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The Henderson cook book

1914

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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Two quarts soup will serve 8 to 10 persons. COFFEE. One gallon coffee makes 25 cups, or 40 after-dinner cups; % pound coffee makes 1 gallon. TEA. One gallon to 40 or 50 people in after-dinner cups. CHOCOLATE. One gallon will serve 30 persons ; 1/2 pound makes 1 gallon. WHIPPED CREAM. One quart yields 25 spoonfuls. LEMONADE OR FRUIT PUNCH. One gallon to 30 people, served in punch glasses. SANDWICHES. One loaf bread will make 20 three-cornered or 10 large sandwiches ; 1 pound butter to 3 loaves. 198 HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS CROQUETTES. One and one-half quarts meat makes 25 croquettes; 1 quart mixture fills 15 or 20 patties; 200 to 210 olives to 1 quart (bottle. NUTS. One and one-half pounds salted nuts to 25 or 30 people. CANDY. One pound bonbons to 20 people. THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW FIFTEEN USES OF A LEMON. Few people realize the value of lemons, which cannot be overestimated; in cases of fever, sore throat or torpid liver the medicinal qualities are excellent. 1. Two or three slices of lemon in a cup of strong tea will cure a nervous headache. 2. A teaspoonful of lemon juice in a small cup of black coffee will relieve a bilious headache. 3. The juice of half a lemon in a cup of hot water taken on awakening in the morning is an excellent liver corrective and successful substitute for calomel and other alterative drugs. 4. A dash of lemon juice in plain water makes a cleansing tooth wash, not only removing the tartar, but sweetening the breath. 5. A lotion of lemon-juice and rose-water will remove tan and whiten the skin. 6. Lemon juice and olive oil is far superior to vinegar for a salad dressing — equal parts used for blending. 7. Lemon juice and loaf sugar is good for hoarseness. 8. Outward applications of the juice allay irritation caused by insect bites. 9. A refreshing drink is made by adding a fresh-beaten egg to lemonade, and 10. The same mixture when frozen makes a delicious ice. 11. If when boiling sago or rice a teaspoon of lemon-juice is added the kernels will be whiter and a delicate flavor is imparted. 12. An old-fashioned remedy for croup, we remember, is honey, alum and lemon juice. 13. We all know the value of salt and lemon juice for re- moving rust stains from white ffoods. 200 THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW 14. After the juice is extracted from a lemon the rind dipped in salt cleanses brass beautifully and conveniently. 15. It also removes unsightly stains from the hands. TO REMOVE MILDEW. Dissolve 1 pound of sal soda and 1 5-cent box of chloride of lime in about 1 gallon of boiling rain water. Dip the fabric up and down in this until the mildew is removed, then rinse in 4 or 5 waters. This will remove any kind of stain. — Mrs. Alex. Cheek. TO REMOVE MILDEW. Dip the stained cloth in buttermilk and lay in the sun. — Mrs. Geo. Baucom. IRON RUST. This may be removed by salt mixed with a little lemon juice; then put in the sun. If necessary use 2 applications. Another way it may be removed : Put the article into kero- sene oil, allowing it to remain for some time. The rust will then become loosened and easily come off. — Mrs. Geo. Bau- com. CLEANING FLUID. Cleaning Fluid