A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband With Bettina's Best Recipes by Louise Bennett Weaver, Helen Cowles Lecron, Maggie Mack Page B
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containing boiling water. This keeps them from breaking.)
Bettina's Jelly-Making Suggestions
1. Use a porcelain-lined or a granite kettle.
2. Let juice drip from a cheese cloth or flannel bag.
3. Measure equal quantities juice and sugar.
4. Boil juice ten minutes, add heated sugar. (Heated by being placed in warm oven.)
5. Boil until it drops thick from a cold silver spoon, or jells on a plate.
6. The smaller the quantity of jelly made at a time, the clearer it is.
7. Cook no more than three cups of juice at a time.
8. Skim carefully.
9. Boil regularly.
10. Pour in sterilized glasses.
11. Let stand in bright sun twenty-four hours.
12. Cover with very hot paraffin. This kills any bacteria that may have collected.
13. Keep jelly in a cool, dark, dry place.
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CHAPTER XXX
A COOL SUMMER DAY
"W HY, hello, Ruth!" cried Bettina at the door one afternoon. "I haven't seen you for weeks, it seems to me! What have you been doing? Come in and give an account of yourself!"
"First let me deliver these nasturtiums that mother sent," said Ruth. "She always remembers how fond you are of flowers."
"Thank you, they're lovely! I need them tonight for my table, too. Will you come into the kitchen with me while I put these in water?"
"M-m," said Ruth. "Something smells good! In the oven?"
"Yes, pork chops, baked apples and escalloped potatoes. Peek in and see 'em."
"Outch!" cried Ruth, holding her hand in sudden pain. "I forgot that that pan was hot, and started to pull it out to see better! I'm a perfect idiot! I do that every time I have anything in the oven!"
"That's a shame, Ruth, dear! Here, apply a little of this olive oil! It's the nearest remedy I have. Vaseline is good, too, or baking soda. Hold it with the damp cloth to keep out the air."
"It feels better already," said Ruth. "I made some gingerbread last evening for dinner—Fred was there—and burned my hand in the same way exactly. And even at such a cost the gingerbread wasn't very good. I think I didn't bake it quite long enough. How long ought it to be in the oven?"
"Well, gingerbread takes longer than most quick-breads.Here, let me give you my time-guide for baking, and you can keep it in your card-index. Then it's always at hand when you want to refer to it."
"Thank you, that's a good idea, Bettina. May I sit down here at the kitchen table and copy it?"
"Do, I'll get you a pencil and a piece of paper. Ruth, won't you stay to dinner tonight?"
"I can't possibly, Bettina. I am going out with mother, and should be at home now dressing. Oh, by the way, I had a chance to refer last night to something you made me copy and put with my recipe cards. 'How to Remove Grass Stains'! I got it on my white dress—a dreadful looking stain—and immediately referred to my card-index. It said, 'Moisten with alcohol or camphor, allow to stand five minutes, and wash out with clear water.' The stain came out like magic! I used camphor; we didn't happen to have any alcohol in the house."
"I'm so glad it came out; that is such a pretty white dress. And weren't you glad you knew just where to find a remedy? It seems a little trouble to index things, but it is really worth doing."
"I think so, too. Well, there's Bob, and I must rush off. Bob, you're going to have a good dinner tonight! I've just been investigating!"
Bob had:
Pork Chops Escalloped Potatoes
Baked Apples
Bread Butter
Fresh Pears
Tea
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Baked Apples
4 apples
8 T-sugar
½ C-water
½ t-cinnamon
2 T-butter
Select apples of uniform size. Wash and core. Place in a pan, cover the bottom with water. Fill each cavity with sugar,a dash of powdered cinnamon and a tiny lump of butter. Bake for thirty minutes, basting occasionally. Serve around the platter of pork chops.
Bettina's Time-Guide for Baking Quick Breads
Pop-overs—Thirty minutes in a hot oven.
Baking-powder biscuits—Ten to fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
Corn bread—Twenty-five to forty minutes in a moderate
Bettina's Jelly-Making Suggestions
1. Use a porcelain-lined or a granite kettle.
2. Let juice drip from a cheese cloth or flannel bag.
3. Measure equal quantities juice and sugar.
4. Boil juice ten minutes, add heated sugar. (Heated by being placed in warm oven.)
5. Boil until it drops thick from a cold silver spoon, or jells on a plate.
6. The smaller the quantity of jelly made at a time, the clearer it is.
7. Cook no more than three cups of juice at a time.
8. Skim carefully.
9. Boil regularly.
10. Pour in sterilized glasses.
11. Let stand in bright sun twenty-four hours.
12. Cover with very hot paraffin. This kills any bacteria that may have collected.
13. Keep jelly in a cool, dark, dry place.
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CHAPTER XXX
A COOL SUMMER DAY
"W HY, hello, Ruth!" cried Bettina at the door one afternoon. "I haven't seen you for weeks, it seems to me! What have you been doing? Come in and give an account of yourself!"
"First let me deliver these nasturtiums that mother sent," said Ruth. "She always remembers how fond you are of flowers."
"Thank you, they're lovely! I need them tonight for my table, too. Will you come into the kitchen with me while I put these in water?"
"M-m," said Ruth. "Something smells good! In the oven?"
"Yes, pork chops, baked apples and escalloped potatoes. Peek in and see 'em."
"Outch!" cried Ruth, holding her hand in sudden pain. "I forgot that that pan was hot, and started to pull it out to see better! I'm a perfect idiot! I do that every time I have anything in the oven!"
"That's a shame, Ruth, dear! Here, apply a little of this olive oil! It's the nearest remedy I have. Vaseline is good, too, or baking soda. Hold it with the damp cloth to keep out the air."
"It feels better already," said Ruth. "I made some gingerbread last evening for dinner—Fred was there—and burned my hand in the same way exactly. And even at such a cost the gingerbread wasn't very good. I think I didn't bake it quite long enough. How long ought it to be in the oven?"
"Well, gingerbread takes longer than most quick-breads.Here, let me give you my time-guide for baking, and you can keep it in your card-index. Then it's always at hand when you want to refer to it."
"Thank you, that's a good idea, Bettina. May I sit down here at the kitchen table and copy it?"
"Do, I'll get you a pencil and a piece of paper. Ruth, won't you stay to dinner tonight?"
"I can't possibly, Bettina. I am going out with mother, and should be at home now dressing. Oh, by the way, I had a chance to refer last night to something you made me copy and put with my recipe cards. 'How to Remove Grass Stains'! I got it on my white dress—a dreadful looking stain—and immediately referred to my card-index. It said, 'Moisten with alcohol or camphor, allow to stand five minutes, and wash out with clear water.' The stain came out like magic! I used camphor; we didn't happen to have any alcohol in the house."
"I'm so glad it came out; that is such a pretty white dress. And weren't you glad you knew just where to find a remedy? It seems a little trouble to index things, but it is really worth doing."
"I think so, too. Well, there's Bob, and I must rush off. Bob, you're going to have a good dinner tonight! I've just been investigating!"
Bob had:
Pork Chops Escalloped Potatoes
Baked Apples
Bread Butter
Fresh Pears
Tea
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Baked Apples
4 apples
8 T-sugar
½ C-water
½ t-cinnamon
2 T-butter
Select apples of uniform size. Wash and core. Place in a pan, cover the bottom with water. Fill each cavity with sugar,a dash of powdered cinnamon and a tiny lump of butter. Bake for thirty minutes, basting occasionally. Serve around the platter of pork chops.
Bettina's Time-Guide for Baking Quick Breads
Pop-overs—Thirty minutes in a hot oven.
Baking-powder biscuits—Ten to fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
Corn bread—Twenty-five to forty minutes in a moderate
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