Southern Recipes

OIL MANGOES One pound of race ginger washed and dried, one pound of horseradish, one pound of black mustard seed, one pound of white mustard seed, half pound of garlic, one ounce of turmeric, two ounces of cloves, one ounce of mace. These ingredients to be beaten and mixed with a pint of new made mustard and as much olive oil as will make it to a paste, then fill the mangoes and pour over them as much boiling vinegar as will cover them. Let them stand three weeks, then pour off this vinegar and then put on fresh boiling vinegar same quantity in which put the different kind of spices. It is now ready for use. CHUTNEY Peel and chop six tomatoes and same quantity of tart apples; mince one dozen figs (dried). Put them with the other fruit, add to them a clove, garlic and a small onion, both grated, a scant teaspoon each of ground ginger and cayenne pepper, one tablespoon of salt, quarter of a pound of brown sugar and one pint of vinegar. Boil all together for half an hour, when cold, bottle and seal. BREAD CORN MEAL MUFFINS One pint of meal, one pint of flour; three ounces of sugar, two ounces of butter, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, one pint of milk, two eggs, one half teaspoon of salt. Sift flour with cream of tartar and salt into a bowl, dissolve the soda in a little boiling water, stir into milk, mix butter and milk until creamed, add gradually the eggs, then alternately the flour and milk, rub the inside of muffin pan with lard. Fill each three-quarters full, then bake. BAKING-POWDER BISCUIT To one quart of flour, add one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Sift all these together. One tablespoonful of cold lard rubbed in with spoon (not the hands), add one and one-half cups of cold milk, making a thinner batter than for beaten biscuit, work well with spoon only, should be just soft enough to roll out, cut with biscuit cutter and bake in moderately hot oven. SALLY LUNN Two eggs, two cups of milk, two heaping teaspoonfuls of Royal baking powder, two tablespoon fuls of sugar, dessertspoonful of butter,, flour enough for a pound cake dough. Bake in a quick oven. BEATEN BISCUIT To one quart of flour add one teaspoonful salt, one pinch soda, sift these altogether, then mix in one tablespoon of lard, which has previously been on ice. ( It must be cold and stiff.) Moisten all with half a pint of milk, which has also been on ice and in which two tablespoonfuls of crushed ice is put. Mix all well together, beat or work in machine until light, and bake in a moderate oven. A hot oven blisters them. BREAD 37 WAFFLES One pint of flour, one pint of milk, two eggs, one teaspoonful of baking powder, one half teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl, add sugar and salt, rub butter in well, then the milk and yolks of the eggs which have been beaten light. Then add the whites, which have been beaten to a stiff froth. Have your irons very hot and brush with butter or lard and bake waffles about two minutes or till brown. PLAIN WAFERS One cup of milk, two teaspoonfuls of melted butter, a little salt, sifted flour enough to make a stiff batter. Beat rapidly until smooth and light, and bake quickly in hot irons. DELICIOUS RICE CAKES Put one pound of rice in water and soak over night; boil it very soft in the morning, and strain the water from it ; mix with it while hot, a quarter of a pound of butter; set this away to cool. When cold add one quart of milk, a little salt, six eggs, then sift half a pound of flour, stir it In gradually to other ingredients, beat the whole very well. Bake on a griddle like other batter cakes. SPOON BREAD