The Edwardsville cook book

Mix together the milk, melted butter, and beaten yolks of eggs; then add the flour, baking powder and salt sifted together. Last, add the whites of eggs, beaten stiff. OATMEAL BREAD. Mrs. Edith M. Tuxhorn. 1 pint boiling water. 1 cup oatmeal (rolled oats). Flour to make a very stiff batter. y2 cake yeast. 1 tablespoon butter. 2 tablespoons molasses. teaspoon salt. Pour the boiling water over the oatmeal and let it stand one hour; soak the yeast in cup warm water, add the other ingredients to make batter as stiff as can be stirred with spoon. Set this mixture at night, and in the morning put into 2 small pans, let rise again, and bake. If the batter is stiff enough at night, no flour need be added in the morning. PHILADELPHIA CINNAMON ROLLS. Mrs. F. W. Wolf. 1 small cup lard. 2 eggs. y^ cup sugar. 1 pint milk. 1 cake compressed yeast. Beat lard, eggs and sugar light. Dissolve yeast in half cup warm water, add milk and about i quart flour for sponge. The next morning add salt and flour enough to make a not very stiff dough. When light, roll out about half inch thick and spread with following mixture : lb. melted butter, almost as much water, thicken with sugar and cinnamon, spread, roll like jelly cake, cut ip2 inch pieces. Set on end in greased pan; let rise in warm place. Bake in moderate oven about a half hour. Same dough makes plain coffee cake. TEA BISCUIT. Mrs. L. C. Keowii. 3 cups flour. 2 teaspoons shortening. 2 teaspoons baking powder. teaspoon salt. 1 cup milk Put 2 cups of the flour in mixing bowl, add baking powder and salt ; rub in the shortening ; now add milk and remaining cup flour, making soft dough. Roll out 1/2 inch thick, cut in rounds, then fold over and bake in quick oven. ELECTRIC THEIR CONVENIENCE MAKES LAUNDRY DAY A PLEASURE THEY ARE A SUCCESS Ask your neighbor who uses one. Always Ready Always Hot SAVES those unnecessary STEPS back and forth. CAN BE USED ANYWHERE IN THE HOME Madison County Light & Power Co. Hillsboro Avenue, Telephone Main 3. EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. You are living in AN AGE OF ELECTRICITY Electricity Produces Heat FOR COOKING without Ash, Soot, Smell, Flame, or Gas of any kind. LET US SHOW YOU our Electric Stove, Curling Iron, Water Heater, Heating Pad, Coffee Percolator. ONE OF THE MANY HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC DEVICES EASY TO OPERATE AND COST BUT LITTLE. Madison County Light & Power Co. Office— Hillsboro Avenue EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. CHAPTER II. MEATS. “Some hae meat tnat canna eat, And some would eat that want it, But we have meat and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.” — Burns. FAMOUS CHICKEN PIE. Mrs. E. J. Jeffress. Cover the chicken with water, (a full grown hen is best,) let cook slowly until two-thirds done. Salt the broth to taste and cook until the meat will fall from the bones. Remove from the broth; take out the bones and lay tlie meat in bottom of baking dish; Now prepare a sauce as follows: Sauce — Melt 3 tablespoons butter, add to it 3 tablespoons flour, a little pepper, mix and add i cup warm and 4 cups hot broth, cook to a bu1)bling, then add i cup hot cream or milk, pour this into baking dish over chicken, reserving enough sauce for the gravy bowl. Set in oven to keep to a cooking point while you make CRUST FOR PIE.