Statesmen's dishes; and how to cook them

MAKE five dozen moderately tart oranges — be sure they are not bitter, and cover them with cold water over night. Next morning turn the cold water off, and cover them with water as hot as can be borne by the hand ; then take off the rind and as much of the white inter-lining as possible. Quarter half of them, and slice the other half, taking out all the seeds. Take the rind of three or four of them, remove the white, and cut in small pieces, and put them in with your fruit. Then for eight pounds of the fruit take seven of white sugar, and let the whole simmer on a slow fire, skimming frequently, till it comes to a boil, then boil twenty minutes. DEVILED ALMONDS. BY MRS. W. D. OWEN. (Wife of Representative from Indiana.) BLANCH one-half pound of sweet almonds and wipe them dry ; then put into a frying-pan two ounces of butter; make it hot; add the almonds ; fry them gently till of a good brown color ; drain them on a hair sieve ; strew cayenne pepper and salt over them and serve hot. SALTED ALMONDS. BY MRS. JOHN F. LACEY. (Wife of Representative from Iowa.) TO a cupful of blanched almonds add one tablespoonful of melted butter. Stir well. Let them stand an hour ; then sprinkle with salt, allowing a tablespoonful for each cupful of nuts. Put the almonds into a moderate heated oven, stirring occasionally while they are turning to a delicate brown. In about fifteen minutes they should be crisp. ORANGE FOOL. BY MBS. DANIEL M. EANSDELL. (Wife of United States Marshal of the District of Columbia.) MIX the juice of three Seville oranges with three whole eggs well beaten ; one-half pint of cream, and cinnamon, nutmeg and finely sifted sugar to taste. Set this over a slow fire and stir, one way, until it becomes of the consistency of melted butter. Serve ice-cold. MAy CHOW-CHOW. BY MRS. JOHN SHERMAN. (Wife of Senator from Ohio.) ONE-HALF peck of onions, one-half peck medium-sized cucumbers, one-half peck cauliflower (or cabbage will do), one-half peck green tomatoes, one-half dozen red peppers. Chop all — not too fine — salt, mix, and scald in three pints of vinegar and three of water. When well scalded drain from the vinegar, and pour over the following mixture : Six pints of vinegar, two and a-half cups of brown sugar, three-quarters of a pound ground mustard, one ounce turmeric, one-half pint olive oil, three-quarters of a cup flour. Mix the mustard, flour, oil and turmeric together with one pint of cold vinegar, and stir into the six pints of vinegar while boiling, having previously added the sugar and all kinds of spices. Celery or celery seed is an improvement. PRESIDENT HARRISON'S CHRISTMAS DINNER. BY MBS. BENJAMIN HARBISON (Wife of the President.) MENU. Blue Point oysters, half shell. SOUP. Consomme Royal. ENTBEE. Bouches a la Peine. BOAST. Turkey, cranberry jelly. Potatoes Duchesse. Stewed celery. Terrapin a la Maryland. Lettuce salad, plain dressing. SWEETS. Mince pie. American plum pudding. DESSEBT. Ice-cream. Tutti-frutti. Lady-fingers. Maccaroons. Carlsbad wafers. FEUITS. Apples. Florida oranges. Bananas. Grapes. Pears. Black coffee. WEDDING CAKE.