Page:Gurney - Things Mother Used to Make.djvu/64

This page has been validated.
42
THINGS MOTHER USED TO MAKE
Mince Meat
  • 4 Cupfuls of Chopped Meat
  • 12 Cupfuls of Chopped Apples
  • 2 Cupfuls of Chopped Suet
  • 1 Cupful of Vinegar
  • 3 Cupfuls Seeded Raisins
  • 1 Cupful of Currants
  • 5 Cupfuls of Brown Sugar
  • 1½ Cupfuls of Molasses
  • 6 Teaspoonfuls of Cinnamon
  • 3 Teaspoonfuls of Cloves
  • 1 Teaspoonful of Nutmeg
  • ¼ Pound of Citron
  • Rind and Juice of One Lemon
  • Butter the size of an Egg
  • and Salt

Moisten with cold coffee or strong tea. Cook slowly two hours.

Home-made Potato Yeast
  • 4 Good-Sized Potatoes
  • 1 Quart of Boiling Water
  • ⅔ Cupful of Sugar
  • ⅓ Cupful of Salt
  • 1½ Cupfuls of Old Yeast

Boil, peel and mash the potatoes; add the boiling water, sugar and salt. If old yeast cannot be obtained, use one and one-half cakes of compressed yeast. Put this into a pitcher or dish which will hold three pints; place in a warm spot to rise; keep covered. Use two-thirds of a cupful to one quart of flour. This recipe has been in use over fifty years.

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.