 
 than cover, set on the back of stove and boil as slowly as possible 
 until it is very tender, set away in th(> licjuor until cold. 
 
 Mrs. Dk. Williams. 
 
 VENTSON STEAKS. 
 Cut them from the neck or haunch and broil I hem well, turn- 
 ing only once, saving all the gravy ijossiV)le. Season with butter, 
 pepper and salt. Serve with a slice of currant jelly laid on each 
 steak and the plates wanned. Mrs. F. B. Peck. 
 
 BROILED SWEET BREADS. 
 Parboil and blanch by putting them in hot water for 5 min- 
 utes, let them boil .'5 minutes, then plunge in cold water a little 
 salted, remaining 10 minutes, wijje dry and split in half length- 
 wise, broil over a hot tire turning every minute as they begin to 
 drip. Have ready on a deep ]jlate melte:! butter with salt and 
 pepper and catsup, or some pungent sauce. When they are done 
 to a fine lirown lay them in this, turn over several times, lay 
 toast on a plate and sweet bread each piece, then ijour the gravy 
 over them. Mrs. F. B. Peck. 
 
 ISrOCK HARE. 
 This recei])t for ^lock Hare makes a dish that may be eaten 
 either hot for dinner, or cold for lunch or supper. One lb. lean 
 beef, 1 lb. fresh pork chopped very tine and thoroughly mixed 
 together. Add 2 teaspoons of pepixT. 1 tablespoon salt, 1 small 
 onion and 6 leaves of parsley finely mince 1, a little thyme, half 
 a nutmeg grated, then mix with 4 raw eggs and i pt. bread 
 crumbs very tine: mould the mixture into a loaf and place in a 
 Inittered dripping pan. ])ut a little piece of butter on tlif toj) and 
 bake ] hour in hot oven. It should be a nice browiK 
 
 Mrs. Fred Nims. 
 
 PRESSED MEAT. 
 
 Five lbs. corn liecf i)ut on to cook in cold water: when half 
 done ])ut in '2 lbs. veal, when thorouglily cooked the water should 
 l»e nearly boiled out: let the meat cool in the liiiuor, pick out all 
 the bones, mix slightly and jjress. Slice when thoroughly cold. 
 
 Mrs. Mi'xroe. 
 
34 THE 3Il>iKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 YORKSHIRE PUDDIXG. 
 
 Three eggs well beaten. 1 pt. niilk, 1 pt. rt(»iir, 1 teas])t)Ou 
 baking powder. When roast is clone, either pork, beef or veal, 
 pour out the gravy; turn back into tlie dripping pan only the 
 fat. put the batter in around the meat and return to the oven 
 until it is baked, which will be in a few minutes. To be eaten 
 with the meat. 
 
 After you have taken out the meat and i)udding. put back the 
 gravy that was taken ptf and thicken with tjour. 
 
 Mus. J. Alvord. 
 
 TO FRY SALT PORK. 
 
 Salt pork is improved by soaking in milk 2 or 8 houi's: tlien 
 roll in Indian meal before frying. Mus. Geo. Gillett. 
 
 SALT PORK. 
 
 Freshen salt pork by laying the slices in water or milk over 
 night, roll in flour anrl fry to a nice brown, then slice about I of 
 an inch wide, add a cu]) of cream and a little pepper, stir until 
 it thickens. Serve. Mrs. J. E. Montgomery. 
 
 STITFFED I'.EEFSTEAK. 
 
 Two lbs. round l)eefsteak cut very thin, in one slice. Sprinkle 
 lightly with salt, and spread on a dressing made as follows: 
 Moisten three cups dry bread crumbs with cold water, season 
 with salt and pep]x^r and a small onion chopped fine, add 1 tea- 
 si)oonful butter and a well beaten egg. mixing all together well. 
 When the dressing is spread well over the meat roll it up, fasten- 
 ing a thin piece of nnislin several times around, and bake an 
 hour. Helen Mergan. 
 
 TO ROAST BEEF. 
 
 Itul)wi1li |)fi)p('i- and (k)ur and i)lace in a moderate oven and 
 codk witiiout putting in any water. When nearly done sprinkle 
 with sail. Mrs. Hoyt. 
 
 TO PvOAST TURKEY- 
 
 After drawing, washing, singeing and draining. Stuff according 
 to the Dressing receipt, then iiih wilii salt. pe})per and butter: 
 ])lac(> in a moderate oven and 1)ake .'5 Ikuii's. Mrs. Hoyt. 
 
 TrKi^FV STFFFING. 
 Three cujjs grated bread cruml)s, 1 cup butter, salt and pe])per 
 to taste. 1 teasj^oonful i)owdered sage, 2 eggs. Mrs. Hoyt. 
 
3IEATS. 35 
 
 HEEFSTKAK FIN(;E1;s 
 
 Tiikc aliout 2 llis. l('ti(l(M-. juicy slciik ;iii;l l;i\ it in a stew i)aii. 
 s])rinkle over it a little salt aiul pepijer. a lar^j-e onion chopijed 
 fine. 1 taMespnon niineed celery: cover with e(iual (luanlities of 
 vinejj'ar and water, stew gently with the pan closely covered for 
 i houi'. When cold cnt the meat into strii)s al)!)Ut 3 inches long 
 and 1 wide, dip into oeaten egg, then into a iiiixiuri' of lu-ead 
 criunhs. uiinced onion, parsley and celery, fry in l)i)iling lard. 
 Place a bed of well mashed potatoes on a hot dish, arrange the 
 meat tastefullv on this and serve. Mus. E. M. Coppkxs. (r. R. 
 
 FRLCATELLES. 
 
 One pound of cold veal chopped very fine, add a little salt and 
 l)lenty of pepper. 1 or 2 onions cut very fine, and a little i)arsley 
 if liked. Soak some l)read in water until soft, siiueeze it dry in 
 u towel and add as much in jiroportion as the meat. Chop the 
 bread with the meat, and mix in 2 eggs. Make them up in 
 patties, roll in bread crumbs and cook in hot lard as doughnuts. 
 Serve with sliced lemon. ^NIus. \'estev. 
 
 BEEF LOAF. 
 
 Three pounds round steak and 1 lb. of salt i)ork chop])i';l at 
 the meat market. 3 eggs. 1 good, large cup of crackers rollerl very 
 fine. 3 tea ^p ) on-; salt . 1 of ]);M)0'>r. ]iut in a m >uld and steam 3 
 hours. Mrs. .1. .1. IIowdkn. 
 
 TO ROAST A 'JTllKEY OR CHICKEN. 
 
 After drawing, washing, drying and singeing a fowl, stuff it 
 with dressing made after the accomi)anying receipt. Fill craw 
 and body, truss it wcdl tving down the leg-; an 1 fastening the 
 wings. Have for your dripping pan some hard wotid sticks 
 about an iiudi in thickness anrl short enough to lav in {hv bottom 
 of <lripp(r. rpon these lay your turkey, have ilic oncii hot at 
 first an;l modei'ate afterward. Put in tiic turke.x' and cook 
 thoi'oughly. A 14 i)ound fowl will cook in 3 iioni's. a lo pound in 
 2 hours. Save the gildets (liver, gizzard and heart i boil until 
 tender and cho]) tine. Add a little browned flour to the li(iuor 
 left in the pan and the minced giblets for a gravy. Many per- 
 sons like fried sausage or oysters laid around the i)latter and 
 served with the tui'kcy. Api)rove;l by Mi:s. .1. L. M. 
 
36 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 DRESSING FOR TURKEY OR CHICKEN. 
 
 Three teacii]is of grated bread crumbs, (no crust and not a 
 (lr(»p of water,) 1 cup finely chopped suet, I cup of chopped pars- 
 ley, a tablespoon of sweet majoram and summer savory, i tea- 
 spoonful pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 or 2 eggs beaten. 
 
 Approved by Mrs. J. L. Murray. 
 
 TURKEY DRESSING. 
 
 One small loaf of bread. Boil heart, liver and gizzard until 
 tender, put in chopping bowl, add a small onion, 2 slices salt 
 |)ork. chop all very tine. Crumb the bread, drain 1 pt. oysters, 
 salt and pepper to taste. 2 eggs, chop all together and mix well. 
 
 Mus. W. H. Hendel. 
 
 WILD DUCKS. 
 For 2 ducks, for ordinary dressing add 1 onion chopped. 
 Fill, and place in a good sized dripping pan, and cover well with 
 sliced onions, as many as it will hold, and a large piece of l)utter. 
 Haste often, bake 3 hours. Good also for tame duck. 
 
 Mrs. Frank Wood. 
 
 PIGEONS. 
 
 Dress and stuff them as you do chickens, cut a thin slice of 
 salt pork and tie around each, place in the dripper and baste 
 often while baking. Cook young birds from 2 to 3 hours, if old 
 longer time. Mrs. F. B. Peck. 
 
 CHICKEN CROQUETTES. 
 
 ^Felt a piece of butter the size of an egg in a frying pan. stir 
 in a tai)l('si)()()n of tlour. ad;l milk slowly until it thickens and 
 forms a tliick gravy: salt an;l i)e])i)er. Stir in a ])nund of cold 
 chicken cut in small pieces, let it cook a minute, then jjour into 
 a buttered dish to cool. Let it cool several hours: when ready to 
 use roll into balls, dip into egg. roll in cracker crumbs and fry 
 in iiot lar.l: the lard must be very hot. Mrs. W. (i. Watson. 
 
 MOCK CHICKEN FRICASSEE. 
 Take a fine fat veal shank and put into 1 i)t. of water, allow 
 it to simmer slowly until perfectly tender: remove the large 
 i)oncs. season to taste and add 2 teaspoons of tlour smoothly 
 •stirred into a teacu]) of milk. When thickened ]);)ur the whole 
 vei'v hot over a well beaten egg anrl a teas])n;)iiful of parsley. 
 Stir well and serve. On no account allow the egg to boil. 
 
 Appiovtvi by Mrs. L. X. Keating. 
 
MEATS. 
 
 ROAS'P QTAILS. 
 
 After (ln\ssi 11^-. s(j:ik in cold wattT 1 Imur. dry and till with sour 
 apples (luartcnMl. i)lace in a i»an and cdver with another. J'>ake 
 2 hours slowly. >Ii''^- W. B. Hendel. 
 
 chi('kp:n tie. 
 
 stew tender .") lbs. of chicken, add a cup of butter and 1 pt. of 
 water and one of milk, thicken with a spoonful of flour, then 
 take a qt. of tl(»ur. :i teaspoons baking? powder, nnx with milk 
 and take lard the size of an egg. roll i of the dough and line a 4 
 (It. baking tin or dish; the rest of the dough roll large and use a 
 cup of butter, cut in little pieces and fold over and over, roll, 
 and cover the dish after putting in the chicken: cut an artistic 
 opening in the top crust. Mrs. C. M. IIuimAKD. 
 
 CHICKEN CROQUETTES. 
 One pt. milk or cream. 3 cups finely chopped cooked chicken 
 meat, 2 oz. butter, i cup sifted flour. 4 eggs: stir Hour and butter 
 to a smooth paste, boil milk, add l)utter, flour, meat and eggs- 
 cook all together a few minutes and set to cool— when --old form 
 in balls, roll in flour and fry in boiling lard to a light l)rown. 
 Salt the milk while boiling. Veal can be used in the place of 
 chicken. ^I^^^- C- H. McKnight. 
 
 SWEET BllEAI) CROQUETTES. 
 Two lbs. sweet breads chopped fine, a large coffee cup of milk. 
 2 large tablespoons tifmr, 1 of butter, i teaspoon nutmeg, salt and 
 pepper to taste. 'J'ake all except milk, heat in double boiler, 
 add the meat: when cool roll in lu-ead crumbs and egg and fry. 
 Good served with tomato sauce. 
 
 Approved by Mrs. A. ^^. Laxe. 
 
 TOMATO SAUCE. 
 One tablespoon butter in frying pan to melt, mix with it a 
 tablespoon of flour, stir till smooth, then add i pt. of strained, 
 stewed tomatoes, stir until it boils, addi teaspoon onion juice, 
 grating of nutmeg, a da-li of black pepper, teaspoon salt, i tea- 
 spoon cloves and serve. Approved by Mrs. A. Ts^. Lane. 
 
 MUTTON OR LAMP. CHOPS. 
 
 Those from the loin arc l)est. Cut off some of the fat and heat 
 in the spider: season the chops with salt and pepper or salt and 
 cringer. Have the s])ider very hot: to be tender they nuist 
 fry (luickly to a nice brown. Miss. Haas. 
 
38 THE 3IUSKEGON COOK HOOK. 
 
 BREAST OF MUTTON STEWED WITH CARROTS. 
 
 Salt the mutton on both sides, adding a little ground ginger: 
 put on to boil in a porcelain kettle in cold water, cover and 
 stew slowly one and a half or two hours. Pare and cut up a 
 half dozen carrots and put in one hour before serving, also a few 
 potatoes cut in squares to cook in one-half hour. Just l)efore 
 dinner take a tablespoonful of fat from the kettle. ])ut it into a 
 spider and brown a tablespoonful of flour in it: add a heaping 
 tablespoonful of l)rown sugar and some cinnamon, pour in the 
 gravy from the stew, let boil and ])()ur over the stew. Serve. 
 
 Mrs. Haas. 
 
 LAMB STEW. 
 
 Get what butchers call brisket of lamb 2i lbs. Cut in small 
 pieces, salt and ijepper and cook in kettle on top of stove with- 
 out water for a few minutes, then add water sufficient and cook 
 until very tender. Wet small spoonful of flour and thicken 
 gravy, add 1 teaspoon tine minced parsley and onion if liked. 
 
 \EAL LOAF. 
 
 Two pounds chopped veal, 2 cups cracker cruml)s. 2 eggs, salt 
 and pepper to taste, 1 cup sweet milk, i cup melted butter, a 
 pinch of sage. Mix well and bake one hour in moderate oven. 
 
 Mks. W. (r. WATSOX. 
 
 PRESSED VEAL. 
 
 Six and i to 7 pounds of veal, a good meaty ])iece. set on stove 
 wilh a small amount of water, adding a little salt and cook 
 until tender. Take off the tire and remove all lione and stringy 
 parts, add salt and pepper to taste. Roll one Initter cracker very 
 tine and i)ut in li(iu<)r and ixmr over meat after it is put into 
 the mo\il(i. Mi!s. .1. .1. IIowden. 
 
 VEAL CROQUETTES. 
 
 lloil a solid piece of veal. When thoroughly cold, chop very 
 line, Ix'ing careful to remove all the gristle. Add dry bread 
 crumbs rolled very fine in proportion of a cupful to three pounds 
 of veal, before it is chojjped. Add enough soup stock or good 
 gravy to moisten "so that it will make into balls easily. Season 
 with cayenne i)epi)er. salt and Worcester sauce to taste. If you 
 have any deviled ham a little improves the taste of the cro- 
 quettes. Tomato catsup may be used in ](lace of Worcester sauce. 
 Make into soft, cork shaped balls, roll in Hour and fry about 2 
 minutes in very hf)t lard in a wire basinet. If they are not quite 
 moist the\' will be heavy. M. F. S. 
 
MEATS. 39 
 
 \EAL roTPIE. 
 
 Tlircf llis. of vt';il put (111 tti linil in water onouj^h to cover. 
 It will need to cook about an hour before inittiiiK in the (hiiiip- 
 linjis. For the (lunii)lings, take a heaping ])t. measure of Hour. 
 2 level teasiK)ons of baking i)()W(ler. 1 o^g well beaten, a li^aspoon 
 of salt and milk enough to make as thick as yovi can stir with a 
 spoon. Before ])utting in the duini)lings, season the meat with 
 pepper, salt and a good lump of butter. Wet a heaping table- 
 spoon of Hour with milk and pour in. If the water has boiled 
 away too much add a little more from the teakettle. TS'ow drop 
 in the dumplings, a spoonful at a time, cover closely and lioil gent- 
 ly half an hour. If you like you can put in half a dozen potatoes 
 before putting in the dumplings. If these directions are closely 
 followed. I will warrant light dumplings. Mks. A. Toavl. 
 
 N'EAL CUTLETS. 
 
 Veal cutlets should be cut 1 inch thick from the leg. Divide 
 into equal sized pieces sufficient for a helping. Have ready a 
 liowl of hread or cracker crumbs seasoned with salt and pepper, 
 also 1 or 2 eggs beaten. Dip the cutlets into the egg then into 
 the crumbs until well covered. Put into a frying pan a heaping 
 tablespoonful of butter and the same of lard. When hot put in 
 the cutlets, frying until brown and turning. Cook well, lay the 
 meat on a hot platter, add to the gravy in the pan a tablespoon 
 of flour, when quite l)rown pour in slowly a teacup of sweet milk 
 and when scalded pour over the meat and serve hot. 
 
 Approved by Mus. .1. L. ^MrHHAV. 
 
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EGGS. 
 
 ^ro p.oiL f:(j(;s. 
 
 Put eggs in cold water and come to a boil: it will reciiiire about 
 10 minutes only. Mks. Frank Alberts. 
 
 POACHED EG(^S. 
 Break in cold water: when the water boils they will be done. 
 
 Mrs. F. Alberts. 
 
 EGGS POACHED IN MILK. 
 
 Put a sauee ])an into a dish of boiling water, and poui' into ])an 
 enough milk to cover the eggs, have water and milk boiling hot 
 and ]jrepare pieces of nicely toasted bread. Drop the eggs intO' 
 the hot milk and cook as much as you like best; lift them from 
 the milk with a spoon and i)lace on the toast. Season the milk 
 and pour over the toast and eggs. A tine dish for breakfast. 
 
 Mrs. Firman. 
 
 STUFFED EGGS. 
 Poil the eggs hard, remove the shells, cut open lengthwise: 
 mash the yolks with a little parsley, add a little meat minced 
 tine, till the centers with this, press together and skewer with a 
 toothpick. Mrs. Thus. Hume. 
 
 STUFFED EGGS. 
 
 Stuffed eggs ai'e very nice and easily prepared. Cut hard boil- 
 ed eggs in lialf lengthwise, takeout the yolks, mash them with 
 a fork, adding a little melted butter, salt, pepper and mustard, 
 and till th(> white with the mixture. Lay the two halves firmly 
 together and iwist \\\) in tissue paper. Approved. 
 
 OMELET [Good]. 
 Four eggs, a little salt, 4 tablespoons of milk. 1 1ables])oonful 
 of tlour mixed smooth with a little milk. Add the whites- 
 of the eggs beaten to froth the last thing. Fry in butter and 
 lard to a light brown, fold and send to the table while hot. 
 
 Mrs. Temple. 
 
EGG . 43 
 
 OMELET. 
 
 Tlirt't' (>f4-^s. wiiiti's and yolks liciitcii separately. .Mix a talile- 
 spooii of tldui' ill >: vu\) iiiill<. iiiell ^ lahlesjiooii liutter in anotluT 
 i vu\) iiiiliv, salt and jiepper to taste. Stir all tdii'etliei' liyhtly 
 and pour into a hot Imtteivd spider, liake as i|uirkl\ as possible. 
 folding ov(M' when taken to the table. .\ little tiiiely chopped 
 liain iiiipidves it. L. T. ('.. St. Paul. 
 
 sHiKiiKi) E(;(;s. 
 
 Separate, keeping' yolks whole, beat whites to a stilT froth. 
 pepi)er and salt as you like. Divide the whites in baking aeconl- 
 iiig to ininiber. place \(>lk in center and bake, then ])iit a little 
 pepper and butter on yolks. Have a hot oven. 
 
 Mbs. a. F. Te:mplk. 
 
 ITEM. 
 If eggs are put into boiling water to boil. ."! minutes is sutHci- 
 ent foi' soft eggs, and •"> will cook them hard. 
 
 lilTTEllCUrS. 
 Itoil 12 eggs hard, cut in lialf and remove yolks. Cut otT ti]) f)f 
 each piece and set them in a jjretty baking dish: rub the yolks 
 smooth with 1 heaping tablesjioon of butter. 1 teaspoon mustard, 
 salt and pejjper. 1 teacup of finely minced ham and fowl. 1 tea- 
 spoon of minced onion. 2 tablesixions V)read crumbs and gravy to 
 moisten, mix thoroughly, roll into l)alls size of yolks, put one in 
 each half egg. Pour over the whole a teacup of chicken gravy, 
 put bits of Imtter on each, sprinkle lightly with cracker dust 
 and bake 1.") nunutes. or until nicely browned. 
 
 Mks. E. M. Coppexs. 
 
VEGETABLES. 
 
 Better is a ciiniier of herbs where love is, than 
 a stalled ox aud liatred therewith. 
 
 — [Prov. 15. 17 
 
 POTATOES. 
 
 "X(» vegetal)les require more careful cooking ttian tlie potato, 
 and none are handled more carelessly. If cooked in their jackets 
 and peeled before serving, they are of much ))etter Havor than 
 wlien pared before cooking. Old potatoes should be pared if too 
 .strong rtavored. put into cold water for one or two hours before 
 boiling and put on to cook in cold water. When soft enough to 
 admit a fork, turn off the boiling water and return in the kettle 
 to the tire three minutes, shaking up vigorously tliree or four 
 times, which will make them dry and palatable. If you wish to 
 mash them use a wire masher or a three fined fork, break them 
 thoroughly while steaming hot: add such seasoning as you like. 
 and a plentiful sujiply of rich milk and butter, or cream, stir very 
 fast with the wire masher two or three minutes, and they will be 
 white and light. Serve immediately, at least do not let them 
 stand in the kettle as the steaming makes them watery. New 
 potatoes should 1)e i)ut into boiling water and taken out as soon 
 as they are done. • Mks. J. L. Muuuay. 
 
 SARATOGA CHIPS. 
 Pare and slice raw potatoes very thin, eitlier with a sharp 
 knife or a vegetable slicer. I'ut in cold water from ten to 
 twenty-four hours to draw oul the starch. Di'ain well, ijut a 
 pint in frying basket, plunge into l)oiling lard and cook almost 
 ten minutes. Have lard veiy hot when potatoes are first put in. 
 When potato(>s are doiic. drain, and place upon old cotton to get 
 rid of t he grease, salt slight ly. If one has not a liasket they may 
 be (li(ip|i('(l iiild the grease and taken out with a skimmer. 
 
 Mrs. Fkkd Loveless. 
 
 LADY FIXGEllS. 
 Slice good sized i)otatoes in eight pieces, let soak in cold water 
 i hour, dry thoroughly in the oven and fry in boiling hot lard, as 
 douglinuts. Mus. Lawson". 
 
VEGETAHLKS. 4'> 
 
 CROQrETTES. 
 
 Make liasli of corn Ix'cf. oi- liain mixed with ixitatocs. season to 
 suit, add 1 vgg for one doz. 1)alis the size of a wahiut. I'oll in 
 tine hread crunihs, and fry in hird as doughnuts. 
 
 Mhs. Lawsox. 
 
 MACARONI. 
 
 Break 10 sticks macaroni in small pieces, put in cold water 
 enough to cover, cook until tender, put in a pudding dish, fir.st 
 a layer of macaroni then a layer of tinely crumbed cheese. si)rin- 
 kle lightly with salt. ])e])i)t'r and little pieces of butter, and so 
 on until all the macaroni is \\si'i\: turn milk over \intil you can 
 see it, bake i hour. Mas. Vaugiian. 
 
 RICE!) POTATOES. 
 These are mashed and seasoned potatoes pressed through a 
 colander or through a press made for the purpose. As soon as 
 they have l)een tluis i)reparecl, set the potatoes in the oven to 
 heat, letting tliem brown lightly, if so i)referred. 
 
 POTATO TEA-CAlvES. 
 
 Season tinely niaslied liot ixitatoes as if for the table omitting 
 the pepper. Sift a pint of tlour into them, and mix enough cold 
 milk to make a stilt" batter. Add i of a cake of compressed 
 yeast dissolved in milk, or i cupful liome-made yeast, and set 
 the dough in a warm i)lace to rise. When sufticiently light, 
 form into cakes and bake them like biscuits, or in inuttin rings 
 set in a pan. Si)lit and butter them as soon as done, and send to 
 the table hot. These cakes are very nice for a winter supper or 
 for luncheon, or for t)reakfast at any time. 
 
 I\)TAT() PUFF. 
 
 Two cups of cold mashed potato and stir into it - tablesi)oous 
 of melted butter, beating it to a white cream before adding any- 
 thing else. When creamy. i)Ut in 2 eggs wdilpped light and a cup 
 of cream or milk, salt to taste, beat all well, pour into a deep disii 
 and bake until l)rowned. Mrs. E. M. Coi'I'kns. 
 
 POTATO PYPv.VMII). 
 Pare very small potatoes and boil until tender in sliglitl\- salt- 
 ed water, pour some melted butter over them when i)iled on a 
 plate, and liake a liglit brown, garnish edge of plate with parsley. 
 
 Mrs. E. M. Coppens. 
 
46 THK :muskect()N cook mook. 
 
 ESCALLOPED POTATOES. 
 Two (luurts cold potatoes fhopi)e(l tine. 1 pt. sweet milk. 2 
 tal)lespot)ns of Initter. a little salt and pepper. Bake in a mod- 
 erate oven one-half hour. Mrs. C. C. Billinoiiuhst. 
 
 POTA^rO FPtlTTEPvS. 
 
 ]\rasli and rub tlirou^ii a colander six good sizeil potatoes, add 
 a little salt. 2 tablespoonsful sweet milk or cream. 2 tablespoons 
 of flour, 1 egg and the yolks of two otliers. Peat the reserved 
 whites to a stiff froth and stir into the other ingredients, mix 
 well. Have ready a spider of hot lard and drt)]) by the spoonful 
 into it and fry as other fritters.. A delicious breakfast dish. 
 
 Mhs. Yestev. 
 
 POTATOES POLLED IN LAPvD. 
 
 Pare and slice thick eight or ten potatoes. Half fill a good 
 sized kettle with lard or drippings. When boiling put in the 
 potatoes and cook until tender and brown, take out with a skim- 
 mer into a colander to drain, sprinkle with salt. Be careful not 
 to till the kettle text full of ])otatoes. Only cook what the lard 
 will covei' at a time: llien stir in salt, pepjiei' and a teasi)oonful 
 of butter. Mits. C. W. Mann. 
 
 ESCALLOPED POTAT( )ES. 
 
 Place a layer of sliced raw potatoes in a dish, season willi 
 l)utter. pepper and salt. Do the same with each layer, tilling 
 the dish, over which pour sweet milk, bake an hour or more as 
 I lie oven may re(]uire. 
 
 POTATOES AND CREAM. 
 
 ^lince cold l)oiled potatoes tiiu'. i)ut them into a sjjidei- wit li 
 nielle!] biittei' in it. let tliem fry a little in the initter, well 
 covei-ed. Ilicii ])ul in a fi'esli pii'ce of butter, season with salt and 
 l)ei)per. pour o\cr cream or ricli milk, let it boil up once and 
 sei've. 
 
 P.AKKD POTATOES 
 
 One dozen medium sizcii i)otatoes. liake nicely, then cut otf 
 1 lie top. sci'ape out t he inside and put in a disli. Heat t he whites 
 of () eggs to a stiff froth. a;ld half to 1 he potatoes, also a cu]» of 
 cream, salt and pepper. l;eat up lighl and lill the skins, over 
 the opening place a s])oontid of llie beaten wliites. return to the 
 oven until a light brown. Ser\c liot. >Dis. Fuank Wood. 
 
VKGETA15LES. 47 
 
 r.AKKl) I'O'IW^I^OKS. 
 
 Twrlvr yood sized potiilocs pai'cd and <|iiartri'('d. 2 (Hiidiis. 
 Put itl('nt.\' (if nice t'rcsli lard in a small sized dripping- pan. tlien 
 ]MH in a layer ofpotaldes and a lasci- of t lie onions cut tine, sea- 
 son with salt and pepper. Make in t lie oven, stiri'in^' occasionally. 
 
 Mhs. C. E. Moore. 
 
 POTATO PIE. 
 Make a rich crust as for chicken pie, line a dish. For tilling', 
 use 1 qt. mashed potatoes, seasoned with salt, pepix'i' and plenty 
 of cream, slice an onion very tine, mix together, till and cover 
 with crust. Bake i hour. Mrs. L. I!. Lull. 
 
 1)ELM( )N I CO !'( )TATOES. 
 
 Fill an ordinary pie plate (buttered) with cold l)olled potatoes 
 chopped tine or sliced. ])our over a hot drawn butter gravy, made 
 with milk enough to inoisten. Hake until nicely browned. 
 Many sprinkle with bread crumbs. Mrs. A. X. Lane. 
 
 CORN OMELET. 
 
 Corn from six ears of boiled corn, i doz. eggs. salt. Heat yolks 
 and add corn, then whites 1>eaten. fry in melted butter. 
 
 Approved by Mrs. Lane. 
 
 UAKEI) TURNIP. 
 Take mashed turni]) and put in a dish, season with butter, 
 pepper and salt, then a layer of tine bread crumbs. Season each 
 layer, tilling the dish, having the bread crumbs on top, moisten 
 each layer with sweet milk and bake in a hot oven. L. T. C. 
 
 St. Paul. T^Finii. 
 
 DICED TURNIP. 
 
 Cut white turnip into dice, boil m salted water until tender, 
 •drain, add cup of milk, stir in 1 tablespoon Hour mixed with but- 
 ter, season with salt antl pepper. P.eets can be served the same 
 way. ^Fus. Coppens. 
 
 SALSIFY OYSTERS. 
 
 Poll S large roots of salsify perfectly tender, iieel cai'efully 
 crown and all. rub through a sieve and .season with salt, pepper 
 and 3 oz. butter: add h cu]) of Hour, 2 well beaten eggs and a 
 little rich cream: the mixture nni.st Vie a very thick batter, dro)* 
 into lioiling lard a spoonful at a time. al)out the size of a large . 
 oyster: remove as soon as done, drain carefully and serve on a 
 hot dish. 
 
48 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 TO COOK SALSIFY. 
 Scrape and wash the roots, cut in rings i inch thiclv. boil until 
 tender in just water enough to cover, a little salt: when done 
 add milli and a spoonful of butter and thicken with a spoonful 
 of flour: pour over toasted brearl cut in little scjuares. 
 
 TO COOK ASPARAGUS. 
 
 Select such pieces as will cut readily with a knife. Put into 
 water with a half te,aspoonful of soda and parboil five minutes. 
 Turn off the water and add about a level tablespuonful of butter 
 and let simmer a few minutes, do not In-own, sift a very little 
 flour over and add milk or watei-. as you prefer, to make suffici- 
 ent dressing. String beans may be cooked in the same way only 
 ])arl)oiling 2n or 30 minutes and let simmer in the gravy as much 
 longer. Mrs. J. L. Muuray. 
 
 MAYONNAISE DRESSING. 
 Boil 3 eggs 20 minutes, yolks mashed to a paste with 1 teaspoon 
 mustard prepared as for table use, and i teaspoon salt: 
 set on stove H cups vinegar, when it comes to a boil add 2 table- 
 spoons sugar, 1 tablespoon flour rubbed with a little piece butter, 
 the whites chopped ttne, the yolks and mustard. Fill the toma- 
 toes with this maj'onnaise, cover and bake 20 minutes. Use ripe 
 tomatoes this way, only adding i pt. whipped cream to the 
 mayonnaise. Mrs. J. R. Bennett. 
 
 ESC ALLO PE D TO M A TOES, 
 if fresh tomatoes are used pare and slice, (canned tomatoes 
 are as good,) alternate layers of cracker crumbs and tomatoes un- 
 til the dish is full, beginning and flnishing with cracker crumbs. 
 On evei'\ layer of tomatoes sprinkle i teaspoon of salt, a little 
 pei)|)er. a teaspoon of sugar and the same of butter. Make quite 
 moist, cover and bake one-half hour. Mrs. J. W. I-Jrakeman. 
 
 T^AKEI) TOMATOES. 
 
 Use tomatoes of uuilnrm size and as smootli as maybe. Wash 
 them carefully, noi to brake the skin, put in an earLlien or gran- 
 ite disl^ and liake until thoroughly cooked, which will take from 
 1 to 2 hoiirs acconling to size of fruit and the temperature of the 
 oven. It is better to have tbem over done than linder done. 
 When done slip the skins from them and lay each one carefully 
 on a square piece of toast, season with butter and salt and serve 
 hot. A. C. F. 
 
VEGETABLES. 4^ 
 
 I'.AKED T()>rAT()ES. 
 One-half doz. ripe tomatoes. slic(M)tTa i)iec'e for cover, and re" 
 move the seeds, till with the following- mayonnaise dressing. 
 
 STKIN(J P.EAN SALAD. 
 
 String' tile beans and hnil tlieni: wlien cold slice lengiliwise 
 and lay in a dish. Seasonan liour or sd Ix'fnrc cat ing willi pep- 
 per, salt and 3 teaspoons vinegar an;l one of oUnc oil: drain jnst 
 before serving ani p )ur over the following' dressing: 
 
 DRESSIXd. 
 
 One tablespoon vinegar, '.i tal)lesi)()()ns olive oil. 1 salt sjjoon of 
 salt and 1 of pepper. 1 teasp;K)n of finely scraped onion. Mix 
 pepper and salt, then aid oil. onion anl vinegar. 
 
 Mrs. CiiAmuerlaix. 
 St. J»aul. 
 
 EGG PLA^'T. 
 Peel and cnt in slices half inch thick, spriidvle witli salt and 
 pepper, and let drain 1 hour. Make a batter of 1 egg. flour and 
 water, dip the slices into it and fry brown in l)utter 15 minutes. 
 Or peel the Egg Plant and l)oil until tender, then pour off 
 water, mash tine, add pepper, salt and butter to taste, one well 
 beaten egg and one tablesi)of)n of flour, make into i)atties and 
 fry lirown in butter, or equal jjarts butter and lard. 
 
 ]Mrs. K. a. ]NroNiiOE. 
 
 PEAS. 
 
 Put peas in cold water to cook with a little salt added, when 
 cookeddrain. and add pepper an 1 l)utter. serve. 
 
 :Mi;s. a. Y. Mann. 
 
 CAULIFLOWER. 
 
 Parb!)il a few minutes, drain and arid hot wiiter to cook, add 
 a little salt, when tender drain, and serve with thickened cream 
 or milk. Mus. \. Y. Mann. 
 
 CORN OYSTERS. 
 
 One teacup of milk. 2 eggs. 2 heaping tablespoons of Hour and 
 a pinch of salt. Roil all well together, and stir in the corn cut 
 from 1 do/., or more ears, according to size, to have a thick mass 
 with just batter enough to bind together. Drop from a spoon 
 into the fryingpan with enough hot V)utter to keep from buin- 
 ing. Serve on a hot plate. Miis. Geo. (;illktt. 
 
'jO the 3rrsKE«ox cook hook. 
 
 COPxX OYSTERS. 
 
 One (jt. gTateil corn. 3 eggs well beaten. 1 small tcasjxion salt 
 and a little pepper, just flour enough to make the corn hold to- 
 gether, drop on a hot buttered griddle and fry. 
 
 Mrs. E. W. (tUAV. 
 
 CORN CUSTARD. 
 
 Two cups cooke;] corn to 1 pt. sweet milk, and 3 eggs well beat- 
 en, season with salt, popper and piece butter size of a hickory 
 nut. Bake i hour. Mrs. Lawson. 
 
 CORN OMELET. 
 
 Four eggs. 4 ta!)lespaons sweet milk. 1 rounded tablespoon of 
 tlour. 1 cup of canned corn or green corn cooked, iieat the eggs 
 thoroughly, add the milk and flour. l)eat again and add the corn; 
 have ready a buttered spider. i)r)ur in part of the mixture; cook 
 until it may be turned. Mrs. O. G. P'irmax. 
 
 EGG PLANT. 
 
 Take a large sized egg plant, leave the stem and skin on and 
 boil in a porcelain kettle until soft, taking up witli a fork and 
 sjjoon. Remove the skin and mash fine in a i»owl. (not tin.) 
 add a teaspoon of salt. i»lenty of pepper, a large spoonful of flour, 
 (when it is cold,) a half teacupful of milk or cream and .'5 eggs. 
 This forms a nice batter. Have some butler and lard very hot 
 and droj) this batter from a sp:):)n a-; you do t'l'lltfU's ani brown 
 nicely on each si:h'. 
 
 CAisr.ACJE. 
 Cut a cabbage as tine as you can slice it, boil in milk 30 min- 
 utes, and add butter. pepi)er and salt, with a little flour to 
 thicken. Mks. W>i. Ukynolds. 
 
 r.AKEl) HE.VXS. 
 
 If new, soak only a short time. 1 i\{. beans — a half hour will 
 do— parboil until they crack at the eyes, drain them from this 
 water and rince with water several times, through a colander is 
 better: then hav(> a nice large i)iece of fat salt ])ork, 1 or 1^ lbs. 
 ready. ])ut in l he mid.lle of Ijcan pot with lieans around, do not 
 cover polk ent irely l)ut leave the I'ind to brown, pour over the 
 whole water salted a little— molasses also if desired — to just 
 cover the l)eans. put into a steaiy. hot ov(mi. bake 4 or 5 hours, 
 adding water occasionally if necessary. Mrs. >L P». Sti';\kns. 
 
VEGETABLES. 51 
 
 i;aki:i> i'.kans wrrnor'i' I'oifK. 
 
 Wash carefully 1 pt. ol' small white lieaiis. jnit ovcf the Wvr in 
 4 qts. of cold water, liriuiitoa lioil and let imil t lioui- of un- 
 til teiuh'T eniiu<ih to lii'eak easily. I )i|) fi'oin t his water, drain- 
 ing them well, and ])ut into an earthen oi' yi'aiute dish lai'iic 
 enough to give the hi'ans i)lcnty of room: pnur over the brans 
 e([ual i)arts of milk an;l watei' eninigh to covei' an iiu'h deep, add 
 a little sail and l)ake in a moderate oven from (5 to 12 hour.-, 
 iulding milk an:l water as it cooks away: a little hutter may bt. 
 added when served if you desire. Keep the beans closely covered 
 while baking. Mrs. A. C. I''ii!m.\n. 
 
 AVELCH RAREIUT. 
 
 Take 4 11). of good, freshchee.se. cut in small, thin slices and 
 ])ut in a frying pan. with a little over a teacup of sweet milk, 
 stir in a previouslv beaten egg and add a salt sjjoon of dry mus- 
 tard. 2 dasiies of red pepper and a small piece of !)utter. stirring 
 the mixture constantly, have ready rolled crackers and gradually 
 stir them in. As soon as this is thoroughly incarporated. turn it 
 out into a heated dish and serve, or omit the cra(,"kers and ])our 
 over l)uttered toast. ^SIus. Vestey. 
 
 CHEESE HALLS. 
 
 Grate •"] or 4 tal)lespoons of chee.se. give tliem a da>li of red 
 pepper. ])ress into halls the size of a nutmeg, roll them in yolk of 
 an egg. lay in your frying basket and boil in hot lard. The 
 flavor can lie varied by stirring a' salt spoon of dr\' mustard into 
 the egg. To be served cold for desert. Mus. \'i:sti;v. 
 
 CHEESE STll.XWS. 
 
 To 1 cup grated cheese add * cup cracker crumbs, salt to taste, 
 moisten with cream or sweet milk, then add milk and flour suf- 
 ficient to make i)aste roll as for jde crust, cut in long strips the 
 width of a straw. l)ake liglit brown in moderate oven. 
 
 Miss (Jii.vt'E I'i'TON. i;. C. 
 
 V 
 
FISH. 
 
 "Praise God for fish and flesh and fowl. 
 He gave to men for food." 
 
 crea:^! SAL:\r()N. 
 
 Take out the contents of a pint can of best salmon, removing 
 all the bits of skin, bone and tluid. I pick from one disli to an- 
 other, tlien back again, working it up very tine. 
 
 For a white sauce, heat a pint of milk in double boiler, thicken 
 with 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in cold milk, add 2 table- 
 spoons of butter, salt and pepper. Set this aside to get thor- 
 oughly cool. 
 
 Prepare 1 pint tine l)read crumbs, by removing all the crusts, 
 and cruml)]ing the V)read which must not be dry, between the 
 fingers. Put a thin layer of crumbs on the bottom of pudding 
 dish, dot with bits of butter, cover with half the prei)ared fish, 
 then half the remain ing crumbs, pour over at this stage half the 
 sauce or dressing, add the rest of the fish, then the breadcrumbs, 
 then the rest of the sauce. Upon the top scatter a very thin 
 layer of very fine crumbs, a mere handful, which may be re- 
 sei'ved or prepared extra, pressing into the sauce lightly, with 
 bowl of spoon: dot finely with butter and bake very slowly for i 
 iiour. To be wholly successful, the oven must V)e so mild that 
 no crust will form on bottom or sides of dish, and the top will be 
 only slightly tinted. It is then a very delicate dish. 
 
 E. S. D. 
 
 ITEM. 
 
 I-"i'csii lisii rulibcd wilii lialta lemon before boiling or frying, 
 will hasten their conking and also removes any earth or oily 
 laste. Mus. F. H. Peck. 
 
 MrsiIUOOM SAUCE. 
 
 One cup of milk. 1 can French mushrooms. 2 tablespttons of 
 butter, 2 tablespoons of bi'ownetl Hour. pei)i)ei' and sail. lioil the 
 milk, add butter and tlour: lastly, add muslironms. 
 
 Ai'i'uovKO I'.v Mks. .\. N. Lane. 
 
FISH. 53 
 
 I'.OILKI) WIIITKFISII. 
 
 Pivjiare the tisli us for boiling, laying- it oix'ii. ]m\ it into a 
 Klrippiiifi" l)an wit li liu" Itat'k down. iit'aii\ cover wilii water: to 
 one tish 2 tablt^spooiis salt, cover tightly and sinnner^not boil — 
 i hour. Dress with butter gravy and garnish with hard l»oiled 
 eggs. 
 
 IlOILEl) CODFISH. 
 
 Cut the Hsh into square pieces, cover witli cold water, set on 
 the back part of the stove: when hot pour oti water and cover 
 again with cold water. Lot it stand about four hours and sim- 
 mer. Serve with pork fal oi- drawn buttei-. 
 
 Mrs. K. W. Mkuuill. 
 
 SALMON LOAF. 
 
 One (luart can of salmon. 1 tea cup cracker crumbs rolled very 
 tine, salt. 3 eggs, a little Cayenne pepper, a tablespoon of melted 
 butter, juice of 1 lemon: steam 1 hour. Serve with mushroom 
 sauce or with drawn butter sauce and parsley. 
 
 Ari'KovKD nv IVIhs. A. X. Lane. 
 
 FlSll A LA HOLLANDATSE. 
 Take a tish that has been boiled or baked. Break into small 
 pieces, remove all bones. Mix it with a hard boiled egg choi)ped 
 tine, place in a tiat dish with a smooth end)ankment of i)otatoes 
 encircling it. pour llollandaise sauce over the Hsh, varnish the 
 ])Otatoes with white (tf egg. Place in a very hot oven until 
 slightly browned. 
 
 SAUCE HOLLA NDAISE. 
 Beat 4 cup butter to a cream, add yolks of 2 eggs, one by one.' 
 then juice of one lemon, and a i)inch of Cayenne pepper, and + 
 teaspoon salt: place this in a i)an of boiling water. l)eat with an 
 egg beater until it begins to thicken, then add i cup boiling 
 •water, when like soft custard it is done. 
 
 Mus. E. M. COPPEXS. O. K. 
 
 dp:vilp:i) loi!stek. 
 
 To 1 can of loV)ster. drained and jjicked, | pt. of cream: 2 table- 
 spoons flour, 1 tablespoon (\v\ mustard. 1 pinch Cayenne pei)])er. 
 2 tablesiKions butter: boil cream, then add butter, flour and 
 mustard, and while hot pour ovei- lobster and mix. i)ut into a 
 baking dish and cover top with l>read ciuiubs. add lumps of but- 
 ter and bake 20 minutes. Mus. J. W. Moon. 
 
r)4 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 BROOK TIIOUT. 
 
 Be very careful not to cf»ok too much. If small, tliey may be 
 fried in butter or sweet oil. Have the butter or oil hot and do 
 not overdo. Try them with a fork. Put no eggs or batter on 
 them, they are better plain. They canbeln-oiled by wra])inng- in 
 glazed paper' well buttered, sprinkle a very little pe])])er and salt 
 on them, put them on the gridiron, and turn them from side to 
 side over the hot coals. Season with lemon juice. If your trout 
 weighs a pound or more it is better boiled. Use enough, slight- 
 ly salted, cold water to cover the fish, let come slowly to a boil, 
 and boil from three to five minutes, turn off the water and if 
 you are careful the fish will not break and the beautiful colors 
 will be as bright as before cooking. Serve plain or with drawn 
 butter sauce. It is delicious if not over cooked. 
 
 . Mrs. J. L. ^Fukray. 
 
 STEADIED TROUT. 
 
 Take a trout weighing about 2 lbs., season with salt, and steam 
 one hour. 
 
 SAUCE FOR THE ABO YE. 
 
 Two tablespoons of l)utter. to one of flour, rub together and 
 add boiling water to the consistency of thick cream. 2 hard 
 boiled eggs chopped fine, and a little salt and ])ei)]jer stirred in 
 the gravy. To be eaten with the fish. 
 
 IVIhs. C. C. iilLLIN'OIIT^UST. 
 
 BAKED SMOKED TROUT. 
 
 Hold under the faucet and wash inside, remove the skin. ])lace 
 in a bake pan with 1 cup each of milk and water, bake 15 min- 
 utes, and then add another cup of milk and bake 10 minutes 
 longer. Mrs. Francis Smith. 
 
 BROOK TROUT. 
 
 For a dozen good sized trout fry six slices of salt ]iork: when 
 Iji-own take out the ])ork and put in the tfout. fry a nice lii'own 
 on all sides. Serve the }K)rk with them. 
 
 Mrs. K. a. Minuoe. 
 
 WHITE FISH. 
 
 One white llsh boiled tender and picked tine, make a drawn 
 butter gravy; add one egg, i)epper and salt, add the fish, warm 
 through, put into scallops and bake. Mrs. A. N. Lane. 
 
KISll. 
 
 KISII CIIOWDKK. 
 Ilavo a (leoj) iron kettle i'ea;ly. l-"resli cdd or liaddock are best 
 for ehowder. Cut into 2 itieli slices. Vvy some slices of salt 
 ])ork ill kettle. Takeout, clioi) tiMt>. leaving- fat. put a layer of 
 fish in this fat: then a layer of s|)lil ]ioston crackers, then some 
 bits of pork: some thick slices of potatoes i peeled i. and some 
 chopijed onion and pepper. Then anothei' la.xcr of lisli. with a 
 repetition of the other articles. Covei' witii boilinji' water, and 
 1 toil -i hour. Skim out in 1h(^ disli in wliicli il is to be served, 
 thicken the gravy with Hour, lioil iijiaiid pour over cliowder. 
 
 Mas. 1. F. lIoi'KiNs. 
 
 BAKED FISH. 
 
 To bake any kind of fresh tlsh. let it la\' in liiine over night 
 and until time to bake, then take fat salt pork, slice very thin, 
 lay in the tin just where the tlsh will lay, put a few ])ieces of 
 butter on pork and a little pepper, a piece or two of pork, butter 
 and pepi)er inside the fish, then lay tlsh in tin on the pork, put 
 butter and pei)i)er on top of tlsh, and last of all cover all over 
 with thin i)ieces of pork, and bake till done: it refpiires no 
 hasting. A tish weighing 5 lljs. will take H hours with a slow 
 even fii'c. liake until brown. .Mits. Ciias. Axtiioxy. 
 
 SALT MACKEREL. 
 
 Freshen, by laying in cold water from 24 to 30 hours, according 
 to size. Place in a pan. and cover with cold water: set on stove, 
 let come to Iwiling heat, and let simmer '> miinites. Lift care- 
 fuUv and cover with cream. Mrs. C. T. Hills. 
 
BEVERAGES. 
 
 He who knows whiit is sood and chooses it, who 
 knows what is bad aud avoids it, is learned 
 and temperate. 
 
 —LS DC RATES. 
 
 COFFEE. 
 
 First, buy your coffee ^reen and roast it carefully yourself. 
 Use equal parts of Mocha and Java. Mocha coffee is a small 
 rounding kernel of a yellowish green color, and Java is a large 
 kernel of a brownish color. Grind the browned coffee fine in 
 order that you may get the full strength. Use earthen or gran- 
 ite ware to make your coffee in. and wash the coffee-pot after 
 brewing. Allow a tablespoonful to each person, of the ground 
 coffee, wet it with cold water and an egg before putting it in the 
 coft"ee-i)Ot, 1 egg is sufficient for 1 cup of ground coffee, if less 
 coffee is used, use less egg. Tut the wet coffee in the pot and 
 pour boiling water on it, let it boil up once then remove to a 
 l)lace on the stove where it will be near the boiling point but not 
 l)(iil. let stand from 10 to 15 minutes, serve in hot cups with hot 
 cream or milk with yolks of eggs beaten together. 1 yolk to 1 cu]) 
 milk. If there is coffee left and you wish to save it, pour it off' 
 the grounds, if allowed to stand on the grounds the bitter pois- 
 on is extracted, and the coffee is spoiled. If you must use tin to 
 make coffee in use bright, new tin. but earthen is far preferable 
 to anything else. A. C. F. 
 
 COFFEE. 
 
 One cup coffee, add 1 pt. cold water, set on back of stove A 
 hour, when nearly ready to serve V)ring forward anil add Vioiling 
 water, let boil 1 minute. Mks. T. W. Lke. 
 
 CHOCOLATE. 
 Take 6 tal)lcsi)oonsful scraped chocolate, dissolve in a (|uart of 
 boiling water, boil hard 1") minutes, add 1 qt. of rich milk, let 
 scald and serve hot; this is enough for six persons. Sweeten to 
 taste. Mrs. E. W. Thayeh. 
 
lJKVKI!A<iES. 57 
 
 CARAMEL COFFEE. 
 Take 1 cup oai'h of wliito flour, corn meal, unsifted (Jrahani 
 flour and molasses. Mix well together and form into small cakes 
 a little larger than a silvei- dollar. If the molasses is not sufHci- 
 ently thin to take u]) all the flour, i or A cu]) cold water may he 
 added. Iriake the cakes m an oven until a very dark hrown, al- 
 lowing them to hecome slightly scorched. Use 1 cake to each 
 cup of cott'ee. jutur cold water on them and steep 20 minutes. 
 
 "Good Health."' Hal tie Creek. 
 
 TEA. 
 
 Tea is made variously as the tastes of people require. Black, 
 green, Japan and English hreakfast require different methods. 
 For green or Japan tea, scald the tea-pot and allow from one- 
 half to one teaspoon for each person, as the strength of the herh 
 may indicate. Pour over this * cup of boiling water, steep in 
 a hot place, but not boil. 10 minutes then turn in boiling water 
 in proportion 1 pt. to every 3 persons. For English bre;ikfast or 
 Oolong take 2 teaspoons for 3 persons, and prepare as above, onl}' 
 letting the tea boil for 10 minutes. Selected. 
 
 CREAM XECTAR. 
 
 First part. Four qts. water. 4 lbs. sugar. 4 oz. tartaric acid. 
 
 Second part. The whites of 4 eggs, 4 teaspoons flavoring, beat 
 well together. Put the second part in when the flrst part is 
 blood warm: let it boil 3 minutes, then it is done. Bottle tight. 
 Put 2 tablespoonsful into ^ glass of water and stir in J teaspoon 
 soda. 31 Ks. Tkott. 
 
 RASPBERRY SHRUB. 
 Five Qts. red raspberries. 1 qt.of vinegar, 1 tablesjjoon tartaric 
 acid. Stand over night, strain. To 1 pt. of juice add 1 lb* of 
 sugar. lioil 20 minutes, bottle when cold. 
 
 Mks. C. J. Hamilton. 
 
 RASPBERRY SHRUB. 
 
 Ten (its. red raspberries, mash and put in a crock, add 1 (it. 
 good vinegar. Let stand 48 hours, then strain and to every pt. 
 of juice add 1 lb. sugar. Boil and skim. When scum ceases to 
 rise, bottle tight. Two tablespoons in a glass of water is a re- 
 freshing drink. 3[us, McFaulaxe. 
 
58 THE MUSKEGON COOK HOOK, 
 
 TEA AND COFFEE FOR CHILDREN. 
 
 Tea and coffee dietary for children is as had in its effects as its- 
 use is universal. Dr. Ferguson found that children so fed only 
 grow four pounds per annum between the ages of thirteen and 
 sixteen; while those that got milk night and morning grew 
 fifteen pounds each year. The deteriorated physiques of tea-and- 
 coffee-ted children, as seen in their lessened power to resist dis- 
 ease, is notorious among the medical men of factory districts. 
 
 Selected. 
 
H 
 
 DMfll 
 
 DKAMOU IX TIIK- 
 
 fel-)Oiccsl ]©P0:r)Gls o| yeas ar)(J Corfccs. 
 
 My Adkx .M(k iia and ^FANDEnLiNG Java Coffees surpass all 
 others in their richness and delicacv of flavor. Tuv Them. 
 
 When in want of a delicious cup of tea, I can till the hill 
 with my best grades of 
 
 OOLONG OR GUNPOWDER TEAS. 
 
 They are witliout (l(>ul)t the Finest in the city. 
 Yours Respectfully, 
 
 LEW W. CODMAN. 
 
 Tlie Best ^oofls M Lowest Prices. 
 
 -Our Assortment of- 
 
 F" I_J I^ IM I T ILJ I^ E: , 
 
 And everything in these lines is large and varied. While we 
 
 carry Fixe Goods, we also have medium and low priced 
 
 grades, and can suit anybody, no matter what the size of 
 
 his purse. Call on us if you wish to see the largest 
 
 « stock, and get the lowest prices. 
 
 Obo Price to All-AMM Tie Lowest. 
 
 Truesdell Furniture Co. 
 
R. MUELLER, 
 
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 DEALi:KS IX 
 
 DnijJTS. Medicines. Clieniicals, Fancy and Toilet Articles. Sponges, 
 
 P)rus]ies. Perfumery. &c. Headciuarters for lloniu'patliic 
 
 Ueinedies and Patent ^Fedicines. 
 
 We carry all I'atent M(".licines advertised in the city paiJcrs. and 
 
 order new ones as soon as made. 
 
 ToalMiood Housekeepers wiio api)reciale a Hour thai will 
 make a tine sweet loaf of bread: a tloiir tiial will never |^ail: t>nv 
 that can be depended ui)on every time to accomplish satisfactory 
 results, we recommend our "Fancy Patent" as the best for 
 extra white bread, cake and pastry. For general family use our 
 celebrated ••Silvku Leaf"' stands at the head of all oilier lirst 
 class Hour. Try it once and you will use no other. Foi' sale by 
 all Grocers, and manufactui'ed only by 
 
 MUSKEGOK MILLING CO. 
 
PUDDINGS. 
 
 '•(iei ii husband what he likes. 
 
 And save a thousand household strikes.' 
 
 "One thinfj- is always ^ul■e to please, 
 Just Ki\c lum pudding's such as these." 
 
 HOW TO :make :v[rsii. 
 
 A'ery few ])e()i)lo know lUiW to lunke t liis dish as it should be. 
 The ingredients for a dish of niusli. are water, salt and corn 
 meal. The water should be soft, tlie salt line, and the meal 
 of the first (luality. yellow meal gives the best eolor but white 
 meal is more easily cooked. The water should be boiling hot at 
 commencement, middle and end of operation. The meal should 
 be added very slowly, so as to prevent any lumiis forming, stir- 
 ring all the time, and should never be in such (luantities as to 
 bring down the temperature of the water below the l)oilingpoint. 
 Herein lies the secret of making good mush. ^lush should be 
 cooked 2 or .'J hours. ' ]SrRs. Geo. Gtllett. 
 
 ILVKEI) INDIAN PUDDIN(r. 
 Four eggs, 1 qt. milk. .") large teaspoons corn meal, small cup 
 sugar, nutmeg. P>oil the milk and scald the meal in it. let it 
 cool before adding the eggs, bake I of an hour. 
 
 Mks. Colemax. 
 
 CORN MEAL PUT)I)lN(i. 
 
 One i)t. milk. 2 large spoons corn meal, butter one-half size of 
 an egg. boil 3 or 4 minutes: 2 tai)lespoons sugar, salt and nutmeg 
 or grated lemon rind. Pake I of an hour. Spread with jelly and 
 frost, browning lightly in the oven. Mus. Dennis Smith. 
 
 APrLE BETTY. 
 
 Take 1 lit. stewed apples, sweetened, a small piece of butter. 
 ] cup rich milk- or tliin cream: i)Ut the apples into a i)udding 
 dish in layers with thin slices of bread between the layers, pour 
 the milk over it and liake i liour. To be eaten with fairy sauce, 
 that is butter and sugar stii'rcd to a frothy comi)(»und. liavored 
 with nutmeg. M ks. Temple. 
 
62 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 BATTER PUDDING. 
 
 One tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon l)utter. 2 eggs, f cup milk, 
 2 teaspoons baking powder, flour to make as stitf as cake. Steam 
 2 hours, serve with rice sauce. Mrs. Temple. 
 
 RICE PUDDING. 
 
 Boil i cup rice and i cup raisins in 1 qt. of milk until soft: beat 
 yolks of 4 eggs with 6 ta blespoons of sugar, into the hot milk and 
 rice, after it has been removed from the tire. Pour into a pud- 
 ding dish, and spread over the top a meringue made of the four 
 whites l)eaten stiff, with 4 tablespoons of white sugar, and flavor 
 with vanilla or lemon. To be eaten cold. 
 
 Mrs. 8. M. Cramulet. 
 
 MOLASSES PUDDING. 
 One-half cup butter, 1 cup cold water. 1 cup New Orleans 
 molasses, 3 cups flour, 1 cup raisins, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 tea- 
 spoon soda, a little salt. Steam li hours. Mrs. Cole3ian. 
 
 DELMONICO PUDDING. 
 
 One qt. milk. 3 teaspoons cornstarch, mix with a little cold 
 milk, 5 eggs; separate them, put the yolks with the cornstarch, 
 add 6 tablespoons sugar, put this into the cornstarch, with milk 
 when boiling. Boil 3 minutes or till cooked. J^)eat the whites 
 stiff and add 3 tablespoons powdered sugar. l)ake sufficient to 
 hold the icing. L. C. T. 
 
 MRS. WELLINGTON'S PUDDING. 
 One pt. sweet milk, 1 tablespoon butter, place on the stove and 
 boil, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1 tablespoon flour, stir in a 
 little cold milk. When cold add 3 large eggs or 4 small ones, 
 beat yolks well and add the whites well beaten last, set in a dish 
 of hot water and l)ake 4 hour. To be eaten with a sweet sauce. 
 
 QUAKER PUDDING. 
 
 Six eggs ix'atcn with !t or 10 tablesixxins Hour and bit. milk, 
 bake 20 minutes, sei've witii sauce. INIrs. C. B. M. 
 
 ItPvOWN I5ETTY. 
 
 One-ti)ir(l bread and s ai)i)le. Crumb the l)ri'a(l tine and chop 
 the apples: 2 cups brown sugar, i cu]) butter, 2 teaspoons cinna- 
 mon, a little luitmeg. Mixthorouglily and s])read over the apples 
 and liicad. i lake verv brown. Mrs. C. B. Maxn. 
 
ITDDINOS. 63 
 
 mOE PUI)D1>^G WITHOUT EGGS. 
 
 Three t alilespdoiis rice. 1 ([t. new milk, i teaspoon sail, sugar 
 ami luitiiieg to taste, iiaki-ili or :{ iiours in a moderate oven. 
 
 ^fKs. G. M. Smith. 
 
 JOHN'S DELIGHT. 
 
 Two cu])S elio])i)e(l bread, i ('U]) chojjped suet, ^ eup molasses, 
 1 egg". 1 cup raisins. 1 cup sweet milk with i teaspoon soda dis- 
 solved in it. 1 teasjjoon cinnamon, i of cloves, a pinch of mace 
 and salt, boil 2 lioui's in a tin pudding boiler, eat with foaming 
 sauce. Ap])roved by I.lus. Spuagie. 
 
 PUFF PUDDING. 
 
 One cup V)oiling water with i cup of butter melted in it: while 
 the mixture boils stir in 1 cup flour, keep it on the stove stir- 
 ring it until smooth and velvety, when cool add 3 eggs well beat- 
 en and i teaspoon dry soda: heat a pudding dish hot, butter thor- 
 oughly and pour In the batter. Bake in a quick oven until 
 thoroughly done. Make an opening in the edge and pour in cus- 
 tard made of 1 cup of milk, i cup of flour, i cup sugar, and 2 eggs, 
 flavor with lemom Mus. Spkague. 
 
 POOR MAN'S PUDDING. 
 
 One cup molasses, 1 cup cold water, 1 cup fruit, 1 teaspoon 
 soda, flour to make a batter, steam H hours. 
 
 Mus. J. D. Davis. 
 
 BREAD PUDDING WITHOUT MILK. 
 Take dry bread pieces i pt. more or less, pour l)oiling water on 
 them, when soft add a cup of fruit of any kind, stewed or fresh, 
 and 2 tablespoons butter, yolks of 2 eggs, spice and sugar to taste: 
 bake 20 minutes: just before it is done spread on tlie beaten 
 whites of the eggs and brown nicely. 
 
 PUDDING IN HAvSTE. 
 
 Three eggs, 3 cups milk. 3 cups flour. I'.ake in patty tins or 
 cups and serve with hot sauce. Mrs. Reynolds. 
 
 ESTELLE PUDDING. 
 Three eggs well beaten. 2i tablespoons sugar. 2 tablespoons 
 butter, i cup sweet milk. 1 cuj) raisins, stoned, 1 tablespoon bak- 
 ing powder, flour to make the cf»nsistency of i)oun(l cake, steam 
 .35 minutes. To be served witli li(iuid sauce. 
 
 Approved by K. T. C. 
 
64 THE MUSKEGON COOK-BOOK. 
 
 LIQUID PUDDING SAUCE. 
 One-half fill) sugar, i cup Initter. 2 cups water, boil together, 
 thicken with 1 teaspoon cornstarch: lemon juice nutmeg or va- 
 nilla to taste. 
 
 APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDITsG. 
 Pare and core enough apples to till a dish: put into eacli apple 
 a bit of lemon peel. Soak i pt. of tapioca in 1 qt. of luke warm 
 water 1 hour, and add a little salt, flavor with lemon, pour over- 
 the apples. Pake until apples are tender. Eat when cold with 
 cream and sugar. 
 
 SNOW PUDDING. 
 
 One-half box gelatine soaked in 1 cup cold water 1 hour. 2 
 lemons grated, 3 eggs, li cups sugar. Add sugar and lemons to 
 gelatine, then pour over i pint boiling water. When dissolved 
 beat until all sparkles, then add the whites of eggs beaten stiff,, 
 make a custard of the yolks. 
 
 APPLE SNOW. 
 
 Mash tlie pulp of 3 baked apples with a silver simoon, add 1 cup 
 sugar and the beaten white of 1 egg. flavor and beat i hour: 
 serve with soft custard or alone. Mrs. C. B. Mann. 
 
 STE.VM CAKE PUDDING. 
 
 One teacup liutter. 1* cups sugar, 1 cup sweet milk. 3 cups 
 flour, 2 teaspoons cream tarter. 1 of soda, add cinnamon, luitmeg, 
 a few raisins chopped fine, 2 eggs, steam 2 hours without un- 
 covering. Use any kind of sauce. Mrs. .1. D. Davis. 
 
 TAPIOCA inn)I)ING. 
 
 Soak ] cu]) tapioca in 1 (it. milk for 2 hours, add •; cup of sugar. 
 1 cup of raisins, yolks of 3 eggs well beaten, a little salt. l)ake 
 slowly one hour. Peat whites of eggs to froth, add 2 tablespoons 
 sugar, flavor. ^ Mrs. ^L\ngoll). 
 
 PINE APPLE TAPIOCA. 
 
 Soak over night 1 cu]) tapioca in H cui)S water, in morning add 
 2+ cups water and cook until transparent in double boiler. Wlieii 
 done add 1 cu]) sugar, 1 i)ine api)le ])ared, cored and llnely minced 
 (a can of <^i'atc(l pine apple coidd be used), tiiin into cups, wet with 
 cold watei'and mould, serve with cold or wiiiijpcd ci'cam. Api)les 
 and peaches can be used in place of pine ai)i)lr. 
 
 •'Good IIkaltji," P. C. 
 
PUDDINGS. tji") 
 
 SNOW inM)I)IN(i. 
 Half V)()X ^'olatino, wliitos of ;} eygs. pinl of hot water, juice of 
 1 lemon. Dissolve >ie!ati lie in tiie water, tlieii add lemon juiee 
 and sugar, mix well and strain through llaiincl inlit a large mix- 
 bowl: when cool encmgh to l)egin to thicken, si ir in t he wliites of 
 the eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and beat until it is thick and 
 snow white all through. It will take a half liour or longer, 
 and the colder the better. Turn into moulds tliat have been 
 dipijed in cold water, or i)ile in ]),vramid form in cciitei'of a glass 
 dish. U'aving a sjiace all around. Keej) on ice till next day. 
 Make a soft custard with a pint of milk, yolks of :j eggs, pinch of 
 salt, 4 tal)lespoons sugar, little grated lemon rind. The custard 
 should be A'ery cold, and if the pudding is in pyramid pour the 
 custard around it — not over it. In moulds, serve the custard 
 from a pitcher. PI C. II. 
 
 CHOCOLATE PUDDING. 
 Scrape very tine 2 oz. of chocolate, J teaspoon cinnamon: jjut 
 into a pan; pouring over it 1 (it. new milk, stirring until it boils, 
 add by degrees 4 oz. sugar. IMelting the chocolate until smootli, 
 pour out to cool. Beat 8 eggs to a froth, mix with chocolate, 
 pour into buttei'cd dish and hake I hour. Serve with jiowdered 
 sugar, cold. 
 
 FIXE lUU^lVD rUDDIXG. 
 
 Take light, white bread, cut it in thin slices: ])ut into a ])ud- 
 ding dish a layer of any kind of lireserves. then a slice of bread 
 and repeat until the mould is almost full. Pour over all a i)int 
 of warm milk, in which 4 beaten eggs have been mixed: cover 
 the mould vvitii a piece of linen, jilace the mould in a sauce pan 
 with a little boiling water, let it boil gently 20 minutes. Serve 
 with ])udding sauce. 
 
 QUEEX OF PUDDlXtJS. 
 One scant pint of grated l)read crnmbs. 1 (it. of milk, i cup of 
 sugar. 1 lemon. 4 eggs, butter the size of a walnut, (rrate the 
 rind of the lemon, and put it with the butter: little salt with the 
 liread crumbs, tlien ])onr on the milk lioiling hot. Wlien cold 
 add the j'olks of the eggs well l)eaten, l)eat all thoroughly to- 
 getlier and bake. When cold make a meringue of the whites of 
 the eggs. the. juice of th(> liMiion. i cu]^ f)f sugar. ])eat until stiff, 
 spread over the top of the pudding and set in tlu' oven until a 
 delicate brown. H C. 11. 
 
66 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 GENEVA PUDDING. 
 Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch with a very little water, and stir 
 into 1 pt. of boiling water, add the whites of 3 eggs beaten stilf. 
 For saiic^, take beaten yollvs of 3 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, i cup milk, 
 flavor. Boil the sauce till cooked. 
 
 Mrs. 8. M. Ck amulet. 
 
 BLACK PUDDING. 
 
 Ft)ur eggs, i pt. molasses, i cup butter, i cup sugar, i cu]) milk, 
 1 cup sifted flour, 1 large teaspoon soda, bake half an hour. 
 Sauce.— Two cups sugar, ] tablespoon butter, H cups boiling 
 water, 1 lemon, grate rind and squeeze ou.t the juice. 
 
 Mks. Vestey. 
 
 FIG PUDDING. 
 
 One lb. flgs chopped fine. 1 pt. grated bread crumbs, 1 cup flue 
 chopped suet, i cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs, 1 large tea- 
 spoon cinnamon, 1 large teaspoon nutmeg. Dip a pudding cloth 
 in boiling water and dredge it with flour, put in jnidding, tie up 
 tightly, leaving a little room for it to swell. Steam 3 hours. 
 
 DAINTY PUDDING. 
 One orange, 2 teacups stale bread, 2 eggs, (yolks only.) 2 oz. 
 citron shredded, 1 cup water, sweeten to taste. Soften the bread 
 with the water, grate the rind and squeeze the juice of the 
 orange, mix this and the citron with the bread, stir in the yolks 
 of the eggs and sweeten. Butter 6 small cups. Beat the whites 
 of the eggs, mix ([uickly with the other ingredients, All the cups 
 and bake slowly 20 minutes or until they are l)rown. Serve liot 
 with cream sauce. Raisins can be used instead of citron. 
 
 Mrs. J. Alvord 
 
 CRACKER PUDDING. 
 Three common crackers rolled, boil 1 i)iut milk. When it is 
 partly cooled stir in the yolks of 2 eggs and a ijinch of salt, place 
 in a disli of water, and hake until it is set. Frost with the 
 wliites of the egg and sugar, decorate witli bits of jelly. 
 
 ISIrs. Murray. 
 
 ITEM. 
 In making boiled sauces, if the butter, sugar, and water are 
 boiled for 15 miiuites before tliickening, the sauces will l)e nmch 
 clearer. Mrs. (Jeo. D. Smith. 
 
PUDDINGS. (57 
 
 CHRISTMAS TLUM PrDDI^'ii. 
 
 One lb. raisins. 1 lb. Euf^iish currants, i lb. suet, choiiijcd line 
 with 1 lb. breatl crinubs. 2 tablespoons tloui', 8 cfJfgs. 1 qt. sweet 
 milk. 1 teacui) su^ar. 1 nutnu^^-. i lb. candied citron, i lb. can- 
 died lemon. 1 tables])oon ground cloves, iioil j^ently in a bag 4 
 hours. Turn the bag wrong sidiMHit. di]) in hot water, then in 
 cold, wring dry and dust well with Hour. turn, and put in the 
 pudding standing a s])oon up in the middle and lie up the bag. 
 
 -Mks. L. L. Tkott. 
 
 TKOY J'UDDING. 
 
 1 cup milk. 1 cup molasses. 1 cup chopped suet or i cup melted 
 butter, 1 cup raisins. 3i of Hour. I egg, 1 teaspoon soda, spice to 
 taste. Boil or steam 3 hours. Can be kept several days in the 
 winter and then warmed like plum pudding. Serve with hard 
 saiu^e made as follows: one cup sugar, i cup Initter stirred t<> a 
 cream, tlavor with vanilla or nutmeg. 
 
 Mks. H. I). P.AKKH. 
 
 SUET I'UDDING WITH SOl^R MILK. 
 One cup chopi)ed suet. 1 cup of molasses. 1 cup of chopped 
 raisins. 1 cup of sour milk. 3 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt. 
 Steam 3 hours. Eat with vanilla sauce. A cup of chopped 
 apples is sometimes added. Mrs. G. F. Outhwaite. 
 
 SUET PUDDING. 
 One cup milk. 1 cu|) suet. 1 cup sugar. I cup cho])i)ed raisins. 1 
 egg, piece butter size walnut. 3 cups flour— cinnamon— 2 tea- 
 spoons baking powder. Steam 3 hours. 
 
 SAUCE FOR PUDDING. 
 Butter, sugar and 1 egg stii'red to a cream. Flavor with va- 
 nilla. Mrs. a. C. Brakemam. 
 
 SUET IH^DDING. 
 Three cups flour. 3 teaspoons baking powdei'. 1 cup suet, 
 chopped ttne. 1 cup raisins, stoned, i cup sugar or f cup molasses, 
 cold water or milk enough to make stiff, batter (about 1 cup), 
 you can use sour milk and soda if you like; even teaspoon cinna- 
 mon, i of cloves. Steam two hours. Rub i cup sugar and table- 
 spoon of butter to a cream, (moistened with teasixton hot water 
 makes it cream better.) for sauce. 
 
 Mrs. E. T. Chamiuoki^ain. 
 
08 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 SUET DUMPLINGS. 
 Make as for suet pudding and drop into boiling water, or into 
 water where meat is boiled. Apples may be rolled in them, mak- 
 ing delicious ap])le dumplings. lioU an hour. 
 
 A. T. F. 
 
 CORN STARCH PUDDINd. 
 One pint sweet milk! whites 3 eggs. 2 tablespoons cornstarch. 
 3 tablespoons of sugai'. little salt. When the milk reaches the 
 l)oiling point add sugar, then starch mixed smooth in a little 
 cold milk, antl lastly the eggs beaten to stiff broth. 
 
 SAUCE. 
 
 One pint milk. 3 tablespoons sugar, yollcs 3 eggs well beaten 
 and a tablcsixion milk added to them. Flavor to taste. 
 
 SNOW PUDDIN(^. 
 
 One Itox gelatine, 1 pint boiling water, juice of 2 lemons, 3 
 eggs. Pour water over gelatine, add sugar to taste, and the 
 lemon jnice. When cold add whites of eggs l»caten to stiff l)roth. 
 
 SAUCE. 
 
 Beat the yolks of 3 eggs and stir them into a ]jint of boiling 
 milk. Sweeten and flavor to taste. ]Mus. Ciiamuehlain, 
 
 St. Paul. 
 
 PRUNE PUDDING. 
 
 One half lb. best prunes stewed very soft, remove the stones and 
 mash fine, sweeten to taste with powdered sugar. Then add the 
 whites of 6 eggs beaten stiff, ptit in a pudding dish, bake in mod- 
 erate oven 15 minutes. To bo eaten either hot or cold with 
 whipped cream. Canned st rawhei'rics or pliimhs ai'c vei'y nice 
 prt'pared in t lie same way. M its. F. Nims. 
 
 TAPIOCA AXDCOCOAXUT IM^DDlNii. 
 
 Soak 3 tablespoonsful of ta])ioca over niglit: in tiie moi'ning 
 cook until clear. Take 1 (piart of milk, I'eserving 1 cnpful, set 
 milk on the stove, when boiling, add the tapioca. Beat the yolks 
 of four eggs, 1 cup of sugar, three tables])oonsful cocoanut, and 
 one cup of cold milk, stir these into the ))oiling milk and tapioca 
 and boil until it thickens. Pour it into a pudding disli. l)cat the 
 wliiles of the eggs with three tablespoonsfvd of sugar, pour over 
 l)U(lding. s])riukle cocoanut over, set in llir o\('ii and l»i'o\vn. 
 
 MliS. VV. A. SiHLEV. 
 
PUDDINGS. 69 
 
 icec'hp:am rri)i)iN(;. 
 
 IJdil 1 icaciip i-icc in I (juart of milk, t lien take \olks of 4 cu'^-s. 
 1 teacup .sugar. 1 leaeup raisins. 1 tcaspimn vanilla: stir this to- 
 gether and stir into tlu' ricr. Ix'at wliitcs of egus t'oi' I'ldstiny. 
 To be t-atcn mid. Mhs. X. .Mdin.VKi'. 
 
 FijozEX pri)i)i>,(;. 
 
 - Oni' generous pint of milk. '1 cupsful of granulated sugar, a 
 scant half cup of Hour. 2 egg.s, 2 table.spoonsful of gelatine. 1 ([t. 
 of cream, one i)ound (tf French candied fruit (a half i)ound will 
 do). Let the milk come to a boil, heat the tlour. eggs and one 
 cup of sugar together and stir into the boiling milk. Cook 20 
 minutes and add gelatine soaked one or two hours in water to 
 cover. Set away to cool and when cool add sugar and cream. 
 Freeze ten minutes, add the candied fruit and finish freezing, 
 takeout the beater, pack smoothly and set away for anhoui'oi- 
 two. When ready to serve, dip the tin in w^ater. turn out the 
 cream and .serve with whipped cream heaped anmnd. 
 From Miss Parloa's Cook Book. 
 
 AiTUoVEU r.v Mrs. W. A. Sibley. 
 
 SPANISH CREAM. 
 
 Soak i box gelatine in i pint cold milk: beat the yolks of :5 
 eggs and put into a double boiler with a jiint of milk. 3 tea.spoons 
 sugar and the soaked gelatine. Stir well, let it come to a boil, 
 remove from the tire and flavor to taste. Beat the whites of the 
 eggs to a stiff froth and stir into the custard and pour into a Imt- 
 tered mould. Serve with cream. Mus. (hoo. CriLLETT. 
 
 BUItNT ALMONDS FOR DESSERT. 
 
 Blanch and dry * lb. almonds, put a piece of butter the size of 
 a nutmeg into your 1 in drii)i)ing pan. set them in the oven and 
 brown as you would coffee, only a light brown. As you take 
 them up. sprinkle salt on them. 
 
 APPLE DTMPLINdS. 
 Pai'e and core without (luartering 12 large apples. :\hU<e a 
 crust of 4 cups flour, 3 teasi)oons baking jxiwder. * cup butter: 
 rub butter well into flour, mix with milk as for biscuit, cover 
 each apple with the dough and put in a butterd tin. pour boiling 
 water over them aid l)ake. Serve with cream and sugar. 
 
 Mi:s. \V. W. P.AKCT.s 
 
70 THE MUSKEGOX COOK BOOK. 
 
 IRISH MOSS BLANC MANGE. 
 Put i cup Irish moss in a qt. of sweet mill^, after washing 
 carefully. Let it set over a pan of hot water for 30 minutes, 
 flavor, then strain and mould. To be eaten with cream and 
 sugar. Mrs. L. L. Trott. 
 
 BAKED APPLES. 
 
 Pare and core without quartering, 12 apples; put them in a tin 
 with a small piece of butter on each apple, sprinkle I cup of 
 sugar over them, add i cup water and bake in the hot oven. 
 
 Mrs. W. W. Barcus. 
 
PIES. 
 
 'Variety is the spice of life. 
 
 LEMON PIE. 
 
 Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. 1 cup sugar, voiles of 3 eggs, 
 1 cup of milk, 3 teaspoons of cornstarch or flour stirred in jjart 
 of the milk, a pinch of salt. Put together in order named, bake 
 with under crust. Beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, add 
 3 heaping tablespoons of tine grained granulated sugar, spread 
 over pie while hot, return to oven until a delicate brown. Serve 
 eold. Mks. H. D. Bakek. 
 
 CUSTARD PIE. 
 
 One and i pint milk, 4 eggs, little bit salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, 
 i nutmeg, bake in moderate oven. Beat eggs thoroughly before 
 stirring into milk. White of 1 egg can be reserved for frosting 
 if desired. Mks. L. O. L. 
 
 PUMPKIN PIE. 
 
 One pint well stewed and strained pumpkin. One qt. scald- 
 ing, rich milk, H cups sugar, 4 eggs, i teaspoon salt, 1 table- 
 spoon ginger, 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Do not let mixture stand 
 after it is put together. 
 
 RAISIN PIE. 
 Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 1 cup raisins, seeded and 
 chopped, i cuj) sugar, 1 cup water, put on the stove and thicken 
 with cornstarch. Bake with two crusts. Mrs. Ckandall. 
 
 CREA:vr APPLE PIE. 
 Line a deep pie dish with nice pie crust, slice in tan apples, 
 sprinkle over one cup sugar, a little nutmeg (or any flavoring 
 you like), then pour over a cup of sweet cream and bake. 
 
 Mrs. E. T. Chamberlain. 
 
 TOMATO PIE. 
 
 One-half doz. medium sized, half ripe tomatoes, sliced thin;^ 
 slice k lemon very thin, 1 cup sugar. Bake with two crusts. 
 
 Mrs. R. p. Eastox. 
 
74 THE MUSKKGON COOK HOOK. 
 
 PUMPKIN PIE. 
 Take i bowl grated pumpkin. 1 egg-. 1 heai)ing tablespoon of 
 sugar. 1 teaspoon ginger salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. 
 Beat sugar egg and spices until very light, add pumpkin and 2 
 tablespoons of cream and enough milk to till pie. Hake nearly 
 one hour. Mus. W. A. Sibley. 
 
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PASTRY. 
 
 PUFF PASTE. 
 
 Take 2 U)s. of Hue winter wheat flour, i teaspoonful of salt and 
 the juice of oui' lemon, mix with cold water into the consistency 
 of firm butter, do not knead too much, (lii>t your hoard with Hour 
 and roll out the paste into a square i incii thick. >rou]d out in- 
 to a s(iuare cake 2 ll)s. of good butter, which lias had all the salt 
 washed out. and ])lace in the middle of the slu^et of paste. Then 
 fold each side over it and roll out in an oblong' so as to e(iually 
 spread the butter between the paste, fold this into three and roll 
 out so that what were before the sides of the sheet may now be- 
 come the ends: repeat this, folding and rolling three times 
 more. Wra]) in a cloth and put in the ice box or any cold place 
 until next day. Then roll and fold three times more and cut 
 out with a sharp, thin cutter, and bake in a hot oven, l)e sure 
 and dust off all the dry flour from the surface of the paste before 
 folding, and keep the hands also free. The scraps must not be 
 used for |)atties. because the grain of the paste will l)elost. 
 
 TTauuy Fox. 
 
 PIE CltrST. 
 
 One colTce cup of lard. :! of sifted flour and a little salt, cut 
 lard well into tlour with a knife, then ndx with cold water (piick- 
 ly intoa nuideratcly stiff dough, handling as little as possible. 
 Take a new slice of jiaste each time for top crust. After rolling, 
 s])read butter with a spoon, fold and roll again, using trimmings 
 for under crust. This makes 4 commr)n sized i)ies. 
 
 Mks. ('. .1. Hamilton'. 
 
 (JRAHAM riF C'UrST. 
 Sift half teaspoon of baking powder into a pint of (rraham 
 flour.add enough thick, sweet cream to form a paste to roll. If sour 
 cream l)e used, add saleratus in ])lace of l)akiug ixiwder. Milk 
 with butter may be used in place of cream. 
 
 .Mi:s A. ('. Firm AN. 
 
 PIE CKFST NO. 2. 
 
 For an oidinary pie, take 9 tables])oons of flour, h teaspoon of 
 baking i)owder. 1 tablespoon each of lard and butter. Cut in 
 with a knife and wet with very cold water to a soft dougli for 
 rolling. F. T. C. 
 
SALADS. 
 
 "In everything- you do aim to excel. 
 
 For what is worth cloing- is worth doing well 
 
 CHICKEN SALAD. 
 One pint chicken cut in tine |»icccs. 1 ])t. of celery measured 
 after cutting. 
 
 DRESSINCI. 
 
 One and one-half cups vinegar, (if too strong weaken-a little) 
 1 heaping teaspoon mustard, 1 tahles])oon sugar. 1 tal)lespoon 
 melted butter, pinch of cayenne pepper, salt to taste. Five eggs 
 beaten separately, mix sugar.^vinegar, mustard and egg together 
 and scald until it begins to thicken; mix thoroughly with the 
 chicken. The addition of a cu]) of \vhipi)('(l cream before mix- 
 ing is an improvement. M. F. S. 
 
 ORIENTAL SALAD. 
 One can of French peas. 2 qts. of potatoes cut in dice. 1 bunch 
 of celery, a little parsley, a little onion. Dressing— Yolks of ;"> 
 eggs.5 tablespoons vinegar.l pt. cream, whipped stiff. 1 tablespoon 
 .sugar, 4 juice of 1 lemon; heat vinegar. l)eut eggs light. ])ut in 
 butter the size of an egg, stir egg in wliilc boiling, put away to 
 cool and cover; when ready to use i)ut in the lemon and season- 
 ing, add cream. For seasoning use ti leaspoonssalt. 4 of mustard, 
 1 of cayenne pepper. Ghack M(X»f. 
 
 BOILED SALAD DIJESSINC FOR COLD SLAW 
 lioil i cup vinegar with 2 tabiesiHionsfiil of sugar, i leasiKion 
 each of salt and mustard and + teasijoon of ])epper. Ivut) i cu]) 
 of butter to a cream, with 1 teasiK)()n of Hour, and pour the boil- 
 ing vinegar on it. Cook ") nunutes. then pour it over 1 well 
 l)eaten egg: mix this dressing while hot, with 1 pint red cabl)age 
 shaved or ciiopijed. Ajjprovcd by Mi;s, L. N. Kkatixcj. 
 
 OKANGE SAL.VD. 
 
 Cut oranges in small pieces, add chopix'd olives, pour mayon- 
 naise over it. Mus. A. N. Lan'k. 
 
SALADS. 79 
 
 ro'iwro SALAD. 
 
 One (loz. I'old potatoes clKippcd. Sauce -Six tablespoons milk, 
 (i tal)les])oon.s hutttM'. 1 tablespoon salt. 1 teasinxm ])epi)er. 1 tea- 
 s])Oon mustard, boil and add 3 well beaten e^r^s. Take from the 
 stove when eg^js are added and stir •"> minutes. 
 
 Sai;aii .Misnku. 
 
 OVSTEi; SAI..\1). 
 One qt. of oy.sters steamed till plumi). throw them into cold 
 water. Four heads celery cut with a knife, cut the oysters in 
 halves and mix with celery: salt slightly. Dressing' — Beat well 
 4 eggs, add 1 teaspoon mixed nuistartl. 1 teaspoon cornstarch, i 
 cup good strong vinegar, cook over steam unlil thick, add piece 
 of Imtter size of an egg. Wine glass cream added when <-ol(l. 
 
 Mks. W. W. ilAKCUS. 
 
 ( AHBAGE SALAD. 
 One head of cabbage chopped tine. 3 eggs well beaten. :i table- 
 spoons of butter. 12 of vinegar. 1 teaspoon of salt. 3 teaspoons of 
 mustard. * teasjwon of ])e])]ier: let conu> to a l)oil and turn over 
 cabl)age while hot. Mi;s. Wm. S.mitii. 
 
 LETTUCE SALAD. 
 One head crisp lettuce. 1 small onion. 1 cup vinegar. 2 hard 
 boiled eggs. 2 small boiled potatoes. 3 tablesi)oons soft butter. 
 Break the lettuce in small ])ieces. slice thin the onion and whites 
 of eggs. i)ut into a dish and pour the vinegar over, cream togeth- 
 er the butter, yolks of eggs and ])otatocs. then pour over the 
 lettuce and toss with a fork until thoroughly mixed. The onions 
 may be omitted. Mi:s. W. K. Stuknkv. 
 
 TOMATO SALAD. 
 Take () large tomatoes and put on ice. wash and drain lettuce 
 leaves and form into little nests on a dish: when ready to serve, 
 cut the tomatoes into large dice, and place a large spoonful in 
 each nest, serve immediately with the following dressing: 
 Yolks of 4 beaten eggs. ^ eu]) of vinegar heated with 1 tablespoon 
 sugar. 1 teasi)oon mustard, salt and pepjjer: pour in the v^^ 
 when hot and cook carefully until thick, remove from stove and 
 add i cuj) melted buttei-. i)lace on ice. and when ready to use 
 thin with cream. Mks. E. y\. ("oci'kns. (J. \\. 
 
 SAL.VD. 
 
 Slice oranges and bananas, and till disli. jxiui- dressing over 
 and put in cold place 2 or 3 hour^. Mhs. '1'kmimj:. 
 
80 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 SALAD DllESSlNG. 
 Volks of 4 eggs. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon pepper. 1 teaspoon 
 nnistard. i cup vinegar. Cook until it thickens: when cool add 
 half cup sweet cream. This is a nice dressing for potato salad 
 also. ■\Iiis. W. (r. Watson. 
 
 SALAD D RESSI N G. 
 Have ready in a tin can, 8 teaspoons of salt, 4 of mustard, 1 
 even teaspoon of red pepper. To 5 tablespoonsful of boiling 
 vinegar, add the well beaten yolks of 5 eggs. Stir until thi<'k, re- 
 move from stove and add a piece of butter size of an egg. 1 tea- 
 spoon of mixture from the can. juice of half a large lemon and 
 i pint of cream whipped stilt. ]Mks. W. A. Siijley. 
 
 ORANGE SALAD. 
 
 Dressing— Juice of 3 oranges, and 1 lemon, making i pt. juice, 
 add 4 oz. sugar, white and shell of 1 egg. Beat all together, heat 
 to boiling point and simmer ."> miinitcs: grate a little of tiic i)eel 
 in the mixture and strain. 
 
 FRUIT JELLY. 
 
 One box gelatine. 4 lemons. 1 orange. 1 (it. sugar. 1 (jt. water. 
 Soak gelatine an hour in the cold water, but on back of stove 
 and stir until dissolved: add juict' and little of the sliced peel 
 and sugar. Let come to a hoil: let stand nntil quite thick, then 
 pour half of it into your moulds, place in your fruit, and pour 
 on the other half of jelly: sections of oranges; French cherries: 
 blanched almonds: nuts, raisins, grapes, etc., can be used. This 
 is enougli for nearly 2 (jts. of jelly. Mrs. A. F. Temple. 
 
 FRUIT SALAD. 
 
 I'ut i box gelatine into 2 teacups cold water over night, in the 
 morning add 1 cup hot water and the juice of ."5 lemons (4 if 
 small), 2 cups sugar, 1 can pine apple. >prinkle sugar over, 4 
 oranges, 4 banaiuis: i)ut into gelatine when cold and s(>t on ice. 
 
 Mks. L. O. L. 
 
 EXCELLENT CAJ!BA(iE SALAD DRESSINi;. 
 Beat 2 eggs, add 8 tablespoons vinegai-. (i talilesi)oons sugar, (i 
 tablespoons butter.. 1 teaspoon each of s;ilt and nnistard. I!eat 
 well together and cook in an earthen dish set in hot watei'. stir- 
 ring (jften. When cool, thin by adding 2 tablespoons sweet 
 cream, same Of sugar. Pour over finely sliced or choiJiied cab- 
 bage. Mas. F. Loveless. 
 
SALADS. 81 
 
 FinONCII MrS'l'AIID. 
 
 Take ."5 traspoims i;rniiii(l iiiuslafd. 1 (if llouf. ncasimiiii su<i:ii' 
 jjour Ixiilin^' water mi tlusc. and mix into siiioot li. tliick paste. 
 When cold add viiieuai' eiKUii^li lo make ready t'of use. a lit t le 
 salt. Mits. L. l\.\N'ir/.. 
 
 M .WON N A I SK I )1{ESS I N( i. 
 
 Yolks (if 2 e,ii>;s. 1 teaspoon salt. ^: teaspoon red |)eppei'. A tea- 
 spoon nuistai'd: mix together until liKht. dro]) in oil till thick, 
 stirring constantly, a taljlesjjoon vinegar and juice of >j lemon, 
 just hefori' putting on salad add 1 cup whipped cream. 
 
 Mus. A. X. Lane. 
 
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 One quart of flour, (sifted and well lieaped). weighs 1 lb. 
 
 Three coffee cups of sifted flour, (level), weigh ] Ih. 
 
 Four teaciips sifted floiir. (level), weigh 1 lb. 
 
 One pint of soft butter, (well ])acked). weighs 1 lli. 
 
 Two teacups soft butter, (well packed), weigh 1 lb. 
 
 Two coffee cups- powdered sugar weigh 1 lb. 
 
 Two and three-fourths teacups powdered sugar weigh J 11). 
 
 Two teacups granulated sugar, (level), weigh I 11). 
 
 Two teacups Cotfee "A" sugar, (level), weigh 1 lb. 
 
 One and three-fourths coffee cu])s best brown sugar weigh 1 lb. 
 
 Three and one half teacups Indian meal eiiual 1 ((t. 
 
 Three tablespoonsful of grated chocolate weigh 1 oz. 
 
 Nine large or ten medium sized (^ggs weigli 1 Ib.- 
 
 LigriDs. 
 
 One pint contains 16 fluid ounces. 
 
 One tablespoon contains about i Ihiid ounce. 
 
 Sixteen tablespoonsful eciual {r pint. 
 
 Four tablespoonfuls ecjual a common sized wine glass. 
 
 Four teacups equal one pint. 
 
 A common sized tuml)lef holds al)()ul v i)int. 
 
 One pint of milk or water weighs 1 lb. 
 
COOKIES. 
 
 Two cups (if sii^ar. 1 cu]) of sliortcuiny. '- egt>s. 4 tal)l('s])ooas 
 sour milk, i tcaspoouful of soda. Mks. I). Sc.tiMitKs. 
 
 COOKIES. 
 
 Two Clips of sugar. 1 cup of luiltcr and lard luixcd. I r\\\) sour 
 milk. 3 eggs. 1 even teaspoonful of soda dissohcd in tlic milk. 1 
 even teaspoonful of liaking powder in the Hour. 
 
 ]Mks. Spkague. 
 
 COOKIES. 
 lUil) thoroughly together one cup of butter. 4 cups of t1our and 
 1 teaspoonful of soda. Beat together 3 eggs. 2 cups of sugar (not 
 granulated), and i teaspoonful of ginger. Pour into the flour 
 and mix. Mks. C. H. IIacklev. 
 
 JUMBLES. 
 
 One cup of butter. 2 cui)s of sugar. 3 eggs. 1 tablesjioonful of 
 .sweet milk. ]Mix (piickly using only flour enough to I'oll (piite 
 thin, sift sugar ovei- and cut with frii'd cake cutter. 
 
 >[ks. Asiifoud Wood. 
 
 GERMAN CKISPS. 
 Two cups sugar. 1 cup butter. 3 eggs, the rind and juice of one 
 lemon, mix thoroughly either with a spoon or the hand, adding 
 sutticient flour to make them thick enough to roll out. lloll very 
 thin and cut in small cakes with a cutter. After ]}lacing in a 
 pan rub the tops with egg and sprinkle with white sugar. 2 eggs 
 ?re enough for the tops of the cakes. Tliey only recpiire a few 
 minutes to bake. Mus. K. C. llrNTEH. 
 
 COOKIES. 
 One egg broken into a cui). put into the cu]" butter size of an 
 egg and till the cup with sugar. 1 taliU^spoon tliick soui- milk. 
 To every three measures of the above put 1 teasi)oon soda: flavor 
 with lemon or nutmeg, flour enough to roll easily. ! find these 
 the nicest cookies I have evei' nuide. Mi:s. Ashkoud Wood. 
 
84 THE 3IU8KEGON COOK HOOK. 
 
 31 RS. WOOD'S jrMi!Lf:s. 
 
 One lb. sugar. 1 lb. butter, (i eK,ys. tlu- Ki'iit<'<l I'ind of two lem- 
 ons, stir in the flour until (luite stitf, then drop a s]X)ont'ul on 
 baking tin and bake: if too ricli add more flour, drop by s])oons- 
 ful, not too close together, as they will spread, place on the toi) 
 of each a blanched almond. Mks. W. F. Wood. 
 
 HERMITS 
 
 Three eggs, 1 cup butter. U cups sugar, i teaspoon soda. A tea- 
 spoon cloves, i teaspoon ailsjuce. 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup 
 raisins chopped flne, flour enouge to make stiff. Roll thin. 
 
 Mks. (tEO. D. S^riTH. 
 
 HE REMITS. 
 
 One and one-half cujjs sugar. 1 cup liutter. 1 cujj clioiJijed rais- 
 ins, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon 
 cloves. 2 tablespoons' sour milk, a little nutmeg, flour enougli to 
 roll.' Cut with scallo])ed cookie cutter, or in lady Angers. Hake 
 quickly. Lillie Rose. Syracuse. N. Y. 
 
 COOKIES. 
 
 One cup "C"' sugar. 2 cups bud el'. 1 egg. ."! taljlesixions l)oiling 
 water. ^ teaspoon soda, vanilla, flour to roll thin. 
 
 Miis. C. H. McKxK^nT. 
 
 COOKIES. 
 Two eggs, 2 cups granulated sugar. 1 heaping cup butter, s cup 
 milk. 1 teaspoon soda, not v(M'y heaping. 2teasi)oons cream tartar 
 heaping, cream butter and sugar, beat ihoroughly. stir in flour 
 as stiff as you can stir with a spf)on. Afler rolling out. sprinkle 
 with gi'aiuilated sugar, cut oiH and Imke. Mus. TE>rPLE. 
 
DOUGHNUTS. 
 
 "\Vc li\(' not iiiwii wliiil wo I'iit, but upon 
 wlmt \\ (• (lijicst. " 
 
 FHIED CAKES. 
 
 One fdrtVi' cu]) of sii^-ar, 3 tablespoonsfiil incited Itutler. 1 t'U]) 
 of sweet milk. 2 egys. 2 teaspoonsful creaiu tartar. J teasixioii 
 soda, and flavor with iiutiueK or grated lemon rind, roll in sugai- 
 and frv. To be just right the mixture must l)e soft. Tse no 
 more flour than is necessary. Mus. Dknnis Smith. 
 
 DOUGHNUTS. 
 Four eggs. 1 cup of sugar. 1 cu]) of milk, a jiiece of hutter size 
 of an egg. 2 teaspoons of baking i)owder. St ir in tlour witli spoon 
 until stiff: then roll out and cut with jx'pper box cover to make 
 them into round balls and fr\ in liot lai'd. Mhs. Wm. S:mitii. 
 
 COMFORTS. 
 One cup of sweet milk. 1 cu]) of sugar. 1 teasi)oon of but ter. 2 
 eggs. 2 teaspoonsfid baking i)ow<ler. 2^ cui^s of flour, season with 
 nutmeg and droj) from spoon into boiling lard. \'ery tine. 
 
 Mrs. W. a. Sip.i.ky. 
 
 DOUCIINUTS WITH SOUi{ MILK. 
 ()necui)of sugar. 2 eggs. 2 teaspoonsful melted lard, a little 
 salt and 1 cuj) of sour milk, lieat the whites and yolks of eggs sep- 
 arately. Put i teasixion soda, or a little nu)re if the milk is very 
 sour, into the milk and stir until it foams: take the lard, sugar, 
 yolks of eggs and a little of the sciur milk and beat thoroughly, 
 adding more milk and Hour to make a stiff batter: lastly add the 
 whites of the eggs and enough flour to roll. When rolled on the 
 board. let stand ten or fifteen ndiuites before cutting out and fry- 
 ing. Mi!s. H. 11. iloi.T. 
 
 I)0U(;HNU'!'S. 
 
 One (jt. tlour. ."5 teas])oons baking powder, 'i cup of sugar. I cup 
 sweet milk. 1 r^ri^j;. a little sail and cinnamon. 
 
 Mils. S. M. CUAMliLKT. 
 
86 THE MUSKEGON COOK HOOK. 
 
 DOUGHNUTS WITH liAKING POWDER. 
 
 One cup sugar. 3 eggs. 1 cup sweet milk, a little salt, 3 tea- 
 spoonsful baking powder to a quart of tlour, a piece of butter the 
 size of a teaspoon bowl. Take sugar, butter and a little milk, 
 mix thoroughly with the hand, add the rest of the milk and 
 the well beaten eggs. Sift the baking powder with the flour two 
 or three times, mix to roll, and when rolled on the board let 
 stand 10 or 1.") minutes befoi'c cuiting out for frying. 
 
 isius. II. II. Holt. 
 
 DOUGHNUTS. 
 Two eggs, 1 cup sugar. 1 cup sour milk. I teasjjoonful of soda 
 4 tablespoons melted lard, a little salt and grated nutmeg, flour to 
 make soft dough. Mks. Hovey. 
 
 FRIED CAKES. 
 
 One cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk and pinch salt. 3 eggs, 2 table- 
 spoons melted butter, 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder, add 
 flour to make a soft dough, i nutmeg. Miss M. M. Furman. 
 
 FRIED CAKES. 
 
 One and one-half cujjs sugar. 2 eggs, 1 cup sour milk, 3 table- 
 spoons butter, (not too full), i teas])oon soda, nutmeg. 
 
 Mrs. G. I. TiLLOTsoN. 
 
 CREAM FRITTERS. 
 
 One tal)lespoon of sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup of cream, flour enough 
 to make a thin batter with 1 heaping teaspoon of baking powder 
 sifted with it, a little salt. Fry in hot lard. If milk is used, add 
 a little butter. ]Mks. C. E. Moore. 
 
 DOUGHNUTS. 
 
 One cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs. 2 teaspoonsful baking pow- 
 der, flavor with lemon or cinnamon extract, mix soft and fry in 
 hot lard. Mrs. C. E. Moore. 
 
 YEAST DOUGHNUTS. 
 A pint bowl full of raised dough; add 1 cup of sugar, 1 egg, a 
 small piece of butter, i t('as]K)on of baking soda, dissolved in tea- 
 spoonful of water, beat in flour enough to roll out; set to rise 
 one-half hour and cut out to fry in hot lard. 
 
 Mrs. M. R. Stevens. 
 
MOLASSES CAKES. 
 
 SOF^r (rlXiiElJ IIHKAI). 
 
 One lea cull 'n'dwii sii^ar. 1 cupViest New Orleans molasses, i 
 ciii) biiltci'. till the cvi]) up with boiling water. 1 heaping tea- 
 spoon soda (liss(i|\e<l in 1 tal)lesi)oon hoiliiig water. 1 teaspoon 
 of eiunanion it pi-et'erred: Hour to make quite soft. 
 
 MKS. O. p. riLLSliUUY. 
 
 EXCELLENT SOFT (;iN(rEH iUJEAI). 
 
 One cup of butter. 1 cup of New Orleans molasses. 1 cup of 
 sour milk, U cups sugar. » cups Hour. 4 eggs, 2 teaspoons soda, 
 bake in deep pans. Florence Hamilton. 
 
 SUGAR GINGER BREAD. 
 
 One-half pound of liutter, I lb. sugar, 1 lb. tlour. .") eggs. 1 teasi)oon 
 of ginger, i teas])oon nutmeg, i teas]K)on soda, 1 tablespoon milk. 
 Spread thinly over bottom of tin. when baked cut into squares 
 
 Mrs. Geo. 1). S.mith. 
 
 EXCELLENT SOFT (JINC^ER BREAD. 
 
 One and one-half cups N^ew Orleans molasses, 4 cup brown 
 sugar, i cup butter, i cnp sweet milk, teaspoon soda, teaspoon 
 allspice, half a teaspoon ginger: mix all togethei' thoroughly, add 
 3 cnps sifted flour and bake in shallow ])ans. 
 
 Mus. II. D. Baker. 
 
 MOLASSES CAKE. 
 One and one-half cups molasses, 1 cuj) butter-milk. 2 table- 
 spoons shortening. 2 eggs. 1 cup sugar. 1 teas])oonful of soda, 1 
 tablespoon ginger, si)ices to taste. But in last .'k'uijs Hour. 
 
 ^Iks. >rAN(;()LD. 
 
 SOFT GINGER JUIE.VI). 
 One cup molasses, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 even 
 teaspoon soda, 1 egg, 1 cup boiling water. (5 tablespoons butter, 
 41 cups flour. Mrs. Mangold. 
 
THE MUSKEGON COOK T.OOK. 
 
 CtInger snaps. 
 
 One cup of sugar. 1 cup of Imtter. 1 cuj) of molasses, 1 tea- 
 spoonful of soda, a little ginger. Let all come to a Ixiil. stiffen 
 with flour and roll very thin. Mus. W. A. Siulev. 
 
 OUR OLD Gl^UEK COOKIE ilECEJPT. 
 
 Two cups hlack molasses, 2 cups l^ew Orleans molasses. 2 cujjs 
 hrown sugar, 2 cups shortening. H cu])S water. 4 tahlesijoons gin- 
 ger. 4 tahlespoonsful of soda, alum the size of 2 hickory nuts 
 pulverized. Will make (i gallons of cookies. 
 
 Mks. v. p. :\risNEK. 
 
 SOFT GINIJER BPvEAI). 
 One coffee cup of brown sugar. 1 coffee cup of molasses. 1 cup 
 of butter. 4 cups of flour. 1 cuj) of sour milk. 2 large teaspoonsful 
 of ginger, 1 teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in the sour milk. 
 Stoned raisins may be added. I'.ake in a small dripi)er. 
 
 Mks. p. p. Misner. 
 
 DIJOP (UNlrER CAKES. 
 
 Put 1 teaspoon soda in teacuj). on it .3 tablespoons hot water. 
 
 1 tablespoon melted butter, and fill the cup with New Orleans 
 molasses. Repeat as many times as desired and add a teaspoon 
 ginger— one cup will make about 20 cookies— drop a teaspoonful 
 in a place on pans well greased, and smooth with the back of a 
 spoon dipped in melted butter, bake <iuickly. They are very nice 
 if just right. Mus. C. L. Dearborn. 
 
 MOLASSES SNAPS. 
 One cup butter and lard mixed. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup molasses, 
 
 2 teaspoons soda. 4 teaspoons vinegar. Dissolve soda in vinegar, 
 flour enough to roll easily very thin and bake in hot oven. 
 
 M. F. S. 
 
 G1N(JER SNAPS. 
 One cu]) molasses. 1 cup melted buUer. 1 teaspooji soda. 1 table- 
 spoon ginger, flour enough to roll. >L\y Daht. 
 
 MOLASSES CAKES. 
 One-half cup of sugar. 1 cup of molasses. 1 cup of buttei'. 1 cup 
 of sour milk sweetened with i teasjioon soda. 1 teaspoon baking 
 ])owder stirred into flour enough Id make a common batter. 
 
 ^IHS. M. S. FU'hdue. 
 Port Sherman. 
 
MOI.ASSKS lAKKS. S!) 
 
 COOKIES. 
 
 Two cups of lii;lit brown suiiar. 1 ciii) hiiltcr. .'{ cj^i^s, i tea- 
 spoon of soda. 1 nutiucii'. •"? ta'iU'spooiis of waicr. tlour choukIi t(» 
 I'oll slitT. 'ViiAAK Ekickson. 
 
 (;iN(Ji':!; (AKK. 
 
 Two (•ii|)s molasses. 1 cup hut ter. ."{ e»"u"s well hcateii. 1 cup sour 
 milk. 1 lieaping leas])ooii soda. 1 teaspoon gint^er. i teaspoon 
 cinnanion. or any other spice, add llouf till thi(d< enough to l)ake 
 in pans. Miis. 'i'r-:MiM,K. 
 
 (illAlIAM COOKIES. 
 
 ( )ne cuj) of New Orleans molasses, 1 cuii su^^ar. 1 cup butter 
 and lard mixed: 1 cup water, iiimdi of salt. 1 teaspoon of .soda: 
 mix soft with (Jraham ilour. Mu8. C<)LK.ma>{. 
 
 (il'vAHA.M (H)OKIES. 
 Two cui)s sugar. 2 ejjus. 1 cup shortening— i each of butter and 
 lard -1 cup sour milk, i teaspoon soda, mix stilt' with (Jraham 
 Hour and roll. (.riven by Mrs. Fraxiv Wood. 
 
CAKE. 
 
 "There is no short road to sood fortune in 
 cake making-.'" 
 
 SILVER CAKE. 
 
 One cii]) full of sugar. ^ cup "f butter, whites of 3 eggs, i cii]> 
 of cornstarch dissolved in nearly i cu)) of milk. H ru]is Hour. I 
 teaspoon cream of tartar, i teaspoon soda, and vanilla or almond 
 flavor, iteat butter to cream and beat in sugar gradually. Add 
 tlavoi'. mix flour, cream of tartar and soda together and sift. 
 I'.eal wiiites to a stiff frotli. add cornstarch and milk to the beat- 
 en sugar and Imtter, then add whites and flour. Mix quickly 
 and thoroughly and bake in moderate oven for about half an 
 lioui'. Tse 2 even teaspoonsful baking ])owder m place of. cream 
 of tartar if you like. 
 
 GOLD r.VKE. 
 
 One cu]j sugar, i cup Vtutter. yolks of 3 eggs and 1 wliole egg, i 
 cup niilk. i teaspoon each of soda and cream of tartar and 1 
 heai)ing teaspoon leaking jiowder, H cups flour. Mix butter and 
 sugar and add eggs. milk, flavor and flour in order named. Bake 
 same as silver cake. White frosting is good with this cake. 
 
 Minnie J. Reynolds. 
 
 C.VKE WI'IMIOTT FAU'rS. 
 
 One cup liuftcr. 3 cups sugar. 2 cups soiii- milk oi- buHei'-milk, 
 1 (|1. flour. 2 cups I'aisins. spices to taste. 1 t(>as])oon soda, (less 
 soda. somel)aking powder. im])roves all cakes madeof sour milk.) 
 'I'iiis makes two loav(vs. A. T. F. 
 
 MINXEILMIA CAKE NO. 1. 
 
 Two cups sugar, i cu]j butter. 3 cups flour. I cup milk. 3 tea- 
 spoons baking powder. Filling— Two cups sugar. 4 or .J teaspoons 
 l)oiling water, boil till it threads from the sjjoon. have ready the 
 beaten wliites of 2 eggs, jjour the boiling liciuid over the eggs, 
 beating till cool, then add 1 (mi)) of English walinils l)roken flne 
 and 1 cup of small raisins, spread between layer and on lojjof 
 cake. M. S.. Ionia. 
 
91 
 
 MINNKllAllA CAKK NO. 2. 
 
 Oiu'-half cu]) (if hutU'i-. 12 eygs. i ciii) of swret milk. 1 licapiiiy- 
 teasiKHin of haUinji- powder. '2 cuijs of rtour Ix'foi'c sifliiiji-. J!eat 
 butter and si|i;-ar ti) a cicaiii. -mM \\\v vggs well l)ealeii. then the 
 tbo tldur with baking- powder sifted in. Fi!liiiy— One-half lb. 
 English walnuts and a teaeupful seeded raisins mixed witli frost- 
 int;-. 1 Sake in :? or 4 layers. M!;s. (;. I'\ OrriiwAiTE. 
 
 I'.OSTOX CKE.V.M CAKKS. 
 One cup hoi water. ; cup butter sel upon the stove in a tin 
 dish, when it boils add 1 cu]) of Mour and cook until thick, stir- 
 ring constantly, let it get perfectly cool, then add 3 well beaten 
 eggs, small ^ teasijoon soda. Drop a small spoonful foi-eacli cake 
 in a iian with s])ace between, bake in hot oven. 
 
 IHKA.A[ FOR i-nj>ix(^. 
 Scald 2cui)s milk, add 2 ogg.s, 3 tablespoons of riour. I cup of 
 sugar, tlavoi- to taste, rut slit in siile ot" cak'' and fill with this 
 cream. ^ A. T. F. 
 
 WHITE KUU^IT CAKE. 
 
 One and one-half cu])s i)ulverized sugar. ;-; cuj) of butter. 1 cup 
 of milk. Si cups tiour. 1 cup seeded raisins. 2 teasi)oons of bak- 
 ing i)ow(]ei-. wbilesot 4 eggs, flavor to taste. .Vliis. L. C. (J. 
 
 ROSE CAKE. 
 
 One-half cuj) white sugar. V, eu]! red sugar, i cup butter, i cup 
 sweet milk. 2 cui)s tiour. 1 teaspoon baking jKiwder. flavor with 
 rose extract. l>eat butter and sugar to a cream, then add r"d 
 sugar, milk and tiour. whites of six eggs beaten to a stiff froth 
 the last thing. Jiake in slow ovea. Mhs. E. C. II. 
 
 SIIKEWSIJL'KV CAKES. 
 Two cui)fuls of butter. I pt. of white sugar. 3 jits, of flour. 4 
 eggs, half a teaspoonful of mace, lloll thin, cut into small cakes 
 and baki^ in a (luick oven. >'ot a ])artic!e more of the flour than 
 is given above must be used. The cake should be nuule in a 
 rather cool room, and they cannot be nuide in very wai-ni 
 weather. They can be kept a long time, aiul are delicious. 
 
 .MitS. H. I). P.AKICU. . 
 
 LEMON JELLY. 
 
 One lemon grated. 1 cup of sugar. 1 cuf) water. 2 eggs. J tal.lr- 
 spoons of Hour, or 1 of corn starch. T.oil until as thick as jelly. 
 
 Mus. E. W. ii.. 
 
D2 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 CREAM CAKE. 
 
 Tliivo eggtv 1 euj) i^raiiulated sugar, i^ nips Hour, il ta))l('- 
 spooR.s of cold water. 1 teas]ioon of baking ])owdcM'. I'his is 
 enough for 4 cakes baked in jelly cake tins. For custard boil 
 nearly- 1 pt. of milk, sweet, mix 2 tables])()ons corn stai'ch with a 
 half cup of sweet milk, add 2 well beaten eggs, stirring briskly. 
 Add i cup of butter, stirring until dissolved, (lavor with 1 tea- 
 spoon vanilla. Spread between cakes while hot. 
 
 IkENK H. llA.MJLTON. 
 
 LEMOX JELLY FOR CAKE. 
 A cup of sugar. 1 tablespoon of ])utter. grated rind an:l juicr of 
 one lemon. Isour apple grated. A heaping teaspoon of Hour pui 
 with the sugar, a half cup of boiling water and Ut lu)il about .i 
 niiiiiiles. Just before taking from the stove stir in one beatini 
 egg. ]Mus. (Jioo. I). SMiTii. 
 
 LAYER CAKE. 
 
 One cup sugar, 1 egg. 2 tablespoons mt'it<d butter, I cup sweet 
 milk, i^i cups Mour. ■' teaspoon of soda. 1 of cream tartar. 
 
 Mrs. E. W. (tKay. 
 
 WHITE CAKP]. 
 Two cups pulverized sugar, V cuj) butter, whites of -5 eggs, j 
 cu)) milk, large 2i tea^iioons baking jowder. 8 cups flour — large. 
 
 :Mi;s. E. W. (Iuay. 
 
 AXCJEL FOOD \(). 1. 
 If eggs are small take IS. otherwise 12: after separating, put 
 on ice an hour to cool. Beat i hou.r briskly; use an ordinary 
 jelly glass for a measure: 1 glass of flour after sifting 4 or '> times, 
 1 teaspoon cream of tartar in the flour. 2 cups pulverized sugar 
 sifted 4 or 5 times: add the sugar to the ei};g slowly. 1 teasi)oon 
 vanilla, add the flour, bake in a pan wilh tube: stir well iH'fore 
 putting in. Have tlie ovcii (|uilc liot wlien Hrst put in and 
 gradually cool, bake I of an liour, turn on tin- tube 2i> minutes 
 before removing from ilic pan. Mrs. W. B. I'iondk!.. 
 
 AXaEL CAKE XO. 2. 
 Whites of n eggs beaten stiff, li cups puheri/ed sugar. 1 cup 
 flour sifted 4 times, 1 even teaspoonful of cream of tartar, i tea- 
 :s])oon of soda sifted with the flour, a little salt, flavor with va- 
 nilla oi' almond. Bake with very slow Are about forty minnt(s. 
 
 Mus. il X. Ib.VKv. 
 
CAKE. 93 
 
 AXGEL FOOD NO. .}. 
 Wliites of 11 OK!?'^ bcHten to a stiff froth: sift Hour 4 times aiul 
 nioasmv one tumbler full. 1 small, level full teaspoou of cream of 
 tartar, put in tlour and sift again. T* tumlilers powdererl sugar 
 sifted, 1 K'asjxton of vanilla. ^lus. T. O. Lvox. 
 
 HICKORY NUT CAKE. 
 
 One cuf) of meats broken fine, H cups sugar, i cup butter. 2 
 cups Hour, i cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoonsful baking powder, 
 wliitesof 4 eggs. Stir the meats in a little Hour and add last. 
 
 Mrs. De^tnis Smith. 
 
 WATER MELON CAKE. 
 
 Two-thiids cup of butter. 2 cups of sugar. 1 cup of millc. tfa- 
 sponnful of baking powder. 3 cups of flour measured betVtre sift- 
 ing. 
 
 KED PART. 
 
 One-half cup of batter, 1 cup pulverized sugar. J cup of sweet 
 milk. 24 cups of flour, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder mixed 
 with flour, 1 cup of raisins, whites of 5 egg^. Bake in round pan 
 with tube in the .••.•iitf-r. i"ii(* white ■;ii!'; ;n-,»;;nd the out side, the 
 red part in the ;■ IMks, Wm. Smith. 
 
 VAKITY CAKE. 
 One pint of mi'iK. 1 i)t. of flour, 3 eggs: beat well tv.gtiiit-!' ami 
 add a little salt, bake in patty pans. Mk.s. J. A. Wood. 
 
 i\)W\ s'WWK ]] CAKE. 
 One cup of butter. 2 cups sugar, 1 cup of sweet milk, ii cup of 
 corn starch and lill up with flour. 2 teaspoonfuls of baking pow- 
 der and wliites of 7 eggs. Never fails. Mks. C. H. TIackley. 
 
 FEATHER CAKE. 
 
 One cup of sugar. 1 cup of flour. 1 egg. 1 ta1)lespoonful of 
 melted butter, i cup of sweet milk, 1 teaspoonful of baking p(>w- 
 der. i>iuch of s;dt and flavor to taste. Sifl l);d-:ing ]wwder with 
 flour. 'm\--. '. ■. !!. Hackley. 
 
 J)EL1CATE CAKE. 
 
 Two ni|>.> , i -H,i;ar and i cup of butter stirred to a cream, add 
 
 cup of sweet milk. 3 cups of flour in which has been mixed a 
 
 leaspoon cream of tartar and half a teaspoon of soda, then add 
 
 whites of (5 eggs heaten to a stilf froth, flavor with lemon. Good 
 
 and easilv made. i\!us. H. I). I^akki;. 
 
■94 rilE MUSKKOfON COOK I'.OOK. 
 
 SPO'I'TEI) CAKP^-- YELLOW PAirr. 
 One ciii) of sii^ar. ^ cup nu'lted butter. 1 cu]) boiling water. 
 yolks (tf 4 eggs well beaten, flavor with vanilla. 1 teasjMtonful 
 Itaking powder. 2 fnll (■iii)s tloiir. 
 
 WHITK I'AIiT. 
 
 One and one-halt cn])s of sugar, i eu]) of bulln-. i v\\]\ of nulk. 
 whites of 4 eggs well beaten. 2-^ cups sified tioiir. 1 teaspoonfnl 
 baking powder. Droj) first a spoonful oi' wliiic ihcn of yellow 
 until you have .3 good loaves. AIks. Ni;ij.n-; Si'KAca'E. 
 
 WIIITL CAKE. 
 
 One and one-half eiips puherized sugar, i cu]) of eorn stairh, 
 seant * cu])of Initter. i cup of milk. H teaspoons baking ])owder. 
 whites of s eggs, flavor with vanilla or orange. This may be 
 baked in one loaf or with two layers, using the following tilling. 
 One cup thick cream, whipiied. 1 cuj) ))ulvei'ized sugar. 1 cu]) 
 blanched almonds cho])i)ed line, a 111 lie ^■anilla and almond ilavoi-- 
 ing. >ri{s. ITo\KV. 
 
 WHITE sroXGE CAKE. 
 
 One tumbler of sifted Hour. H tumblers ixiwdered sugar. 1 tea- 
 spoon of cream of tartar and a little salt: sift all togetlici- in a 
 dish, add the whites of 10 eggs and stir very carefully, bake in 
 u moderate oven. Season with lemon extract. 
 
 Mus. Wm. SMirii. 
 
 ALMOND CREAM CAKPl 
 
 One and one-half cups pulverized sugar. !•' cups flour, scanty 
 <nip Imtter. i cup of milk, i cup of corn staicli. 1^ teaspoons of 
 Itaking ])owder. whites of S eggs. 
 
 KILLIXO KOK THE SA.^IK. 
 
 One CU]) of thick cream Iteaten stiff. 1 cu]) powdo'ed sugar. 1 
 lb. of clioijpcd almonds. Havor with vanilla. 
 
 Mi:s. VV. A. SiT.LEY. 
 
 r()IlK CAKE 
 
 Three-fourths pound salt pork clio])ijed fine, i pt . boiling 
 watei' turned over the ])ork, i 11). stoned raisins, i lb. candied 
 <'itron. 2 cvips brown sugar. 1 cu]) of molasses, 1 teaspoon soda. 
 2 teas])oons cream of tartar, flour to make very stiff. liake U 
 Jioui's. t bis makes 2 loaves and will kc^c]) a y(>ar. 
 
 .Mi;s. W:\i. S.Mrrii. 
 
CAKK. 95 
 
 fk; cake sil\ i:i{ v.wvv. 
 
 Two cups piilveri/(Hl sugar, ii cup liultcr. ikiI i|iii1c ;i cup 
 sweet milk, whites of S eggs. 3 heaiiing teaspoons linking pnvvdcr 
 thoroughly sifted with 3 cups of flour. Stir sugar aud butter to a 
 cream, add uiilk aud fUtui- and lastly whites of eggs beaten to a 
 froth. 
 
 (ioi.D i'Ai;r. 
 One ciii) pulveri/.ed sugar, i cup tiuttei'. i cup sweet milk. H 
 teaspoonfuls baking powder sifted into a little more t ban H cups 
 flour, yolks of 7 eggs and 1 whole egg. J teaspoon of allspice and 
 cinnamon until you can taste it. Bake the white in 2 long pie 
 tins, put one-half the gold ])ai't in a long i)ie tin. lay on 1 lb. si)lit 
 tigs, previously sifted over with a little Hour, so that they will just 
 touch each other, put on the rest of the gold and l»ake. Put the 
 cake together with frosting while warm, the gold between the 
 white layers, and cover with frosting. Mus. L. L. 'I'lJOTr. 
 
 Srin'HlSE CAKE. 
 
 One egg. 1 cu]) sugar, i cu]) l)utter. 1 cup sweet milk. 1 tea- 
 spoon soda. 2 teaspt)ons cream of tartar. Mus. L. L. Tkott. 
 
 WEDDING FEUIT CAKE— WHITE. 
 
 One cup butter. 2 cups sugar. 1 cup sweet milk. 2^ cups dour. 
 whites of 7 eggs. 2 even teaspoonfuls baking powder. 1 lb. each 
 seedless raisins and blanched almonds, i lb. each of tigs and 
 dates, i lb. of citron. Cut figs, dates and citron tine: beat in- 
 gredients well before adding fruit, which should be stirred in 
 after being sifted with tlour. Hake slowly and ice. 
 
 Ml!S. EUKD LOVKT.ESS. 
 
 SOCIETY CAKE. 
 
 Two cups Hour. 2 teas])oons baking powder. .3 eggs. A cu]) butter, 
 ] CXI]) sugar. 1 vu]) milk, i cup corn starcliadd flavoring. 
 
 M i{s. E. W. .Mehhill. 
 
 SPOTs^GE CAKE. 
 
 One and one-half cups sugar. H cups lloui-. .i eggs l)eaten sep- 
 ;arately, 2 teaspoons baking i)owder. ^ cuj) lioiling water addcMl 
 the last thing. M. V. S. 
 
 WHITE CAKE. 
 One-half cu]j of Itutti'r. 1 cup of sugar. 4 cup of milk. H cui)s 
 tlour. 1^ teas]x»ons baking jxiwder. whitesof 4 eggs. Use the yolks 
 jn the same wav for vellow cake. M. F. S. 
 
96 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 WHITE CAKE. 
 
 One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2* cups unsifted flour, then sift 
 4 times, 1 cup corn starcli, 1 cup milk, whites of 7 egg< heateu to 
 a stiff froth and added last: 2 teaspoons baking powder, or 3i 
 cu])s flour if coi'n starch is not used. 3Iks. W:Nr. S:\rTTir. 
 
 WHITE :mountain cake. 
 
 One cup butter, 2 cups of sugar. 1 cup of sweet milk. 4 cups of 
 flour, measured after sifting, 1 lieaping teaspoon of baking pow- 
 der. Can be l)aked in layers: put together with frosting. 
 
 Mrs. W:m. S^trrir. 
 
 FRUIT CAKE. 
 
 Three eggs, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 cupschoi)ped, seeded raisins„ 
 i lb. citron, 1 cup buttei', 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoonful of soda- 
 cinnamon and cloves to taste, flour enougji to make (luite stiff. 
 
 :nII!S. V. ]\ MlSNKl!. 
 
 BUTTERNUT CAKE. 
 One cup of butter. 2 cups of sugar. 1 cup of sweet milk. .'} cups 
 well sifted flour, 4 eggs, whites beaten separately, 1 teas])oon of 
 cream of tartar, 1 teasiKion of soda. 1 teacup of butternut meats.. 
 1 cu]) of choi)ped raisins. ]VrKs. C. H. Hacki.ey. 
 
 WALXUT CAKE. 
 
 Scant i cup biittei'. 1 cuj) of ])owdered sugar. A cu]) sweet milk 
 2i cups tlour, 2 full teaspoons baking powder scant half tea- 
 spoon of bitter almond extract. 1 cui) coarsely l)roken English 
 walnut meats. 1 cup seedless raisins, whites of 4 eggs. Cream 
 butter and sugar, add flavoring, milk, tlour after' being sifted 
 with baking ])owder several times, beat l)riskly one minute, add 
 eggs beaten to a stiff froth, mix well. Lastly add fruit which 
 should be floured. IJake in a tin with oi)eiiing in c(Miter if 
 possible: bake slowly in an oven pi'cxiously well liealed. 
 
 .Mi;s. Fkku Lovklkss. 
 
 SNOW FLAKE C.VKE. 
 
 One-lialf cup Imtter, 8 tablespoons sweet milk. V> cups ]julver- 
 ized sugar, whitesof o eggs, 2 cups flour. 1^1 teas]X)ons leaking ])ow- 
 der juice of one-half lemon. Cream tht' butter and sugar gradu- 
 ally, tlien add lemon juice, then milk, tlien whites of eggs, lastly 
 flour with baking powder and tables])oon corn starch. l)ake in two 
 sheets, frost w'ith boiled frosting, putting in the otJiei' half of 
 Irinon juice. Mrs. Asiif<u!J.) Wood. 
 
!»7 
 
 SIMCE CAKE. 
 
 Two and one-hall' cups sugar. 1 cuj) huttcr. I cortee cup cliop' 
 p('(l raisins. 4 cups rlour, i cup sour milk. 5 eggs. 1 iieaping tea- 
 spoon soda, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 of cloves and f nntnK^g. 
 
 .Ml!S. L.VTIMKi;. 
 
 TUTTl KKFTTI CAKE. 
 Cream ^ cuj) of butter and I cup ot sugar, add i cu]) milk. 
 4 eggs whites and yolks Iteaten separately. 2 cui)s of Mour. 2 tea- 
 spoonfuls baking powder. 
 
 KILLIXU 
 
 Soft frosting— i lb. blanclied almonds, ilb. raisins, i lb. citron 
 chopped tine, and mixed with frosting. Put lietween layers and 
 on top. 
 
 RlHhON CAKE. 
 For white ]>;>''t. wliites of 8 eggs, 2 cups sugar. 1 cui> Ijutter. 1 
 cup sweet milk. 2 cups sifted tloiir, 1 cu]) corn starch. 2 teaspoons 
 l)aking powder, and juice of 1 lemon: bake in jelly cake tins. 
 For dark part. 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, i cup molasses, 
 3 cups flour 4 eggs, 1 large coffee cup raisins chopped fine, i lb. 
 citron, 1 teaspoon baking ix)wuer dissolved in little milk. 1 tea- 
 spoon each of cinnaruon. cloves and allspice. 1 nutmeg: lay one 
 dark cake then white, spreading jelly between, ^fus. E. C. 11. 
 
 CREAM CAKE. 
 
 One cup sugar. 1 heaping cup flour. 2 eggs, (> tablespoonfuls 
 cold water, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder Cream — One pt. milk. 
 1 ogg. 2 talbespoonfuls sugar. 1^ tablespoonfuls corn starch or 
 t1f)ur. flavor with lemon extract. Mus. ^Iaxuot.d. 
 
 WHITE CAKE. 
 
 Two cups sugar. 1 cup butter. 1 cup sweet milk, whites ofU 
 eixg>. .3 cujis flour. 2 teaspoons of baking powder, bake slowly. 
 
 Mrs. II. Talmaoe. 
 
 ROLL .lELLY CAKE. 
 One cup sugar. 3 eggs, 1 cup flour. 1 te;isi)oon of cream tartar, + 
 teaspoon of soda, flavor with vanilla, Bake in square pan, spread' 
 with jelly and roll in cloth while hot. >ri;s. J. L. Rkck. 
 
 ONE EGG CAKE. 
 One cup sugar, 1 egg. butter tlie size of an egg, s cu)) sweet 
 milk, flftur to make a stift" batter, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 
 li:iv(ir to taste. Mrs. D. McLAtJGHLix. 
 
'98 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 SNOW CAKE. 
 Whites of 10 eggs. U cups i)ulverized sugar, 1 cup flour, i tea- 
 sp(»ou cream of tartar. 1 teaspoon vanilla. vSift flour, sugar and 
 cream of tai'tar together, then add beaten whites of eggs and va- 
 nilla: stir lightly and l)ake an hour in slow oven. 
 
 Mr.s. Dell Tillotson. 
 
 FKJ CAKE. 
 
 One and one-third cups of sugar, 1 egg, butter size of a small 
 egg. i cup of milk, sweet, flour to make a stiff batter, 2 teaspoons 
 baking ])o\v(icr. flavoring. 
 
 FILLING. 
 
 ('li(i|) v<'r\ fine 1 do/., fresh flgs. 1 scant cup of sugar with just 
 water enough to moisten. Let the sugar and water boil, stir in 
 the whole of ] egg beaten stitt" and the tigs. Do not let the flgs 
 boil. Mrs. D. McLaughlin. 
 
 SPICE CAKE. 
 
 Oiie-iialf cup of sugar. 1 cup of molasses, i cup of butter. 1 tea- 
 spoon eacii of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, 2 teaspoons of soda 
 in a cup of hoiling water. 21 cups of flour, 2 eggs well beaten and 
 added last thing before baking. Mrs. T. O. Lyon. 
 
 SOU II CREAM CAKE. 
 One cup sour cream. H cu])S sugar. 2 eggs. 2 tablespoons sweet 
 milk. 2i cups sifted flour. 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon each cinna- 
 mon and cloves. Mrs. F. Wood. 
 
 HliEAD CAKE. 
 
 Tlireecups l)rea(l dough. 2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 2 eggs, tea- 
 sjioou soda, and spice to taste. Mrs. C. L. D. 
 
 (MNNAMON CAKE. 
 
 Whites 2 eggs, i cuj) butter. 1 cup sugar, 1 heaping teaspoon 
 baking powder, 1.^ cups flour. Take the 2 yolks and beat in a 
 cup very light. All ihc vn\) with brown sugar and 1 teaspoon 
 strong cinnamon, stir well and use as frosting. Mrs. C L. I). 
 
 WHITE FACE CAKP]. 
 Whites of li eggs, 1 cuj) sugar, s cup butter, i cup sour milk, 1 
 teaspoon cream of tartar dissolved in the milk, * teaspoon soda, 
 flour enough to uuike a little stitfer than when baking powder is 
 used: flavor to taste. Mrs. E. B. 
 
CAKK. !>9 
 
 CXH'OAM"!' MA( Aia)()NS NO. I. 
 One lb. of cociianut. line or i;r;iiuilnt»'(i, slircd will do. U Ihs. 
 powdered sii»jar. whites cif T ejj^r^ well beaten, lin/. corn starch. 
 i 07.. llonr: mix well together, for at least haltan honi-. let lay tor 
 2 or ;{ honrs. llnely dust a slieet of paper, witii riee tlonr. oi' corn 
 starcii and (iron the doii;^h in pieces abont the size of lialf dol- 
 lars: bake in a fair oven, dani)) Ihe pajxM'on the back and the 
 cakes will come olT'. if they will not withonl. IIaukv Fox. 
 
 COCOAXl'T M\r\[\{H)ys NO. -2. 
 AVliites of 4 egj;"s. 2 cups pulverized sugar. 4 heaping teas])oons 
 of sifted tluur. :\ cups shredded cocoanut. I>eat the eggs and 
 sugar together foi' half an hour. uiLv the Ih.ur with the cocoanut 
 and stir lightly into the eggs and sugai-. (irease your baking 
 pan with lard and sprinkle with a little tlour. drop your nii.xture 
 in small cakes and bake in a moderate oven. Let cakes cool be- 
 f(»re removing from pan. For liickorynut macantons use 2 cnii> 
 hickory nuts in jilace of cocoamit. "Mns. T. (J. Fosteu. 
 
 Burlington. la. 
 
 CH()C( )LATE M.VC.V K( )( )NS. 
 
 Melt butter size of an egg: >lir in liol butter 2 oz. I:!aker"s 
 chocolate scraped tine, stir until smooth, add I cup coffee sugar. 
 2 eggs. 1 teasiMionful baking powder, b'lour your fingers and 
 uuike into balls size of hickor\' nuts, bake in gn^ased ])an 1 inch 
 a])art. M ks. Di;. Pos'i'. 
 
 CHOCOLATE KISSE.S. 
 Whites of 4 eggs. 2 small coffee cujis of ]»ow(lered sugar. 1 cup 
 of sifted tlour. (snuill). 1 teaspoon of vanilla, i \h. German choco- 
 late, grated and sifted. Beat the whit(>s of eggs and sugar to- 
 gether i hour: add the othei' ingredients, stirring as little as pos- 
 .sible. Grease and tloui- baking tin. dro]) in small cakes and bake 
 in .slow oven. .Mn-. T. G. Fosteu. 
 
 I'.urlington. la. 
 
 YELLOW SAND C.\KE. 
 
 One lb. coi'u starch. 1 11). Vtutlcr. 1 lb. juiwdered sugar, in eggs, 
 the rind and juice of 1 small lemon. Wash the salt from the 
 butter, and beat to a cream, then add s\igar.then I egg at a time 
 with a small portion of the corn starch, until all is used: leave 
 half a cup ofcornstarcli out of tiie package, and add i <-upof 
 flour, with 1 teas])oon of baking powder last: V)eat nearly an hour. 
 V)ake 1 houi' in a modeiale oven. .^In^. L. K'.wi'rz. 
 
100 THE 3irSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 CHOCOLATE NORGOT. 
 One-half cup of butter (ei'eamed) i cup of sugar, If cups Hour, 
 i cup sweet milk, 2 eggs well beaten, + lb. Baker's chocolate grat- 
 ed. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar mixed in the flour, i teaspoon 
 soda In the milk. Cream the butter and sugar, add 5 tablespoons 
 sugar to grated chocolate, 3 of boiling water and stir over tire 
 until smooth and glossy. Add this to butter and sugar, tlien 
 add the eggs, next the flour and milk alternately: mix thoroughly 
 and bake in layers. A very handsome cake is made by doubling 
 the receipt and baking in four dee]), square layers, spread layers 
 with l)oiled icing in which has been stirred blanclied almonds 
 cut in strips. Frost the whole with icing. The cake l)i-eaks 
 very easily In removing from the pans. More than 3 tablespoons 
 of water are sometimes needed to malce the chocolate smooth. 
 
 'Mils. V'estky. 
 
 ('HllIST3rAS CAKES. 
 
 One (It. iioney, i (jt. of New Orleans molasses, H oz. soda, i lb. 
 almonds, i lb. citron, i cup anise seed rolled line, teaspoon each 
 of cloves, mace and cinnamon, 1 cup lard: heat molasses, honey, 
 soda and lard on the stove, then !)ut in flour enough to roll out, 
 add the other ingredients. Mix three weeks before baking, keep 
 in a cool ])]ace: wh(>n ready to bake, roll out half an inch thick, 
 put blanched almonds on top. I>ake in a slow oven, before cold 
 cut in s(iuare pieces. Mits. L. Kanitz. 
 
 .^vLMONl) CnEA>[ CAKE. 
 Two cups sugar, J cup T)Ul ler. 1 cup sweet milk, 2 of flour and 
 1 of corn starch well mixed, whites of (5 eggs. 3 teaspoons baking 
 powder. 
 
 CUE AM 
 
 Ont'-iuiU \nii{ swii-ei cream, yolks of 3 eggs. 1 tablespoon sugar, 
 1 teaspoon corn starch, blanch and cliop i lb. almonds and stir 
 into the creani, l)oil tlie creiim thick enough to spread. . 
 
 Mrs. L. Kan it/. 
 
 MERINGUE PASTE. 
 Whites 10 eggs. 1 lb. powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons flavoring. 
 Have everything cold and (hy, put eggs in deep bowl to whi]), 
 using whisk made of )n;nch of wires, beat until you can turn the 
 bowl up side down, add sugar and flavoring' all at once. Spread 
 it on cake and sift a linle powdered sugar over it, set in the 
 oven 10 or lo minutes. .John Roiik;. 
 
 I). CiiinsTiK Jv Co. 
 
101 
 
 (AKK. 
 
 CIIOCOLA'IK TAKE. 
 
 One riij» dl' siitiar. '■ ru\\ Imt'.cf. •: cuii milk. 2 (•ll|)^ llmir, 'J icii- 
 spcions biikiny ]»«i\v<U'r. 2 ('^■t''.>. Cook 1 cui) chofolato, i cuii milk. 
 l tal)lt>s[)ooii o1' vanilla, yolk of 1 vg^r and stir in tho rake. 
 
 Mi:s. ]■:. AV. Tii vvKi:. 
 
 liOlLEl) FliOSTINi;. 
 
 One f'uj) "iranulaled siiKar. white* ()f an ('.iiK. wau-i' cnouiih to 
 cover .sngar. boil till it l)ul)blcs: if t(H» thin can add su^ar and if 
 too thick add boiliii;^- water. Mus. Tkmv\a-:. 
 
 ('.Vi;.\>lEL 1 UOSTiM.. 
 
 Two cups li<ilit Itrown sugar, i cup sweet milk, batter size of 
 a walnut, boil until it will strin;^' fi'om sijoon: remove and add 1 
 teaspoon vanilla, stir until cold. Miis. J. K. I5knnktt. 
 
or)Oi\^ Wr)ite JBaKir)6 1 o^^der 
 
 Is an absolutely pure cream tartar powder. 
 
 2iv£ore EjCorLomica.1 
 
 than the ordinary kind, and cannot he sold in competition with 
 the low-test alum or phosphate powder. 
 
 rfcTi\i Laa\^ 'joVvo "\]o\\\ use \l, m\\ \je \v\(^\\\Ai i^\eased, 
 
 SNOW WHITE BMING POWDER 
 
 IN PREFERENCE TO ANY OTHERS. 
 
 Yoli Will M aireclms for iisii oi every cai 
 
 -MAXIKACTLRED BY TUK- 
 
 MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. 
 
 .Ml P)akiny- I'owder sold tor 20 to 30 cants are alum ])owders, 
 and are very injurious, regardless of what any salesman may say. 
 The actual cost of them is only 5 to 8 cents per pound. 
 

 Kull (2rr)d /lifracfivc OfocHiS lo all cur lJcpGirln;)ci;)ls. 
 
 SILK VELVETS, TUIMMINCS. 
 
 DRESS (JOODS, IlOSllOm' AND(i L( )\ES. 
 
 LINENS. CLOAKS. 
 
 WHITE (JOODS. FIXEMIIJJNKi}^' 
 
 CAIJPP]TS. CURTAINS. >.^( . 
 
 Money savers and close buyers will always liiul Hrst clioicc and 
 advance styles in our sevei-al lines. 
 
 < Successor to Cramer & Smith, > 
 — DEALER IN— 
 
 Kupr)ilurG. v£^arpets. vf^Poc^GPy ar)d lcil<asswarc. 
 No. IT E. Westeux Avem'j:. 
 
 MUSKEGON, - MICHIGAN. 
 
 J. T^. KINO 
 
 SE L1.S 
 
 He also carries a choice line of liaked Goods. .\I1 oidciv will 
 receive prompt attention. 
 
 8T 1^F^IF^r3 »T^P^E>E:;Tr. 
 
CREAMS AND ICES. 
 
 RUSSIAN CREAM. 
 
 One qiuut of milk. 1 box of gelatine snaked in a i pint of hot 
 water, 4 eggs, 1 cup of sngar. Whip yolks and sugar together. 
 Let the milk boil and stir in eggs and sngar, and let cook a little, 
 last put in gelatine, and stir well. Let cool partly and stir in 
 the wliip])ed whites of eggs, and put into moulds. 
 
 Mrs. W. a. SiJ$i,Kv. 
 
 PINEAPPLE BAYARL\N CREAM. 
 
 One can of pineapple. 1 large cu]) of sugar, cook twenl\ min- 
 utes or until soft. Add a teaspoonful of lemon juice and slniii; 
 through a coarse sieve. Strain into it immediately i box of gel- 
 atine which has been soaking 2 hours in a half cu]) of cold water. 
 Stir the mixture until it begins to thicken, then put in one i)in( 
 of stiff whipped cream, and when well mixed ])ut in a mouki on 
 ice. Serve with whii^ped cream. Mrs. W. A. Sirlev. 
 
 SPANISH CREAM. 
 
 Dissolve i package of Cox's gelatine in i pt. of cold milk, sim- 
 mer 1 (]t. of milk; wliile hot on the stove, pour in the gelatine, 
 stirring till perfectly dissolved; add the beaten yolks (tf 8 eggs 
 and vanilla, as for custard, and let them scald one minute, or a 
 little more: when done pour the mixture into a large bowl con- 
 taining the beaten whites of 8 eggs, stir briskly for one minute, 
 and pour into moulds. It will flU 2 (its. and 1 i)t. Our experience 
 leads us to say, that if milknum's milk and cream is used, it is 
 lietter not to soak the gelatine in milk, bul water. 
 
 ]\[rs. N'kstkv. 
 
 CARAMEL CUSTARD. 
 One (jt. milk, i cup sugar. eggs, i teasjjoon salt: put th*' milk 
 on to boil reserving a cui)ful. Beat the eggs, add the v*old milk 
 to them, stir tlie sugar in a small frying pan until it l)ecomes 
 li(iviid and just begins to smnke. Stir it into the iK)iling milk, 
 then add beaten eggs and cold milk and stir until it begins to 
 thicken. Serve cold in glasses. Ai'I'roxkd nv ^VTrs. C W. S. 
 
C'lIKAMs AM) ICES. 10") 
 
 Tlirt'c pis. of u'ood crcaiii. ff Hi. <if pulvcii/.cd siiyar. 1 oz. licst 
 jiclat inc. (i *'.iijis. Divide the siiyar in iialf. sweeten tlie civani 
 with ^. lia\(>r with extract vanilla and whip with ('^fi>- heater. 
 Beat the eu-^s to a stitV I'l'oth. aihl the rest of the siij^ar. l)eating 
 hard. Tut the ji't'latitKMnto i teaeupofcold water to soai< 1 or 
 2 hours, tlien a(hl i cui) hoi ling water, melt and strain, and iceep 
 warm. Put tiu' ejiji's and the suj^'ar in a lari^c txivvl. pour' over 
 the scalding- jjelatine. stir tlieiu (|uickly. and when it is eonled. 
 ad<l the whipped cream, mixing witii hot h hands and with great 
 disi)atcli to avoid congealing in lumps, i'diir in glass howds and 
 ornament to suit the taste. If this i-ecei])! is closely followed, 
 one need never fail in making this delicious (U'ssert. 
 
 Miis. Ve.stkv. 
 
 ICE CREAM. 
 
 Soak one even tal)lespoo!iful of gelatine in just enougii water 
 to dissolve it. Whip the whites of two eggs with 1 ])int of thick 
 cream till St itf enough to drop from the whippei-. Tlieii put in 
 I cup of sugar, one tabesi)oonfuI of vanilla and whip in dissolved 
 gelatine slowly. I'our all into mould or tin ])ail and set in a 
 large jjail with finely pounded ice and salt. Let stand one hour. 
 then raise cover and stir from side, let stand another hour and 
 repeat the stirring. When it has stood the third hour it will 
 turn out nicely from the moidd. Mks. W. A. SiiiLiov. 
 
 ICE CREAM. 
 
 For 1 gallon of ice cream take 2 (|ts. milk scakled with 2 cups 
 of sugar and 2 tablespoons corn starcii. When cold llavor and 
 add the whites of 6 eggs, well beaten, and 1 <|t. cream, then 
 freeze. Scald the corn starch thoroughly. Miis. Nims. 
 
 RASPBERRY SHERBET. 
 
 One pint raspberry juice. 1 ])t. water, juice of 2 lemons. 1 scant 
 tablespoon of gelatine soaked in cold water to cover. 1 heai)ing 
 coffee cup sugar. Boil sugai' and wale r 1.') nnnules. jxiur over 
 dissolved gelatine, add lemon juice, strain, then add raspberry 
 juice. Put in a freezer and freeze as you would ice cream. 
 
 Mi:s. Loveless. 
 
 ICED COFFEE. 
 
 One pt. strong coffee. 1 pt. rich cream, i lit. sugar: freeze. 
 
 Mus. Temi'Le. 
 
10(i THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 PINEAPPLE ICE. 
 
 Seven lemons, 1 can of grated pineapple. 2 scant pts. of sugar, 
 2i (its. of water, whites of 3 eggs, beaten stiff and added the last 
 thing before freezing. Mrs. A. F. Temple. 
 
 ICE CREAM. 
 Three pts. sweet cream. 1 (it. new milk, 1 pt. pulverized sugar, 
 put in a freezer till thoroughly chilled through, then add the 
 whites of 2 eggs, beaten light, and freeze. Mrs. \"estey. 
 
 ORANGE ICE. 
 One (it. water, 1 pt. sugar, 2 lemons, 2 oranges, whites of 2 
 eggs. Mix water and sugar, rub loaf sugar over oranges to absorb 
 oil of skin using juice of the same — juice of 2 lemons. Adding 
 last the whites of 2 eggs beaten. Freeze. 
 
 Mrs. C. H. :\rc'KxiGHT. 
 
 PINEAPPLE ICE. 
 
 One pt. lemon juice. I fit. sugar, 1 cjt. water, 1 can grated pine- 
 apple; after it begins to freeze put in whites of 8 eggs l)eaten to 
 a stiff froth. Grace Mfxiisr. 
 
JELLIES. 
 
 Every fancy you consult, 
 consult your purse. 
 
 — LT^RANKI.IN. 
 
 Jellios are best made fntiii t lie bones, leys and tendons of 
 ])()ultry. by eookinji' t hem s or K) lioiirs in water, or nntil all tlie 
 solid portions are eooked into l)its. then strain otV the liciuor 
 through a colander, pressing out all tlie juiee: set tliis liciuor 
 away, and when solid, which will l)e the next day, remove all the 
 fat you can with a knife, jtour a i)int of boiling water over the 
 jelly turning it oif (luickly, and with a cloth ab.sorl) all the 
 grease. Cut the sediment from the bottom, place on the stove, 
 and when melted strain through a cashmere flannel bag, but do 
 not s(iueeze at all. return to the bag and strain the second, per- 
 hai)s the third time, and your jelly will he clear, which you can 
 flavor as you desire. If you use isinglass, the Russian is the best 
 though more expensive. For flavoring jellies it is better to use 
 the juice of any kind of fruit except currants which are too acid. 
 
 COFFEE .JELLY. 
 Dissolve A box Cox's Gelatine in one cup water, add '^ cups 
 strong, clear coffee. 1 cup sugar: put in mould on ice: eat with 
 sugar and cream. Mits. F. ZS'ms. 
 
 ORANGE JELLY. 
 
 Take .") oranges, 4 lemons, 1 box gelatine. 1 lb. .sugar. Roil the 
 rinds and juice of the oranges in a pint of water until it becomes 
 quite yellow. Then grate the rinds of the lemons, and with the 
 juice pour the orange water over. Pour 1 pt. cold water on box 
 gelatine: when dissolved add the sugar and 1 (|t. l»oiIing water, 
 strain into moulds. This (luantity makes 3 qts. jelly. 
 
 CALF'S FOOT .lELLY. 
 Four feet lioiled in 4 ([ts. of water until I'educed to 1 ([t.. let it 
 cool, remove all fat and dregs. Warm the jelly over a slow Are 
 and add i ])\\\l water, the juice and grated rind of 3 lemons, a 
 stick of cinnamon and whites of (i eggs, beaten. Sweeten and 
 boil 15 minutes, stiain through a flannel bag. 
 
108 THE MUSKEOOX COOK liOOK. 
 
 TAPIOCA JELLY. 
 
 VVnsli and soak over night i fupof tapioca in cold water, drain 
 oflf water and place in double l)oiler with 1 qt. cold water. ^ tea- 
 spoon salt. + cup sugar. Cook until perfectly transi)arent. then 
 add juice of 1 lemon, turn into dish and place where it will be 
 very cold, serve with whipped cream and fruit jam. or with 
 boiled custard and any slic(Ml fi'esli frnil. 
 
 Mus. 1). F. Loveless. 
 
 ()KAN(iF: FLOAT. 
 
 One quart water. 4 tal)les])oons corn starch. 1 cuj) sugai-: cook, 
 and add the juice of 2 or 3 fresh lemons, pour this over .") sliced 
 Oranges, beat the white of 1 egg with a very little sugar, and put 
 on to]). This is very nice to l)e served with whipped cream. 
 
 MlJS. E. W. TlIAYEH. 
 
 SNOW DRIFT. 
 One-fourth box gelatine i)ut in teacup of V)oiling water: add 1 
 cup sugar, set on stove and let thoroughly dissolve, then add 
 the juice of 1 lemon, strain and set away to cool: when c<ild add 
 the white of one egg well beaten. 
 
 CUSTARD. 
 
 Two cui)^ milk, yolks of 2 eggs, white of 1 egg. even teasixxtn 
 corn starch. 2 tablespoons sugar, flavor and cook in water. 
 Mould the jelly, put in dish and pour in custard. 
 
 Mks. E. W. Thayek, 
 
PRESERVES. 
 
 We reveled in tlie e:picy suceiilence of her preserves. 
 
 —[Holland. 
 
 HINTS AP.OUT MAKING rRESEIlVP]S. 
 
 It is tiol gt'iu'rally known that boiling fruit a long linir. and 
 skiiuiiiing it well, without sugar and without a covt'r \i> tlic 
 preserve pan is an economical way. because the bulk of the scum 
 rises from the fruit, and not from the sugar, if the latter is 
 good: and boiling it without a cover, allowing th(> eva])oration of 
 all the watery particles, the preserves keep tirm and well flavor- 
 ed. The proportions are f lb. of sugar to 1 n». of fruit, .lams 
 • made in this way of currants, strawberries, and rasplicii'ics ai'e 
 excellent. 
 
 TO CLARIFY SUGAR F()l{ 1*RESERVIN(;. 
 
 To each pound of sugar allow- i \)t. of water, for every ;J llis. of 
 of sugar, the white of 1 (^ga. ^lix when cold. V)oil a few minutes, 
 and skim it. let it stand ten minutes, skim it again and strain 
 it. 
 
 IMJESERVEl) PEACH P:S. 
 
 Dress tlic pcaclirs. cut in lialves and add f lb. sugar to eacli 
 pound of fruit, let stand 4 or '> iiours in lialt tlic sugar, pour off 
 the juice into llic i)i-csci-\ing kettle witb tiie remainder of tlu^ 
 sugar, and wlicn scalding lioi add tlic peaches and lioil !.■> 
 or 20 minutes, or until I hey look clear. It is better to kee]) 
 them in glass. A few luach pits added improve the flavor. 
 
 JELLY OF ("HAI'.AIM'LES. 
 
 To each H. lbs. crab ai)pl(s. 1 pi. watci-. boil gently until they 
 are broken. Four tlie whole into a jelly l)ag. and when the juice 
 is quite trans])ai'ent weigh it and put it into a preserving pan 
 Boil gently Kl minutes, remoxc Irom the tire and poui' into il lo 
 oz. of fine sugai- to each pound of juice. Roil gently from 12 to 
 15 minutes, skimming it clear, and jjour into moulds. Should 
 the quantity be large, boil a few minutes longer before adding 
 the sugar. 
 
110 THE MUSKEGON COOK BO(JK. 
 
 SNOW CREAM TO BE EATEX WITH PRESEin'ES. 
 
 Whites of 2 eggs beaten to a stiff froth, f cnip of sweet cream 
 sweetened with white sugar, flavor with lemon. 
 
 CRAP. APP'LE MARMALADE. 
 
 Boil the apples in a i<ettle until soft, with just enough water 
 to cover them. Mash and strain through a coarse sieve, talve 1 
 11). sugar to ] 11). apples, boil ^ hour and put into jar. 
 
 ITE3I. 
 
 Fruit jellies may be kept from moulding by covering the sur- 
 face i inch deep with ])ulveri/.ed sugar. 
 
 ORA NGE MARMAL A DE. 
 Twenty good Florida oranges. wi])e otT clean, then gi'ate each 
 one all around, saving gratings. Cut in halves, take off the skin, 
 put part of skin, say i or i in a sauce pan to l)oil. l)()il until soft 
 enough to be pierced easily with a pin head. Take out into a 
 bowl all the juice and pulp, keeping back all the seeds, and white 
 skin. ^Measure juice and pulj). and add the same amount ot« 
 sugar, place to boil: while boiling cut ui) the boiled skins very 
 thin, and add to boiling juice, along with outside grating: add- 
 ing a small cu]) of sugar for tlie skins, boil till clear. 
 
 ]\rKS. I). McL.MGIILIN. 
 
 QUINCE MAPvMAL.VDE. 
 
 Take r\])v (luinces: jiare. core and (luarier them. st(>vv them 
 gently in a close covered stew pan until they ai'e soft and red: 
 rub them througli a sieve, and gently boil one lioui' with ecpuil 
 weight of sugar. 
 
 GRAPE JAM. 
 
 l*ick tile grapes from the stem and wash tlieni: after draining, 
 slip the iiulp from the skin, keeping them in separate dishes. 
 Boil tlif pulp until it will part easily from the seeds, strain 
 through a colander, rinsing tlie seeds with a little wat(U'. Boil 
 the skins (adding some water) until they are tender, (the Isa- 
 bella will not become tender like other varieties), then put all 
 together, and weigli 1 ])ound of sugar to 1 i)()und of fruit. Boil 
 2 or .3 nuiiutcs and i)ul into cui)s oi' jars. Mus. A. F. Temi'le. 
 
 LE.^B)\ BUTTER. 
 
 1\vo lemons. 4 eggs. 2 cu])s of sugar and 1 teaspoon of l)u11('r, 
 thegral<'d rind of 1 and juice of 2 lemons. Beat well and boil, 
 ;^t irring constant Iv uiit il it readies the coiisistencv of lionev. 
 
PKESERVES. Ill 
 
 liiscrrrs of any kind of Fi;rn\ 
 
 T(i t he pulp of any kind d!' scalded IViiil piil 1 he same ainnnnt 
 ■of suKiir. licat wi'U U)y\'tlu'r toi' '1 lioiii's. llicn make inln Idiiii-. 
 «ir iHit it intd i)ai)er cases and dry in a cdol dvcn. t iiiai t iicni next 
 day and let them romain unl il ([uite dry tiicn put into lidxrs. 
 
 ('iii<:in;v preseknfs 
 
 Keniove the pits and stems, and lo eacli jjoiind nf fi-uit allow 
 a ])()un(l of suji-ar: till your preservinu; kellle with alternate lay- 
 ers of ohorries and suti'ai" and boil until tiiey are clear. IJoltle 
 and seal wiiile hot. 
 
 I'll ESKR \ El ) C Vl\ IIA NTS. 
 Take e(iual weight of fruit and sug-ar. boil togethei- Ki minutes, 
 remove the fruit and lioil nut il clear, seal ni> while iiot. 
 
 CUKRANT CONSERVE. 
 
 Twelve pounds currants. 3 lbs. raisins settled and chopped, lo 
 lbs. sugar, (i oranges. Cook cuii-ants 2(» minutes, add I'aisins and 
 and oranges and cook 15 nunutes longei'. tlieii add sugar and 
 cook ') or (i minutes longer. .Mi:s. A. N. Laxk. 
 
 APPLE PUTTER. 
 One bushel .sour ap])les pared and (luartered. 8 lbs. brown sugar 
 12 qts. water. 1 o/. each of cloves, cinnamon and allspice. 1 tea- 
 spoonful ground sassafras. Poll in large lioilei' until the water 
 is all boiled (»ut: it will take about <> hours. Stir often to keep 
 from burning. Mns. (". E. Mookk. 
 
 CANNIN(; FRUPr. 
 
 Select peaches. ])lums oi- pears tiiat ai-e just ripe for eating, 
 peel and cut up or lea\c whole as prefei-red: juit into steamer 
 with dish to catch tlie juice, and cook over kettle of boiling 
 water until tender. Take U cups of while sugar to each <|t. '-mi 
 of fruit, add water to dissolve thoroughly and heat to boiling. 
 Put the fruit into can.s, wet in hot water and standing in a pan 
 of water, until nearly full, turn in hot syruj) until even full, let 
 stand a few minutes for the air bubbles to escajje. fill with 
 syrup again and screw on the i-ovei' as tightly as possible. Have 
 fresh rubl)ers. perfect covei's and cans and your fiaiit will keep. 
 
 Plums may be ])ut u]i without iieeling. Ripe i)lums and 
 peaches mav be econonncally in-eled by immersing in a kettle of 
 boiling water 2 or 3 minutes, wiien thev will peel like t(»matoes, 
 
 Mws. .1. P.M. 
 
112 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 TOMATOES rilESERVEl). 
 Take medium sized tomatoes. ])are and squeeze out all the 
 seeds and juice you can. To 1 lb. tomatoes use I lb. sugar: put 
 the sugar in kettle with water enough to wet it. when it boils 
 put in the tomatoes and let them boil 30 minutes. Pour into a 
 stone or cliina jar and stand it in the sun for a week. Pare a 
 lemon oi- two. according to (luantity. shred the peel and boil in 
 water, slice the pulp and add to tomatoes with green ginger 
 root or preserved ginger. Boil all together until it becomes thick 
 and clear, i or t hours. This is very nice. Mks. Dr. (tKeen. 
 
 Princeton. N. .1. 
 
 CANNING P.EPvKIES. 
 
 Take 2 (its. of berries andvH cuiis sugar to each 1 qt. can. Put 
 sugar in kettle witli enough watei' for a syrup, and when boiling 
 put in your l)erries. let come slowly to a boil and boil slowly 5 or 
 10 minutes, turning lightly witli a handled skimmer to cook 
 evenly. Put into cans, letting tiicm stand a few minutes to set- 
 tle, then till up with hot syruj). jiiit on cover tightly. 
 
 .Mrs. .J. L. M. 
 
CANDIES. 
 
 'Linked swot'tnesr; Ion?;' drawn out. 
 
 [Milton. 
 
 MOLASSES (WNl)^'. 
 
 OiU' (luarl New Orleans molasses. 1 pi. wiiitc su^ar. l)Utter 
 the size of a large egg: boil all logei her (|iiickl\- until thoroughly 
 (lone, stirring constant ly. pour out on well buttered plates, when 
 eool pull until hi'ittle. M i;s. K. .\. MoNKOE. 
 
 MOLASSES CANDY. 
 
 Two cuiis inolas.ses. U eu])s sugar, i cup vinegar, i cuj) butter. 
 
 (iKACE Moon. 
 
 CHOCOLATE CA HAM ELS. 
 One cup New Orleans molasses. 1 cu]) sugar, i cup milk. ->■ cup 
 Baker's chocolate, after it is cut u]). 1 teas])oon of butter: boil 
 until it will thicken in cold water. ])our into buttered pan. i inch 
 thick, and when nearly cold cut in s<iuares. Flavor with vanilla 
 if preferred. Katk Ciiamueijl.vin'. 
 
 CONSTANTINOPLE N'OCGAT PASTE. 
 
 Two and one-half pounds ijowdered sugar, H lbs. best (rjiicose. 
 1 lb. iKdU'y. IS whites of eggs well beaten. Dissolve the sugar, 
 glucose and honey together over a tire, and slowly evai)orate it. 
 Have the whites l)eaten perf(>ctly stiff hy another party andpotir 
 into the jjan while over the tire and continue beating until thc^ 
 mass will not stick to your hand when placed on it. then add 
 U lbs. blanched almonds and well mix. pi-css into a mould of 
 any kind and let cool. Mu. Haukv Fox. 
 
 COCOANFT CKEAMS 
 Are made just as the chocolate creams are only using cocoanut. 
 Almonds are used same as walnuts. Candied dates are delici- 
 ous with the cream, take the seeds out on one side, and till with 
 cream, ])ressing together. With a little ingenuity various odd 
 • and l)eautifui designs can he made at a very small ci>st. 
 
 Mks. Ik a p. Penneit. 
 
114 THE MUSKEGON COOK I'.OOK. 
 
 PARIS CREAM WITHOUT BOILING. 
 
 I>eat the whites of .two eggs to a moderate froth, add enough 
 powdered sugar to make a stiff paste, tiavor with vanijla, rose, 
 lemon, strawberry, etc.. form into balls and dip into warm, 
 melted, sweet chocolate, or the following mixture. To powder- 
 ed sugar add enough cold water to beat uj) into a stiff icing, color 
 with cochineal, add any flavoring you wish. Place the cream, 
 when dijijied several times, upon a plate or waxed ijaper and 
 and ]iut l)y until dry. Mw. H. Fox. 
 
 le:mon sticks or drops. 
 
 Five ])ounds of loaf sugar or mould '"A'*, i oz. cream of tartar. 
 H pints of water. Roil over clear, good tire, stir with a 
 wooden spoon until well mixed, then cover the pan and let boil 
 for 5 or 6 minutes, take the cover off and boil to the "crack" or 
 nearly so. Pour onto a piece of marble or iron slowly; when just 
 cool enough to handle, sprinkle i oz. of citric acid and 1 table- 
 spoonful essence of lemon into it and work it well in very quickly. 
 Cut in to ])ieces and roll int(t sticks with a piece of flat wood, and 
 twist them or cut inlo droi)s with knife or scissors. 
 
 Mk. Hakky Fox. 
 
 HONEY TAFFY. 
 
 One iKXind granulated or confectioners' sugar "A." 2 taV)le- 
 s])oonfuls of water, i pint of strained honey. Mix well together 
 a little more water may be added if considered necessary: boil to 
 the ••ci'ack."' i)our onto an oiled tin or piece of marble. 
 
 ISIi:. H. Fox. 
 
 EVERTON TAFFY. 
 One lb. confectioners' sugar ""A'" or granulated sugar, i lb. 
 butter. Wash all the salt out of the butter, when it is melted 
 stir in the sugar Uutil well mixed and gently boil to the '"crack." 
 p(»ur out on tin or nuirble. or i)lace split almonds at the bottom 
 of a tin and pour tiie tatty over tiiem. ,Mi{. H. Fox. 
 
 FRENCH CREAM. 
 
 Measure tlie white of an egg. take an ecpial (iiiantity of water, 
 then pnt in i teaspoon of vanilla, or any flavoring desired, now 
 stir in. to the thickness of dough, the best confectioners' sugar 
 — XXX is (he l)est — turn out on a .])iece of marl)le and knead 
 the same as l)read: if not thick enough add sugai' and work until 
 it can be cut nicely with a knife. This is the foundation for all 
 I''rencii candv. 
 
115 
 
 CHOCOLATE CIIEAM. 
 
 Melt l!:ikci-"s chocoliitc over the teakottlt". in a sliallow Ixiwi. 
 then take a piece of Frelieil ei-eain aliniil tile si/e of a small 
 liic-koi-ynut. rdll iielweeii tlie palms of your liaiuls lill smooth, 
 sjjoar \vi1 ii a hat pin and (liji iiilo 1 lie melled cliocolale and set 
 on i)ai'artine paper to cool. 
 
 N()r(;A'i\ 
 
 Usinji' the French civam t'oi' a rouiidation "Xoiiyal iiia\ lie made 
 by adcling' all kinds ol' chopped nuts, and then press solid in a 
 mould. 
 
 FRENCH FRCIT CANDY. 
 A Aery pretty fruit cake is made by coloring the cream with 
 cochineal, making a pink layer, then take more cream and put 
 in choi)ped candied fruits for another layer, for the third la.ver 
 use grated chocolate when mixing up the cream: to 1 egg use 
 about three tablespoons of cliocolate and mix stiff with XXX 
 sugar: flavor this chocolate layer with vanilla, the fruit with 
 lemon and the pink with rose. 
 
 WALNTT CPvEAMS. 
 
 These are made by taking a piece (»f cream, rolling in round 
 shape and sticking half an English walnut on top: tlavor with 
 any thing preferred. MUb. Ira B. Bexnett. 
 
PICKLES. 
 
 Tioii't hit tliat jar of t'licmnbers 
 
 Staiidiiij;- on the broad stair: 
 
 They have not waked from their slunibei'S 
 
 Sim-e they stood ther . 
 
 Yet they have li\ed in a <'onstant jar! 
 
 What reinartcable sleepers they are! 
 
 —[J. G. H01.LAND 
 
 FRESH CUCUMBER PICKLES. 
 
 Select siuull ones of unifortu size, place in a crock, pour on 
 boiling water to cover, put in a large handful of salt, let stand 
 over night, drain off the water, wash the pickles in clear water, 
 dry with a towel, put in a crock and jjoui- on iioilingcider vinegar. 
 Then put in small horse radish roots, and the ])ickles will keep 
 in a comnioii jar all wintci'. A. T. F. 
 
 PICKLES. 
 
 To 100 small cucumbers. 1 i)t. of barrel salt. j)our on boiling water 
 sutticient to cover, cover tightly and let stajid 24 hours: remove, 
 strain and wipe dry. being careful not to break the skins, put 
 them in jars, for each HOO])ickles add 1 oz. of cinnamon, and allspice 
 add nnistard seed whoh'. boil sjjice and vinegar enough to cover, 
 about 2 gal.. i)our ovei' while 1)oiling and seal: in 3 weeks they 
 will l)f ready for use. add some pieces of horseradish if to be had. 
 
 MUS. .1. l\. liKNNKTT. 
 
 SIMCK ClIEURIES. 
 
 To 12 lbs. fruit, (i ll)s. sugar. 1 pt. vinegar. 15 tablesijooiis cinna- 
 mon, 2 each of allspice and cloves, tie spices in a thin cloth. i)ut 
 syrup on stove and heat until sugar is dissolved, then add fruit 
 and boil slowly i hniii'. llieii seal. Mi:s. .1. K. M()XT<i()jiKHV. 
 
 IMCKLEI) CJUxAPES. 
 
 I*ack graijes in crock after picking from thestemsand washing, 
 
 2 lbs. sugar: 1 pt. vinegar. A pt. water, bag of s])ice Itoil and i)our 
 
 over the grapes hot. let them stand a day, then heat the vinegar 
 
 again and pour over the grajjes again, and repeat the third time. 
 
 M us. C. L. J ). 
 
l'I(KM>. 
 
 SIM(^EI) rEACIIES. 
 
 Tlii-cc pdiiiuis siiy;ir. 1 pt. \ iii('t;;ii', a little cacli of wlntlc cloves 
 ciniiainoii and allspice. to.') Ilis. ix-aches: peel jieaclies and cook un- 
 til tetidef. remove cufef 11 11. V. then boil synip down and jioiir over 
 
 I'fllit. ]\IhS. C. .1. II A.MII.IOX. 
 
 W A TV. IJM ELON PICK LES. 
 
 Take the i-inds and i)eel off the outside skin, and cut olV all 
 the vr{\ inside, cut them in small pieces mul soak in weak salt 
 and watef over ni^ht : wash in the mofninj^' and lioil in vineyai' 
 and watef until transijarent . dfain in a colandef. 'I'o 7 ll»s. 
 fi'uit. take I (|t. best cidef vineuar and .'Jibs su^ar. 1 oz. cassia 
 liuds. Itipe ciicumbei' and cit foil jiickles I make in the same way. 
 if you like cinnamon and cloves |)ut them in little bajjfs so they 
 will not color the fruit. :N[iis. E. T. C. 
 
 SWEET PICKLE P.EETS. 
 Boil nice dark red beets until soft, peel and cut into fancy 
 shapes, or slice. Boil 1 qt. of vinegar with 1 ([t. sugar. 1 teaspoon 
 cloves tied in nnislin. pour over the beets hot and can air tight: 
 they are very nice all winter. Mas. Harvey Misnkk. 
 
 PICKLED APPLES. 
 
 For 1 ])k. of sweet apples take .'5 lbs. sugar. 2 (its. vinegar, A oz. 
 cinnamon, ioz. cloves: pare the api)les leavingtheni whole, boil in 
 part of the vinegar and sugar until you can i)ut a fork through 
 them. Take them out, heat the remainder of the vinegar and 
 sugar and pour over them. Have care that you do not boil them 
 too long or they will break. 
 
 GREEN TO^LVTO PICKLES. 
 
 One peck tomatoes sliced and sprinkled witli salt, let lie 24 
 hours, drain: 4 oz. white mustard. 1 oz. ginger. 1 oz. allspice, 1 oz. 
 black pe])])er. 1 oz. cloves, 2 ozs. ground nuistard. 6 large onions. 
 Chop onions, pound spice, mix ground nuistard as for table, stir 
 onions and spice together: i)ut layer of tomatoes and layer of 
 spices, cover with vinegar and simmer till soft. Mas. (Juekx. 
 
 PICKLED EG(JS. 
 Take the number of eggs you wish to pickle, boil them hard 
 and remove the shells; lay them into a jar, then have ready sutti- 
 cient 40 grain vinegar colored with red beets: this may be done 
 by droi)i)ing in a few slices of red be(>t that have l)een boiled 
 tender, the vinegar will (niickly extract the color, then pour the 
 vinegar over the eggs. 
 
118 THE MXTSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 PICKLED NUTMEG MUSKMELONS. 
 Half ripe melons washed and pared, seeds removed, and cut in 
 4 or 6 pieces. La\' them in stone jars and cover with vinegar 24 
 hours: take them out and to each qt. of fresh vinegar add 3 lbs. 
 brown sugar. For 12 melons take 3 oz. of cinnamon, 2 oz. cloves, 
 and 2 oz. allspice; boil the sugar and spices in the vinegar, skim 
 well, then put in the melons and boil 20 minutes. Let the syrup 
 boil a few minutes after taking them out. then iiour the hot 
 vinegar over them. Mus. Thott. 
 
 RED CABBAGE PICKLE. 
 
 Shave the cal)bage very tine: scald vinegar and ])our over the 
 cabV)age as many times as is necessary to make it tender, take 
 all spices mixed, put into little bags, put a layer of cabbage in 
 a jar then a bag of sjjice and so on until tlie jar is filled. 
 
 Mus. A. F. Temple. 
 
 MUSTARD Foil ENlrLISII PICKLES. 
 
 ' To 1 gal. pure 40 grain white wine vinegar, add 3 oz. glycerine, 
 stir together until the vinegar tliickens. then add i lb. black 
 mustard, i lb. of yellow English wliite mustard — to give the 
 English color. The glycerine holds the pieces in susi)ension so 
 they will not settle to the l)ottom. 
 
 STUFFED PEPPERS. 
 Get large bell peppers, cut around tlie stem, remove it and 
 the seeds, soak well in fresh water over night. For the stuffing 
 use 2 qts. chopped cabbage, 1 cupful of white mustard seed, 1 
 cujjful grated horseradish: till each i)ei)lK'r with some of this 
 mixture, and with each put in a small onion and a little cucum- 
 ber, tie or sew the stem on again. ]m{ the tilled peppers in a jar 
 and cover with cold vinegar. Mrs. J. Alvord. 
 
 GRAPE CATSUP. 
 
 Put tlie grapes on the stove with a little water and l>oil well: 
 put tlu'm through a colander, put them back on the '^tove and to 
 al)out a peck of grajx's add I ^i cups of \ incgar. 2 lbs. brown sugar, 
 spice to taste, cloves, cinnniuoii and allsi)ice. Mn^. Tiiaykr. 
 
 CURRANT CATSUP. 
 Four |)ouMds ripe currants li lbs. sugar. 1 tablespoon cinuainon, 
 1 tablespoon eayh salt. pe])per and cloves, 1 pt. vinegar. Cook 
 the currants and sugar thick, and add the (tther ingredients: if 
 iaeces.sarv cook more, till vei'v thick. Mrs. .1. W. Rrakeman'. 
 
119 
 
 SWEET PICKLED PEACHES. 
 
 Takr sound clitiii-stonc peaches, wipe otV the hlodin. make I 
 jjah of vinegar liot. and add to it -1 lbs. su^ar. l)oil and skim it 
 well. Stiek .") or (i cloves in each peach, pour the vinegar boil- 
 ing- hot over them, cover and set in a cool i)lace for s or lo days, 
 drain ott" the vinejfar. heat and skim it. a^aiii pour over the 
 peaches and when cold put them in jars as jireserves. 
 
 TOM.VTO C.VTSrP. 
 To 1 bu. tomatoes add 1 teacuj) salt. lUablespoons black pep- 
 per. 15 tal)lesi)oons cloves. '1 tablespoons cinnamon. 1 teas])oon 
 cayenne pepper. 2 (its. vinegar. Scald the tomatoes i hour, then 
 strain through a colander. th(Mi through a sieve, add spices 
 and vinegar, and boil ."! hours or down to oiu' lialf. 
 
 Mrs. ,1. I). Davis. 
 
 TOMATO PICKLES. 
 
 One peck green tomatoes, (i medium sized onions. 2 ([ts. vine- 
 gar. 2 llis. brown sugar, 2 oz. white mustard seed, cloves and all- 
 si)ice to taste. Chop the tomatoes and onions very ttne. put over 
 them oiu" cup salt, let stand over night; squeeze out all the 
 water and put on the stove to cook with 2 qts. water: when it 
 boils ])our off the water and rinse off with a pint of vinegar. 
 Then add the sugar. si)ice mustard and vinegar, let boil a long 
 Time. Mrs. TiiAVEU. 
 
 CHILI SATXE. 
 One i)eck ripe tomatoes, (5 green i)eiJpers. (i onions. 2 tea- 
 spoonfuls each of ground allspice, cloves and cinnamon. 2 cups 
 brown sugar. 5 cups vinegar, salt to taste. Scald and skin toma- 
 toes cho]) onions and i)e]jpers tine: boil all together 3 or 4 hours, 
 then bottle. Mrs. Maxuold. 
 
 MPS. J. H. H ILL'S PICCALILLI. 
 
 One peck green tomatoes slic(Hl or cho])i)e(l tin(>. 1 lit. of salt; 
 cover with water and let stand 24 liours. 'I^iiii otf tin- water, 
 cover with fresh water and let stand while prei)aring the other 
 ingredients. Take.'igreen ])ep])ers. 1 cabV)age. (i onions cliopped 
 tine: press the water from the tonuitoes. mix together and scald 
 (not boil). 4 hours in eciual parts of water and vinegar, turn otf 
 the li(|Uor and add 1 |)1. of molasses. 1 pt. of grated horseradish, 
 1 pt. of black iinistaid seed and 1 tablespoon of cloves, cinnamon 
 and ginger. Mix well and cover with good cider vinegar. 
 
120 THE MUSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 CHILI SAUCE. 
 Twelve ripe tomatoes. 4 ripe ijeppers. 2 onions. 2 tablesi)oons 
 salt. 2 of sugar. 3 teacups vinegar, a little cinnamon: chop t(»ma- 
 toes. peppers and onions very tine, boil all together one hour. 
 
 Mrs. Geo. (tIllett. 
 
 PICCALILLI. 
 
 One peck of green tomatoes, (i onions, 8 green peppers chopped 
 very tine, put in a jar in layers with salt between the layers and 
 let it stand over night: drain off the liquor in the moining. 
 Two qts. vinegar. 1 oz. each of whole cloves, allspice and nnistard 
 seed. If you like it. 1 cu]) grated horseradish. Let simmer un- 
 til soft as you like it: and sugar if preferred. I seal in glass cans 
 the same as fruit. Mrs. Blanchard. 
 
 CHOW CHOW OK ENULISH PICKLES 
 
 One quart of cucumbers sliced lengthwise, 1 qt. small cucum- 
 bers not sliced, 1 quart of green tomatoes sliced. 1 (it. small 
 green tomatoes not sliced, 1 qt. small onions, as much cauli- 
 flower as you like placed between the layers of pickle for dress- 
 ing, 4 (]ts. of vinegar, 6 tablespoons of mustard, 3 tablespoonfuls 
 of tumeric powder, 1 cup of sugar, i cup of flour, 4 green pep- 
 pers cut up. * cup currie powder. Boil the mixture and pour 
 over the ingredients hot. Soak the pickle over night in salt 
 water, in morning drain and place in jars in layers. This can 
 not be l»eaten. Clara Cowles. 
 
 Svracuse. X. Y. 
 
F E Fi M e: isi T i: J N I 
 
 TIIK ONLY liKLIAIiLK- 
 
 DIRECTIONS FOR USE: 
 
 I'lKKAi). — F(H- r;iinil.\ use. dissolve one cakr ol' Fki;>ikn rr.M 
 very lliorouj^hly in iukc-wann (not Imti waler to niak<' yonr 
 sponj^e for an ordinary baking' of 1\vo lo four loaves. Allow tiie 
 same to rise, and when |)ro]H'rly ris«'n, vvliich will be within al)onl 
 an hour, add enough tlour to uiaki' a douj^lr. mold yonr htaves 
 and l)ake in a hot oven befor" they are too lijiht. To bake 
 larger or smaller (luantities. use yeast and water in proportion. 
 In no case should tli". sponge be set over of n'lqlit. but should dhnti/s be 
 baked as soon as light. 
 
 liiscTiTs. FIoLLS. Etc. — Sto]) makinj^' l)is('iiit. eak<". etc.. with 
 the compound, called ■•I>akin<i- Powd(>r." I'sk FKitJiKN'ri^i 
 CoMiMJKssED Ykast. Sold l)y 
 
 13. Ctar^l^^ti^, 
 
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 lollies (ar)d I'^ci/olycrs, feuflery, l^nr/c rusr)ir)q M'acl^le, 
 
 c/ln^n-)ur)ihoi;) and all r)ir)cls ol Liaplridacs. 
 
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 l^ettei;)! liyGclicujes, Uarqc veipicfv o| yoilei li/lpiiclGS, H''Fiplc 
 
 -Dxfraci neptuir)cs, ©por^qcs, lorusljes of all l^ir)els, 
 
 Yojs, Soda OTafcF, ^^^h Sl)al<)e, 
 
 ldorr)cshc ar)d irriporlcd oiqars. 
 
 Respectfully. 
 Wester! Ave. [ '^ZX^ZX^S^ "^o DtUO^ Sto^. 
 
 Dealer in all kinds of 
 
 ixzi^, t $aVi, t dad. ^' pxao^cveSc t l&eols. 
 
 No. 8 W. Westkhn Ave. 
 PROP Kl ETORS 
 
 All kinds of Silks and Woolens ( 'oldi-cd in I-lNcrv Shade. 
 Also atleiilion paidlo Sconriny'. Incin.u and itepainn};' ol' 
 (ients" Clot liinii'. 
 
 23 PINE STREET, KEMPF BLOCK, 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 The secret, of thrift is Icaowledtre, Icnowledg'e of 
 domestic economy saves income: knowlerige 'of 
 siinitarv laws saves life and licalth. 
 
 — [KlNfiSLEV. 
 
 REFIIESPIIXG WASH FOR THE SICK ROOM. 
 
 Two oz. (>;ich of hi vender, mint, rosemary, rue, sage and worm- 
 wdiiil: put into a vessel and jiour over it 3 or 4 qts. good vinegaj'. 
 cover closely and keep in warm i)lace 4 days, then strain and add 
 1 oz. jjowdered camphor gum and cork tightly. Get nurses and 
 otluM's em])loyed around a sick bed to us(> it as a wash. (Jood in 
 infectious diseases. 
 
 A NEW DEODORIZER OP. DISINFECTANT. 
 Dissolve i drachm of nitrate of lead in a i)t. of boiling wat(M' 
 ])ouring the solution into a bucket of water into which 2 drachms 
 of chloride of sodium have been dissolved. When the sediment 
 lias subsided, the clear supernatant fluid is a saturated solution 
 of chloride of lead. Dip a cloth in this solution and hang it up 
 in a room, aud the fetid atnios])here will instantly be sweetened: 
 or if tlie solution be thrown into a sink, drain or water closet, or 
 any other t){fensive place, a lil<e result will be ol»tained. This 
 may be invaluable to nurses in a sick room, and private families 
 in cities of dense population. All public and private hospital^ 
 should have the benefit of t his im])ortant and siin])le disinfecl- 
 aiit. 
 
 DISINFECTANT. 
 
 Put a piece of salt-petre the size of a pea in a glass of water on 
 a shelf ill the room needing it. It is a most valuable antiseptic. 
 
 To i)revent scars after burns, manipulate well wit li oil daily: 
 IIh' scar should la- well I'uliheil. stretched and pulled, so as to 
 keep soft and ilexible. 
 
 SLEEPLESSNESS. 
 
 Put wet towel covered with a dry one at back of neck--cold 
 water is best liul hot water can be used. 
 
124 THE 3IUSKE60N COOK BOOK. 
 
 NOSE r.LEEI). 
 
 Loinnii jiiict' and vinegar are excellent means of arrestinf^' tlow 
 ol'blood ti-cuna large artery which is wounded. Snutting a little 
 lemon juice or vinegar is good for nose bleeil. or a small syringe 
 may he used. 
 
 CURE FOR BOILvS. 
 
 A (Jei'man medical jouriuil asserts that incipient Ixiils may he 
 readily cui'ed by an injection of a three i)er cent, solution of car- 
 holic a<Md. To effect a cure and yu-event suppuration, injec- 
 tion must he made eaii.\'. If a Ixiil has already hegun todis- 
 ciiarge it will hasten tlie cure and prevent deep scars. 
 
 ••(Jooi) Health." T5. C. 
 
 CATAIUllI REMEDY. 
 
 Ilydrochlorate of mori)hia 2 grains, acacia powder 2 drachms, 
 trisnitrate of l»ismuth () (h-achms: use as a snulT. One-half this 
 (plant ily can safely !)e useil in 24 lioiirs. ^lus. Tuo'r'r. 
 
 EELON CURE. 
 
 Yolks of 2 hard hoiled eggs mixed to a paste with turi»entine. 
 add 10 (Iroi)s extract garlic or ttruised garlic, 2si)oons f)randy. use 
 as a poult ice. change often, not let it dry. Will relieve i)ain and 
 cure at any stage of felon. 
 
 SUE-S RECIPE FORv CLEAXIXG THE IIAHl. 
 One ounce of ammonia, 1 oz. sulphuric eth(>r. 1 oz. glycerine. 1 
 di'achm halsam of fir. 1 bar Cocoa soaj). 2 grains Red Carmine. 
 i oz. Wiiite Rose. J)issolve soap in 1 (piarl of soft water'hy boil- 
 ing slowly, then add .'? (puvrts more of water, mix all ingredients 
 and shake well. Tliis preparal ion is superior to anything I have 
 ever used for toilet. Susie A'anAiuvEN. 
 
 I'KriMSU ENAMEL FOi! Sllliri^ I'.OSOMS. 
 
 Melt togetlier with a gentle iu'at. 1 oz. white wax and 2 ozs. 
 si)ermaceti: prepare youi' b:)ile;l starcii in the usual wa>'. ])Ut 
 inin eacli pint a piece of iirit ish Fnaiu'l t lie sizi' of a large pea. 
 It will give Ndur clot lies a beaut iful p:)lisli. 
 
 COFFKF S'lWIU'JI. 
 
 For dai'k |)iints or pei'cales. mix 2 tablespoons law starch wit h 
 cold water, siiioot lil\ . st ir inl o a pint of clear hot cofl'ee tliat has 
 been St rained, i'.oil 10 minutes. ad<l a i)it of enamel or a tea- 
 spoon of kerosene. 
 
MISCELLAXEOrs. 12") 
 
 A LArNDllESS' RECirE FOIl DOINC TI' SHIIITS. 
 T.ike '2 dz. liiu'. wliitf ^uui iM'aliic ijowdcr. |iiii iiiioa pitclicr 
 and pour on a i>iiit (ir more of vvatei'. covit and let it stand all 
 ni^ht: in the morning'' pour it carefully from the drc^s into a 
 clean bottle, cmk it and keep il for use. a tablespoon of j^um 
 water stirred into a i)int of starch made in the usual manner, 
 will yive lo lawns either white (»r i)rinted. a look of newness, 
 when nothiiiti' else can restore tliem. 
 
 TO FASTEN COLOIIS. 
 Tse sn^iiir of lead. al>out 2 tablespoons to a pail of water, to 
 wash any kind of jjoods. from cotton to silk, to i)revent fadin<4'. 
 TO PICKLE OXE-nrXDlJEI) POl^NDS OF P.EEF. 
 Tut together 3 qts. of salt, ti o/,. salt i)etre, 1^ pts. of molasses 
 and water sutficient to cover the meat after it is laid in th(> 
 bari'el with salt, ami also slightly sprinkle the layei's of meat as 
 you pack: pour on vour pickle, and la,\' on a stone or board t(t 
 keep il under brine. ^NIks. Tejiimj-:. 
 
 BAKIXG POWDEll. 
 
 Six oz. tartaric acid. S oz. of best baking sorla and 1 (it. of sifted 
 flour: stir well togethei' aiul sift .") or (5 times through a tine sieve. 
 Always procui'e the materials from a good druggist, by so doing 
 youliave for4l»cts. wliat would cost *1 from a grocer. Keep well 
 coi'ked. and use the saini' (juantity as of ;in\ othei' baking 
 ])owder. 
 
 LE^roX EXTPACT. 
 
 Put t he rind of :nemons into I pt. of alcohol: in 4 da.\s pour 
 off into a bottle and add 1 oz. lemon oil. This will make strong 
 11, Ivor tor less than half ])rice. 
 
 ()range extract ma\' be ma le in the same wa,\' as the above. 
 
 COCITINEAL COLOR. 
 P"'or red jellies, boil 1 oz. of cochineal in i pi of water for 10 
 minutes: if it colf)rs white jjaper bright red it is done. Add .'{oz. 
 sugar and bottle for use. 
 
 VANILLA EXTRACT. 
 (Jet 3 fresh vanilla beans of a druggist. l)reak them in small 
 pieces and put them in i pt. of alcohol. It will be tit for use in 
 a few montlis. Sided beans (i or 7 inches long: vanilla improves 
 with age. 
 
126 THE MUSKEGOl? COOK BOOK. 
 
 TO PRKSEin'E E(;CrS. 
 
 Pour 2 ^als. of lioiliiiK water over J lb. of iinslark(Ml lime and 1 
 ])1. salt. When cool, cover the eggs with the brine, and set 
 in a cool itlaee. Mi;s. K. A. Moxrok. 
 
 TO ItEMOVE INK ST.MXS. 
 As soon as possible after ink is spilled on tiie cai'pet. dii)a elean 
 si)onge in milk and sponge the ink spot, cleaning the sjionge in 
 clean water before putting it again into the milk, so as to avcnd 
 smearing it; continue the operation untiT the ink is all out. 
 Wash the milk out with clear water. Or blotting pajiei'. if used 
 immediately, will absorb all the ink. 
 
 TO WASH liLANKETS. 
 One bar kitchen soap cut and dissolved in hot warer, 2 table- 
 spoons pulverized borax; fold blankets and soak over night or 
 for several hours; don't rub unless there are spots. Squeeze and 
 douse, and pull from one hand to the other. Rinse in 2 or 3 hike 
 warm waters, and hang in a hot sun witlKtut wringing. 
 
 TO CLEAN ZINC. 
 One tablespoonful sulphuric acid in a saucer of water applied 
 with a rag tied on a stick; then rub well with clean cloths: 
 aftei' nil) over with a rag wet in kerosene and rub off with a clean 
 cloth. Be careful not to breathe the fumes, or get it on your 
 hands. 
 
 TO REMOVE IRON RUST. 
 
 The juice of lemon and salt placed on the s])ot. and the fabric 
 lilaced inthesiiii, will remove the rust. Shining thi'ough glass 
 its ra.\s are st I'onger. I hang mine in a window. 
 
 FOR CLE.VMNd FLriD. 
 
 Twoozs. alcohol. 2 ozs. sulphuric ether, i oz. oil of winttM'green. 
 i oz. of cassia oil, i drachm of borax, 1 gal. deodorized gasoline. 
 Keep in a cool place, do not use near lamp or lii'e. This will re- 
 move grease oi' pilch. Aijproveil by Mrs. .1. L. M. 
 
 Fioiling water i)oure:l thi'ough fruit stains will remove them. 
 
 CLE.\NING FLril). 
 
 l''oiii'oz. cast ile soap. 4 oz. ammonia. 1 oz. et Ii'M'. 1 oz. of glycei'iiie 
 1 of spirits of wine: shave soap line anil dissolve in 1 (|t. of boil- 
 ing water, add 1 (|ts. of water and the other ingredients. 
 
 Mus. A. N. Lank. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 127 
 
 lii.iKiNc;. 
 
 ()iu'(i/,. I'liissian liluc. d ••/.. (ix;i!ic acid, ."! |)iin> warm walfi'. 
 
 1{K>[()\IN(J VllLDEW AM) Ul.EAClI 1 N(;. 
 
 Dissolve a lu-apiiii;' lahlcspooii of cliloridc ul' liiiic in a pail of 
 walci-. (lip liic ii'oods and sjji'i'ad (Uit to dry in I lie hot sun wilh- 
 (iiit wriiijiiny: When dry repent the jjrocess. This will take out 
 tlie worst cases of mildew, and many other stains. Tiie lime 
 must be well dissolved. Cloth may also he bleached beautifully 
 by haniiin^- on a line when the sun shines and the snow is on the 
 ground: snow bleaches more readil.N' t lian j^rass. 
 
 TO RESTORE COLOR TO BLACK GOODS. 
 
 The color taken out of black goods by acid may be restored by 
 tile apijlicationofliipiid ammonia. Old black may be restored by 
 spongino; off w ith ammonia and water. 
 
 TO PREVENT JARS FROM UREA KING. 
 
 When ])utting up fruit, set the jars on a folded cloth wet with 
 cold water, then fill with the boiling fruit, putting it in slowly 
 at first: I have never known a jar to break, thus. 
 
 HOW TO >[EN1) IJROKEX (^LASS OR, CROCKERY. 
 
 Take the white of an egg and plaster of Paris: ai)])ly it to the 
 edges of the l)roken parts and ])ress together and tie unl il it sets. 
 
 SOAP FOR REMOVING GREASE &c. 
 
 Four tablespoonfuls of s])irits of hartshorn, the same of alcohol, 
 and 1 tablespoon of salt: shake the whole well together and a[)- 
 [)ly with a sponge oi' bmish. 
 
 'i'o POLISH :miotal. 
 
 Salt wel witli sti'ong \inegar. I'ub well and then wash with 
 soap suds and wii)e dry. 
 
 One teaspoon cnrn siiycli in I pt.otsalt will keep it di'y. just 
 try it. Mus. II. .1. IIovt. 
 
 AN']' TPvAi'. 
 
 Procure a large sponge, wash it well and press it dry which 
 will leave the cells o])en. tiien s|)rinkle il with tine white sugar, 
 and place it near where tiie ants are troublesome. Tiieanls will 
 soon collei-l uj) 111 t h(> sponge, dip t lie sponge in boiling wali-r: il 
 iiia\ be set over and over again. 
 
128 THE MTJSKEGON COOK BOOK. 
 
 TO DRIVE AWAY ROACHES. 
 
 Two ozs. iJiilvorized borax, 2 ozs. pulveri/.t'd su^ai'. Mix. nnd 
 l)ut ill a (lisii and set wliere roaches ai^c . 
 
 ^NIhs. L. C. ^lAN(iOLD. 
 
 TO KILL :\I10E. 
 
 Spread s^as tar around mice holes, and you will liave no 1'urllier 
 use for cals or traps, 
 
 TO I)R1\'E AWAY RATS. 
 
 Pulverize copi)eras and si)riiikle il in the holes, and where 
 thej' are troublesome. 
 
 FLY EXTEinriNATOR WETHOUT POLSOX. 
 
 Take (luassia chips ilb. and steep to a strong decoction, strain, 
 sweeten well with sugar and expose it on flat dish, as tiy ])ow- 
 der is generally used. Or. l)eat the yolk of an egg with a tea- 
 spoon each of molasses and l)lack pe])per, finely ground; set it 
 about ill shallow plates, and the flies will l)e rapidly killed. 
 
 Put broken egg shells in bottles to clean then — with water, of 
 course. 
 
 A cup of water in the oven wliile baking will i)i'eveiit briMcl. 
 cake etc.. from burning. 
 
 To clean a brown porcelain kettle, boil i)eeled potatoes in it. 
 
 To preserve flowers in water, mix a little carbonate of soda 
 ill the water. They will ke(>]i a fortnight. 
 
 I'icture frames, etc.. may be sponged witli onion water to keej) 
 olf Hies: it will not injure wood, gilt or glass. Kill all the large 
 tlies in early summer, for they will lay thousands of eggs. 
 
 ilorax is also said to drive away l)oth red and black ants. 
 Sjiriiikle it wliere they abound. 
 
)ELlCIOUS. HEALTHFUL. ECONOMICAL. 
 
 Highly fiidorst'!! by the leadin^r i)hysici;ins aiKl busiiioss men of 
 Ilio foimtry. Cliildrcn and invalids can drink it with benetlt, 
 :ind 1 lie well and St rons" are nuule better by it use. Head the 
 t'()ll()\vini>- testauionial from a prominent New York business man: 
 ••0:1ic-e of WiiYi.VND Bkos.. i 
 St. -Iohnsvili.e. N. V.. Feb. 22, 18SS. \ 
 /'//(■ ////(/it'/iir Coffee ll'urks. 
 
 (Jknts:— Send us by N. Y. C same as before, five cases 
 llyirienic C'ott'ee. Tliis is A grand cokkee. I have used it ever 
 sincL' we tirst put in stock, and driidc it three times a day. T 
 have been a sick man for 12 years, but have felt better since I 
 comn)onced ti) drink this colTce. than I have felt in the last 18 
 years. Yours. VVHYLAND P.llOS. 
 
 per ClIAS. WlIYLAXD." 
 
 Sold in Muskegon. Mich.. l>y AlbeutTowl. Put u]) for family 
 use in 12 lb. cans, and sent to any |)art of the world where it is 
 not sold bv dealers. 
 
 710 E. Water St.. / .1. S. ADAMS. Pro)).. 
 
 SYRACUSE, N. Y. ( The Hyg-ienic CotTee Works. 
 
 The Great Raiser 
 
 dirt 
 Try 
 
 IS 
 
 it 
 
 IS as 
 It makes 
 
 of spots and 
 PEARLINE. ' 
 on the spot — it 
 cheap as dirt 
 house-work eas}' and 
 yourwashino lioht. You 
 could do no harm with 
 it if you tried. It refines 
 the finest things ; makes 
 them hke new ; and 
 cleans quickly the coars- 
 est. It is ready to help 
 you if you are ready to 
 have it. 
 
 arp 
 
 tricksters- 
 peddlers 
 
 -these 
 
 selling 
 
 powdeis of which 
 
 they say — " same 
 
 good as Pearlitie." 
 
 Keep a.kt.i:t! edi^eow your wits against 
 
 such. 1'EARLINE has no equal 
 
 165 JAMES PVl.E. Nov.- Voric 
 
 us Pearl in 
 

 f=r=; 
 
 r '-^ 
 
 First. — Because it is most perfect in operation anrl of beautiful 
 design. Second. — Because tlie castings are very smootli an:l 
 higlily tfnislied, and tliorouglily and carefully mounted. 
 
 Call and look them over. We have ten different styles now on 
 (lur show room floor. 
 
 MUSKEGON HARDWARE CO. 
 
 B. J. JOHNSON & CO., 
 
 ^QT.hit) GiT)d BoWlcp &5., rrjiWau^ce, wis. 
 
 -intoDrcKus ok 
 
 1 1)6 Fan)ous J3ad6(jr Soap. 
 
 WILSON »S: (HliSON. I'lioi-uiETOKs. 
 
 CORNER WESTERN i\YE. /^.ND SECOND ST. 
 
 Telkpiioxk No. 10. 
 
A Card bo bl)e Ladie^: 
 
 on? STOCK 
 
 1' thf liirKfSt and inosi cdiii- 
 pU'to in tlic fity. 
 
 WE AIM 
 
 To h;iv(» the best Goods in our 
 liakery Dopartnieiit tliat 
 sicilled lalior and tii>t-class 
 material will make. 
 
 WEOWN^ — 
 
 The only large steam (•f>tree 
 roaster in the citv. 
 
 ovn roFP^EES 
 
 Ai'c fresli roasted Iwicc a 
 week. 
 
 AV 10 ( i r A R A N T E E 
 
 P]xtra value both in Tea and 
 Coffee; 
 
 WE REFUND 
 
 jVIoney in every instance 
 where goods are not as rcp- 
 rosented. 
 
 Yours llespeetfully, 
 
 WHOLESALE AND UETAIL 
 
 GROCER, BAKER AND COFFEE ROASTER, 
 21 W. Westekx Avenue. 
 
 noes! ^Boes! ^Boe5>! 
 
 ¥E LESD THEM ILL 
 
 IN 
 
 WE KEi:i' ox HAXD .\ CHOK.'E ASSOUTMENT OK 
 
 Our i^riees arc witliin the reach of all. 
 
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