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The Cook County cook book

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
SALLY LUNN.— Scald 1 pt. of milk, when cool add Yz cup of cottolene, 1 tablesp6on of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and J4 cup of yeast or ^ cake of comnpressed yeast. Beat thoroughly and set to rise over night. In the morning dissolve 2 teaspoons of soda in a spoon of water, stir it in the batter with 4 welf-beaten eggs. Turn all into a well-greased cake dish to rise again. Bake about 45 minutes, and serve warm from the oven. — ^Mrs. T. L. Gillette, Win- netka, 111. SCOTCH BANNOCK— Mix dry 2 heaping cups oatmeal, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon soda, small J^ cup sugar; mix with 1 cup sour cream. — Mrs. William Westlake, Wheeling, 111. SCOTCH SCONES.— 4 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking pow- der, or ^^ teaspoon soda and 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, J/2 tea- spoon salt, mix in flour and butter size of an egg. Make a hole in flour and put in 1 cup sugar and 2 eggs, barely breaking eggs with knife, pour enough sweet milk to mix soft, rub egg over top of scones before putting in oven. Bake very quick. — Mrs. Andrew Anderson, Kenilworth, 111. 106 BREAD VARIATION I. — Mix and" sift together 2 cups flour, 4 level teaspoons baking powder, ^ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, and J/^ cup sweet cream; rub 1 tablespoon of butter with the tips of the fingers, add the eggs, well beaten, and the cream. Toss on a floured board, pat with the rolling-pin and lightly roll it. Bake to a delicate brown. — ^Mrs. Joseph Wylegalla, 1415 S. 2nd Ave., Maywood, 111. VARIATION II. — Sift 2 cups flour, 2 heaping teaspoons bak- ing powder, 1 level teaspoon salt, into a mixing bowl, rub in thor- oughly 2 tablespoons butter or lard, wet with sweet milk to make a soft dough, divide into 4 pieces and roll each piece out until about % inch thick, bake in griddle on top of stove to a delicate brown on either side. — ^Mrs. John Barber, Mayfair, 111. GRAHAM SCONES.— 1 cup white flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder,Scotch Scones a little salt, sift altogether; add 1 cup graham flour, ]^ cup sugar, ^ cup shortening. Beat up 1 tgg in a saucer and leave a while. Pour out H ^SS in a cup and fill with cold water and mix to a soft dough, roll out in squares and brush with tgg left in saucer. — Mrs. J. Donohoe, Winnetka, 111. FRITTERS FRITTERS.— 2 tggs, 1 pt. sweet milk, flour enough to make a thin batter. Dip the tablespoon in flour and then into the batter and drop into the sizzling fat. These fritters can be made very pretty by practice; eat hot with maple or any good syrup, sugar or cream. — Mrs. H. B. Sanborne, Bartlett, 111. VARIATION I. — 1 tgg, 1 qt. buttermilk, 1 teaspoon soda, flour to make a stiff batter; dip out by tablespoons and fry in hot dripping, lard, butter or oil. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. VARIATION II.— Make a stiff batter with 1 tgg, 1 cup sweet milk, pinch of salt, scant teaspoon baking powder, ]^ teaspoon soda and fry in hot lard. Serve with warm maple "syrup. — Mrs. Conklin, 914 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111. APPLE FRITTERS.— Peel, core, slice round in four slices 4 medium sized apples. Make a batter of 2 well-beaten eggs, 1 pt. COOK COUNTY COOK BOOK 107 of milk, 54 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder and flour enough to make about like cak^ mixture. Dip apples in batter and turn and fry in deep lard. Nice for breakfast. Will serve 6.— Mrs. E. McGrath, 315 S. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111. Fritters