Granite City cook book

W. R. KING, Proprietor of GRANITE CITY PRESSING CLUB. Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing done on short notice. Ladies Skirts a Specialty. Phone 199 and the man will call for same. And he will not only call, but will appreciate vonr business. BEAR FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The Bargain Millinery Store MISS SE Y ELLIN E. OWEN, Manager. Millinery, Laces, Embroideries, Hosiery, Shirt Waists, Skirts, etc. Down Town. Mount Airy, N. C. WELCH AND MITCHELL'S Down Town Bargain Store for Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats Shoes, Notions, Dress Goods Ladies and Children's Jackets. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Feed Stuff, etc. Mount Airy, N. 0. T. G. SAMUEL & CO., Feed, Sale and Livery Stable. Stylish Turnouts. Reasonable Charge. Mount Airy, N. C. E. A. HANNAH, Undertaker, Picture Frames Made to Order. Mount Airy, N. C. GRANITE MERCANTILE CO. Wholesale Grocers, C. W. HODGE, Electric Wiring and Plumbing, Phone 105. HAROLD WOODS, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fresh Produce Phone 119. POTATOES. SCALLOPED POTATOES. Peel thin the potatoes, then slice crosswise in rather thin pieces. Let stand in cold water for ten or fifteen minutes. Then drain. Butter well your baking dish. Put in layer of potatoes season with salt and pepper muts of butter and sprinkle lightly with flour. Add another layer and so on till dish is full with plenty of butter on top. Now pour in hot sweet milk until you can see it through the top layer. Bake in a moderate oven for 1-2 or 3-4 of an hour. MRS. N. H. WRIGHT. POTATOES WITH CHEESE. Cut potatoes in cubes and boil in salt water until tender. Take baking dish and line bottom with potatoes, then put a layer of cheese and so on till dish is filled. Make dressing as in creamed chicken and pour over top. Sprinkle with pepper and brown in oven. POTATO PUFF WITH CHEESE. Two cups of cold mashed Irish potatoes one egg one half cup of milk, 1 teaspoonful of melted butter, two teaspoons of grated cheese salt and pepper to taste. Beat the potatoes milk and butter together until light and add the whipped egg. Put into the greased baking dish and put the cheese thick over the top and bake a light brown. MISS HART, PRESERVES. CHIPPED PEARS. Eight lb of pears, six lb of sugar one quarter of a lb of green ginger root. Boil until tender, then scrape the outside, cut into small pieces. Juice of six lemons, not the pulp, Let the fruit and sugar stand over night in layers. In the morning cook for three hoiirs slowly. MRS. BRADLEY. New Haven. PEACH PRESERVES. 7 pounds of fruit. 4 pounds of sugar 1 tablespoon of soda. Sprinkle soda over fruit, pour in boiling water sufficient to cover the fruit and let stand 10 minutes. Cover with fresh water, add sugar and boil till tender. iMRS. JOHN A. GILMER. A dish tltat I do love to feed upon. — Shakespeare, PUDDINGS. EGOLESS PLUM PUDDING. 1 heaping cup of bread crumbs. 2 cups of flour. 1 cup of beef suet chopped fine. 1 cup of raisins. 1 cud of molasses. 1 cup of sweet milk. 1 teaspoon of soda. 1 teaspoon of salt. 1 teaspoon of cloves. 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Boil 2 1-2 hours in 2 gallon covered pail. Set in kettle of boiling water. SAUCE. 1 cap sugar. butter size of an egg.