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1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
one-half ounce ginger, two nutmegs, one teaspoonful salt, one-half teaspoonful pepper, one pound sugar. Mix well. Heat in kettle the following: one pint cider or juice from stewed fruit, one pint molasses, one pint syrup from sweet pickle, one tablespoonful butter. When it comes to a boil pour it over the in- gredients in pan, mix well, then get it boiling hot, then if you have it, add one tea cup brandyHog's Head Mince Meat, and can. This will keep through summer. One medium sized hog's head will make this. — Mrs. J. W. Roach. Soups ''A health tn the girl that can dance like a dream, And tht [lirl that can pound the piano; A healtJi to tht girl that writes verse by the ream, Or toy;i icith lugli C soprano; To the girl that can talk and the girl that does not; To the saint and tlu sirrrt Jiftlr sinner — But here's tn thr cJtr>r,.st g,rl of th< Jot, The girl that can cook a good dinner." VEGETABLE SOUP. One large soup bone, three quarts water; boil one hour, strain and put meat back in stock. Add can tomatoes, one can corn, (or six ears fresh corn), one can butterbeans or one pint fresh butterbeans, one pound cabbage, six Irish potatoes, one onion, one tablespoonful sugar, salt and pepper to tasteVegetable Soup. Cook a long time. Secret of good soup is in the length of cooking. Add a little milk just before serving. — Mrs. J. L. Whitmore. SOUP FOR THE SICK. Use very rich milk, add a little cream, put on in double boiler and let get hot. For cream of green pea soup, add green peas put through a strainer, add enough milk to make a light green color, season with butter and salt. — Mrs. E. J. Parrish. CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP. Cook spinach, put through strainer, add the spinach to the rich hot milk as above. — Mrs. E. J. Parrish. CREAM OF POTATO SOUP. Make as above.— Mrs. E. J. Parrish. In making chicken soup add celery cut in small pieces. When thoroughly done this is fine. — Mrs. E. J. Parrish. CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP. One quart can tomatoes, one-half pint sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls butter, two tablespoonfuls flour, one teaspoonful dried celery leaves, one small onion, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Put on the tomatoes about one-half pint waterCream of Tomato Soup, add the celery leaves, onion sliced, and cook about twenty minutes ; then rub through a sieve. Blend the butter and flour well and add to tomato juice, stirring all the while, then add sugar, salt and pepper to taste, cooking a few minutes. Add sweet milk and bring to boiling point, stirring it constantly. — Mrs. M. X. Gaurard. CREAM OF PEA SOUP. One can peas, one quart milk, two tablespoonfuls flour, two tablespoonfuls butterCream of Pea Soup. Heat one can of peas in their own liquor ; add to this, one quart of milk. Melt the butter, mix with the flour and thicken the soup with it. Season to taste and serve hot. — Mrs. M. F. M.ajikham. VEGETABLE SOL^P. One large soup bone, three Cjuarts water. Boil one hour, strain and put meat back in stock. Add can tomatoes, one can corn, (six ears of fresh corn), one can butterbeans or one pint fresh butterbeans, one pound cabbage, six Irish potatoes, one onion, one tablespoon sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Cook a long time. Secret of good soup is in the length of cooking. Add a little milk just before serving. — Mrs. J. L. Whit^iore. CLAM CHOWDER WITH MEAT. One pound soup meat, two quarts water, six potatoes diced, one-half can tomatoes, one and one-half dozen clams ancl