A handbook of home economics

Make a list of the white fish, with price per pound. Name the common shellfish. Name the fish which we may buy dried or salted. Fish Balls 1 c. shredded codfish. Salt and pepper to taste. 2 c. mashed potato. 1 egg. 1 tsp. butter. Boil fish and potato together; drain well. Mash, adding seasoning and beaten egg. Shape in small balls, or drop by spoonfuls into hot fat and fry until a rich brown. Drain on brown paper. Serve hot. If desired, dip in beaten egg and roll in sifted, dried bread or cracker crumbs before frying. Creamed Codfish Split salt fish into small pieces. Soak in cold water over night. Pour boiling water over it twice in the morning. Drain and stir into a white sauce to which you have added three eggs, hard cooked, and cut into small pieces. Proportions: 2 c. fish. 3 eggs. % c. white sauce. Serve with baked potatoes. BEANS Sometimes we cannot obtain either meat or fish, or we do not care to serve animal food, yet we must have our protein in some form. Then we find that certain vegetables will work in very well, and peas and beans head the list. This form of protein is not so easily digested, nor is it so thoroughly assimilated by the system, and it would be very unwise to use it commonly, but occasionally it is most acceptable. We may serve plain boiled lima beans, Boston baked beans, or bean soup; but with many the Spanish beans will prove to be the most appetizing. Spanish Beans 2 tbsp. vinegar. Salt to taste. 1 onion. 1 spk. cayenne. 2 tbsp. sugar. 2 c. tomato. 1 pt. pink beans. J£ of a red pepper. 4 tbsp. butter. 1. Soak the beans over night; boil in salted water until tender. 2. Change the water three times during cooking. Be sure to add boiling water each time. 3. Remove two-thirds of the beans. 4. Add remaining materials, with exception of salt and butter, to beans left in kettle, and boil Hh. 5. Press these beans, with the onion, etc., through a sieve; add the water they were boiled in. 6. Pour this mixture over the whole beans, heat again, adding 4 tbsp. butter, and salt to taste. NOTE. — A 2-in. piece of fat salt pork may be boiled with the beans, and less butter used. Lima Beans 1 pt. dried Lima beans. Pick over carefully, wash, soak in cold water over night. Place in fresh boiling water and cook gently 1 to 1M h. Drain, season with salt and butter, and serve hot. Estimate the cost of the Spanish beans. Make a list of vegetables that are rich in protein. HOUSEKEEPING Laundry Work When preparing for laundry work, sort out the clothes carefully, remove stains, prepare the first water, and place the more delicate articles in it. If the water is hard, soften by the use of a very little soda water (sal soda dissolved in hot water) or borax water. Vary the amount of soap according to the kind used. Soak all white clothes for an hour or more before washing; wash the delicate articles without rubbing; put clothes through five waters, if possible. Make bluing water the shade of the clear sky at the zenith.