AM.--Take thin slices of boiled ham, put on a broiler
and broil crisp. Nice for breakfast or lunch.--L. W.
SWEET AND SOUR STEW.--Cut up two onions and fry until glazed; add one
tablespoon of flour. Brown and add one quart cold water, one bay leaf,
a little salt and pepper, one cooking spoon of vinegar and the same of
sugar. Boil and add diced, cold boiled meat. Stew about one hour.--Mrs.
George Bruegger.
SECOND DAY CHICKEN STEW.--Three fourths cup chicken broth, one cup
thick cream, dash of salt, two tablespoons of flour rubbed with butter.
Thicken the above hot broth with this and add left over diced chicken
and one half can mushrooms.--Mrs. T. A. McKay.
Candies
"Sweets to the sweet."
SEA FOAM CANDY.--Two cups light brown sugar, whites of one or two eggs
according to size of cup used, one cup of nut meats, one teaspoon
vanilla. Beat the eggs stiff. Put sugar on stove with enough water to
cover and cook until it forms a soft ball in water. Beat this into the
eggs very vigorously and add nuts and vanilla. Drop by spoonful on
buttered paper.--Mrs. Davidson.
MARSH MALLOWS.--Three cups white sugar, sixteen tablespoons hot water.
Put on stove and boil until it forms a soft ball when dropped in water.
Have ready one package Knox's gelatine, No. 1, and twelve tablespoons
cold water. Pour hot syrup over this slowly and beat twenty minutes.
Pour on buttered paper sprinkled with powdered sugar. Let stand one
hour then cut in squares and roll in powdered sugar.--Mrs. Davidson.
CHOCOLATE CREAMS.--One and one half cups white sugar, one large
tablespoon glucose, three fourths cup water. Put all together and place
on back of stove for ten minutes, then place on brisk fire and boil
until you can pick it up when dropped in cold water. Have ready the
white of one egg beaten to a froth. Pour the hot sugar slowly over it
and beat until stiff enough to drop in balls. Use any flavor desired.
Dip in melted Baker's chocolate.--Mrs. Davidson.
FUDGE.--Take three cups of sugar and one cup of milk or cream, add one
cupful of chocolate and let all boil for about fifteen minutes. Then
beat well and add butter size of an English walnut, flavor with vanilla
and add chopped nuts.--Mrs. Harry Hanson.
DIVINITY FUDGE.--Put two cups of sugar, one half cup water, one half
cup corn syrup into a pan and boil till it strings when dropped from a
spoon. Beat into the whites of two beaten eggs. Add nuts when cold and
put into butte
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