The farm cook & rule book

3 cupfuls sugar 1 cupful boiling water 1 cupful maple syrup 3 egg whites Put sugar, syrup and water in kettle. Cook without stirring until it forms a firm soft ball when a small portion is tried in cold water. Beat whites of egg in a gallon crock. When the syrup is cooked so that it forms the firm soft ball, almost a hard ball, in cold water, pour it over the egg whites, beating vigorously with a stiff spoon. Continue beating until the candy is stiff and fine-grained. Spread and cut in squares. QUICK MEALS On wash day, when returning home from a trip to town or whenever time is limited, it is helpful to have in mind pattern meals which can be prepared in 30 or 60 minutes, depending on the time available. The following menus for 30-minute and 60- minute meals can be made ready in the allotted time, provided the fire is built or a kerosene stove is used. Eecipes for making the dishes used are found in this book. 30-Minute Meals Pan Broiled Ham Creamed Potatoes Apple and Cabbage Salad Bread Butter Fruit Preserves Raisin Custard Milk Coffee The potatoes are pared, cut in small cubes and set on the stove to cook in salted water. Then the custard is made and set in the oven. The cabbage and apples are prepared and combined with the salad dressing which has been made previously. Then the ham is placed in the frying pan to cook. While these foods are cooking, the table is set, the salad, bread, butter, preserves and milk are placed on the table. When this is accomplished, the potatoes are drained and seasoned with milk which is thickened with flour and seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. The ham which has been turned occasionally is now ready. The custard will be baked by the time the dessert is needed. If cookies are available, they may be served with it. When coffee is desired, it is set on the stove to cook just before the potatoes are drained. QUICK MEALS Creamed Salmon on Toast Buttered Peas Oven Fried Potatoes Bread Butter Jelly Stuffed Canned Pears Coffee Milk Place the potatoes in the oven to cook^ then make the white sauce for creamed dishes and add the flaked salmon to it. Open the can of peas and place them with the seasonings in a kettle to heat. Put the coffee on to cook. Open the can of pears, place them in serving dishes and fill the cavities in them with thick jam and shredded cocoanut. Cut the bread and butter and set the table. By the time the toast is made for the salmon, the rest of the meal will be ready. Pork Chops Boiled Potatoes Buttered Spinach Cornbread Butter Horseradish Sliced Peaches with Cookies Coffee or Tea Milk Pare the potatoes and place on the stove to boil. Stir up the cornbread and place in the oven to bake. Then put the pork chops on to cook. Open the can of spinach and place it in a kettle with seasonings to heat. Set the table and place the milk, horseradish, butter and canned peaches and cookies on it. If coffee is to be served, prepare it. After draining the potatoes, season them with salt, butter and pepper. Badger Squaw Dish Buttered Asparagus Pickled Beets Dropped Biscuits Butter Jam Pineapple and Marshmallow Dessert