Cover gelatine in cold water in which has been dissolved i teaspoon of soda and let stand 2 hours. Put in colander and pour cold water through it a few times. Heat milk to boiling point and dissolve sugar in it. Cool and add dissolved gela- tine. Add the vanilla, and when the mixture begins to cool, lightly fold in the whipped cream. Pour into a mold and cool. JUNKET. Sister Freda. Heat p2 milk lukewarm (about 115 deg. F.) add an egg beaten to a stiff froth ; sweeten with 2 teaspoons sugar ; add i teaspoon Fairchild’s essence of pepsin✪ Junket and stir enough to mix. Pour into custard cups ; let stand till firmly curded. May be served plain or with sugar and nutmeg. APPLE SNOW. Deaconess Hospital. Beat whites of 2 eggs to a very stiff froth. To a pint af apples that have been stewed and pushed through a sieve, add % cup of powdered sugar and a small teaspoon lemon extract✪ Apple Snow. Beat the apple into the egg gradually and beat briskly until stiff. COCOA. A Graduate Nurse. y2 teaspoon cocoa.- 1 cup boiling milk. 1 cup boiling water. 1 tablespoon sugar✪ Cocoa. Put cocoa and sugar into saucepan and pour in boiling water; cook for 2 minutes, then add milk and heat just to boil- ing point. ITALIAN CREAM. Anna Hubbard. ^2 box gelatine. ^2 cup of cold water. 1 pint of milk. cup of sugar✪ Italian Cream. Cover the gelatine with cold water and let soak for half an hour ; dissolve over hot water. Scald the milk. Beat the yolks of the eggs with the sugar and add to the milk. Stir un- til the custard thickens. Add the gelatine, take from the fire 196 THE EDWARDSVLLLE COOK BOOK. and as soon as it begins to form stir in the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff, dry froth. Stir until thoroughly mixed and turn into a mold previously wet with cold water, to solidify. SPECIAL RECIPES FOR DIABETICS. Dr. Babcock Meloy. ALMOND CAKES. Take of blanched sweet almonds ^ pound, beat them as fine as possible in a stone mortar. Remove the sugar con- tained in this meal by putting it into a linen bag and steeping it /for a quarter of an hour in boiling water, acidulated with vinegar. Mix this paste thoroughly with 3 ounces of butter and 2 eggs. Next add the yolks of 3 eggs and a little salt, and stir well for some time. Whip up the whites of 3 eggs and stir in. Put the dough thus obtained into greased moulds and bake by a slow fire. GLUTEN BISCUIT. Gluten flour i cup ; best bran, previously scalded, i cup ; Royal Baking Powder, i teaspoon ; eggs, 2 ; salt to taste ; milk or water, i cup. Mix thoroughly. DIABETIC BREAD. Take i quart of sweet milk, i heaping teaspoon of good but- ter, 1-5 of a cake of compressed yeast, beaten up with a little water and 2 eggs, well-beaten. Stir in gluten flour until a soft dough is formed. Knead as in making ordinary bread. Put in pans to raise, and when light bake in hot oven. ONION GRUEL. Slice a very small onion and boil hour in ^ pint of water, add Y2 teaspoon flour, mixed in a little water and a small piece of butter, salt to taste. CHICKEN BROTH. Place Yz small chicken in cold water to cover, with p2 small onion sliced, and ^ cup celery, cut fine; boil hours or un- til chicken is cooked. If no celery, add chopped parsley be- fore serving the broth. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 197 THINGS WORTH KNOWING. To remove iron rust or fresh ink stains, moisten with lemon juice, sprinkle with salt and lay in the sun ; for ink, the process may require repetition.

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Cover gelatine in cold water in which has been dissolved i teaspoon of soda and let stand 2 hours. Put in colander and pour cold water through it a few times. Heat milk to boiling point and dissolve sugar in it. Cool and add dissolved gelatine. Add the vanilla, and when the mixture begins to cool, lightly fold in the whipped cream. Pour into a mold and cool. JUNKET. Sister Freda. Heat 1/2 milk lukewarm (about 115 deg. F.) add an egg beaten to a stiff froth ; sweeten with 2 teaspoons sugar ; add i teaspoon Fairchild’s essence of pepsin and stir enough to mix. Pour into custard cups ; let stand till firmly curded. May be served plain or with sugar and nutmeg. APPLE SNOW. Deaconess Hospital. Beat whites of 2 eggs to a very stiff froth. To a pint of apples that have been stewed and pushed through a sieve, add % cup of powdered sugar and a small teaspoon lemon extract. Beat the apple into the egg gradually and beat briskly until stiff. COCOA. A Graduate Nurse. y2 teaspoon cocoa.- 1 cup boiling milk. 1 cup boiling water. 1 tablespoon sugar. Put cocoa and sugar into saucepan and pour in boiling water; cook for 2 minutes, then add milk and heat just to boiling point. ITALIAN CREAM. Anna Hubbard. ^2 box gelatine. ^2 cup of cold water. 1 pint of milk. cup of sugar. Cover the gelatine with cold water and let soak for half an hour ; dissolve over hot water. Scald the milk. Beat the yolks of the eggs with the sugar and add to the milk. Stir until the custard thickens. Add the gelatine, take from the fire and as soon as it begins to form stir in the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff, dry froth. Stir until thoroughly mixed and turn into a mold previously wet with cold water, to solidify. SPECIAL RECIPES FOR DIABETICS. Dr. Babcock Meloy. ALMOND CAKES. Take of blanched sweet almonds ^ pound, beat them as fine as possible in a stone mortar. Remove the sugar contained in this meal by putting it into a linen bag and steeping it for a quarter of an hour in boiling water, acidulated with vinegar. Mix this paste thoroughly with 3 ounces of butter and 2 eggs. Next add the yolks of 3 eggs and a little salt, and stir well for some time. Whip up the whites of 3 eggs and stir in. Put the dough thus obtained into greased moulds and bake by a slow fire. GLUTEN BISCUIT. Gluten flour i cup ; best bran, previously scalded, i cup ; Royal Baking Powder, i teaspoon ; eggs, 2 ; salt to taste ; milk or water, i cup. Mix thoroughly. DIABETIC BREAD. Take i quart of sweet milk, i heaping teaspoon of good butter, 1-5 of a cake of compressed yeast, beaten up with a little water and 2 eggs, well-beaten. Stir in gluten flour until a soft dough is formed. Knead as in making ordinary bread. Put in pans to raise, and when light bake in hot oven. ONION GRUEL. Slice a very small onion and boil 1/2 hour in 1/2 pint of water, add Y2 teaspoon flour, mixed in a little water and a small piece of butter, salt to taste. CHICKEN BROTH. Place 1/2 small chicken in cold water to cover, with 1/2 small onion sliced, and 1/2 cup celery, cut fine; boil 2 hours or until chicken is cooked. If no celery, add chopped parsley before serving the broth. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. To remove iron rust or fresh ink stains, moisten with lemon juice, sprinkle with salt and lay in the sun ; for ink, the process may require repetition.

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