HOUSEHOLD HOTS

Western Star, 9 April 1936, Page 2

HOUSEHOLD HOTS

KIDNEYS. Cut into slices, dredge with flour and fry in v '''.•;'. Put into a pan, make a onion, a small bunch of sweet herbs, a didi of lemon juice, a tablespeon of ketchup and seasoning. Stew gently until tender. Strain away the t.iicken with flour and gravy salt, and hoi! up. Plac e the kidneys on a hotdish, pnn the gravy round and serve with mils of fried bacon. AI'l'LE, ONION AND KIDNEY. f'i'.v in butter some apole ."lice, "»i°» «lices. and slices of kidney. Tiko up when cooked and thicken the .stock with flour. Add more stock o r water, cook for 10 minutes, rctur,, the apple, onion and kidney, heat up. and stir in a little gravy salt before serving. DELICIOVS SHOHTBREAD Take 4oz buttei. 1 e»j:, i lb plain flour, 2oz sugar, candied orange peel. Kuh butter into flour t a dd S agar .and mix into a paste with «eil-beate n egg. Roll out on a weli-kou ed boaid, and cut into squares, and place a small I piece o f orange peel on top of each. Baku in a slow oven until lightly browned. CORNFLAKE NUTTIES.

Beat until stiff 2 egg-whites, add 1 cup castor-sugar, i teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons melted butter. Beat all to a cream, then add, still beating, 1 teaspoo n vanilla. Lastly, stir in 2-3 cup chopped nuts, 2-3 cup dessieated

coconut and 4 cups cornflakes, drop in dessertspoonfuls on a greased tray and bake hour in moderate oven. . A CHEAP AND TASTY MENU.

Potato and Onion soup : Cut up finely 2 largo potatoes, and 2 onions cover with 1£ pint s milk, and simmer until it thickens, add pepper and salt. Casserole Dish : Take lJilb sausages or stewing chops, mix 1 heaped teaspoon flour 1 heaped teaspoon sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire suice. 1£ eup s boiling water, pepper and salt. Put into casserole, then grate 1 onion, 1 carrot thinly,' add, and put sausages or chops in and cook for 2 hours in ov e n slowly. Plum Pudding : Take 1 cup sin-ar, ?. rants, 1 cup sultanas, 1 cup sugar. ' 2 cups flour, lemon peel, spi'e. c'uaamon Mix 1 tablespoon dripping, and 1 tibkspoon butter, 1 teaspoon soda, pour over 1£ cup s boiling water and' when melted add to dry ingredients and stir. Let mixture stand aver night, and steam 4 hours. Serve with cream or sauce. TOASTED CHEESE ROLLS. Cut a brow,, or white sandwich loaf into slices (not too thick), remove crusts. Butter and spread with soft cheese. Roll up and fasten with tooth picks. Place under the hot griller, and with n slow gas gradually turn* until all sides are well toasted." Take out picks and serve hot. Fresh bread is necessary as stale bread will not roll. CHOCOLATE ROUGHS.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan, stir in 1 large tablespoon of cocoa, then add 41b sugar, ilb dessicated coconut. 3 or .4 tablespoons hot water and a few drops of vanilla. Boil till thick and tho sugar all dissolved, stirring constantly, then put teaspooniuls o„ a greased dish and leave till dry. THOCOLATIvAND-COFFEE CAKE. One small enp of sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, ± teaspoon l.ica.b. soda, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon of '"tter, 4 tablespoons boiling water '••■at eggs and sugar fo r 15 minutes', ;;' ~"'., ".'I' 1 risi,, S a "d then the, '■'•fted m the water. Th e water s-d be almost boi ( ing. Bake in tins roi U minutes in hot oven. OKANGB SPONGE CAKE. 3 egg« i teaspoon crea m of tartar 1 cup fine sugar 2 teaspoons grated orange r i nd a cup orange juice lj cups flour H te a spoon s baking powder Pnrch of salt.

Sena,, e the whites f.om the volk« tartar tfA" * ,>t,,ch of c ™rn ot stiffly. o^ a^;n d r d rj ui^°f^ „ jT- ... llt tn e flour, bakinc Dowdpr and a pinch of saJ t |: P - n !I miuuti.s m " raoderato ove ° 20 . i THE HOUSEWIFE'S NOTEBOOK.' L "l Heated salt applied to a felt hat with sott ray will remove all dirt. Orange juice will put a goo,] polish on either black or tan leather goods Hub on. then poJi.l, bcfore ifc . -

Boiling salt M,,t Cr will clc „ ' eltlk ker tliaji anv n the dramp.pe clea n a nd fresh P ollnl n bH,° f •Sst' ,'» V ,e b »throom for him to post the JU , n .