Granite City cook book

Boil until, when dropped in cold water it will form a ball that will sound when knocked against the side of a glass. Pour out on a marble slab or cold dish (preferably the slab) and let it cool. Flavor after it is put in the dish with a few drops of oil of peppermint and then pull until white. Cut into little pieces with the SCISSORS, and put it into an air tight tin box for several hours until it creams. HELEN SPARGER. Greensboro Female Academy. DATE CREAM BARS. Take three cupfuls of sugar (granulated) and one cup of water, boil until it will harden when dropped in cold water. Do not stir while on the stove. Beat whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, pour sugar over eggs slowly stirring constantly till stiff enough to mold and then add 1 1-2 lb of dates chopped very fine. Make into bars and roll in powdered sugar. MRS. E. M. HOLLIXGSWORTH. GOLF balls. 1 cup chopped figs. 1 cup chopped dates. 1 cup English walnuts. Moisten with either thick cream or white of an egg. Form into small balls and roll in pulverized sugar. MRS. D. P. SMITH. SEA-FOAM. 4 cups brown sugar. 1 cup water. Boil until it threads when dropped from spoon. Pour boiling hot over the beaten whites of two eggs stirring all the time and beat until very light and hard enough to put out in buttered paper with a fork or spoon, put a nut in each piece and flavor with vanilla or lemon. MRS. E B. A8HBY. MARSHALL FUDUE. 2 lb granulated sugar. 1-4 lb butter. 1 1-2 cups sweet milk, (condensed or evaporated milk is just as good. 3 teaspoonfuls of cocoa. 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Cream butter and sugar. Add milk and bring to a boil, stirring slowly to avoid its sticking to the pan. Add slowly, while boiling, the cocoa, and continue to cook until it "threads," when dropped from the spoon. Remove from stove and stir violently until it " fudges, or creams. Just before pouring it out upon buttered plates add the vanilla. Stir until almost cold. M. H. G. PEANUT PASTE. 1 qt. of pounded peanuts. 3 eggs. 1 1-2 lb of brown sugar. Mix sugar and peanuts together, and add the eggs. Grease a pan with butter spread the paste in it bake in i moderately hot oven to a light brown. When done cut in squares. MRS. BRADLEY. CATSUPS TOMATO SAUCE. 1 pint of tomatoes, 1 onion, size of an egg, chopped fine, 3 table-spoons of vinegar. 1-2 tablespoon of sugar. 5 grains of spice. 8 cloves. Put all on and boil until the onion is soft. Serve with meat of all kinds. TOMATO CATSUP. For gallon strained tomatoes put: 4 tablespoons salt. 3 tablespoons black pepper. 3 tablespoons mustard. 1-2 tablespoon cloves. 1-2 tablespoon allspice. 1 tablespoon red pepper. 3 garlic. 1 pint vinegar. Boil until required thickness. Put dark spices and garlic into a cloth to prevent catsup from being dark. GREEN TOMATO PICKLES. 1-2 bushel green tomatoes. 6 large onions. 6 large peppers. 1-4 lb white mustard seed. 3 tablespoons celery seed, Chop all together fine, put in layers, one of tomatoes, and onions and one of salt, using in all 1-2 cup of salt Let stand over night, in the morning squeeze dry and put on to boil in 3 qts. vinegar. Cook until tender; when nearly done, add 1 lb sugar. Put in cans. MRS. ROBT. BINES. TO COOK CRANBERRIES.