478 DR. CHASE'S BECIPEa. 



Dulce de Lece, or Spanish Sauo*, or Buttor.— Put 1 qt. of 



nice sweet milk into a porcelain lined dish, with white sifted sugar, lib.; 

 flour and ground cinnamon, each 1 teaspoonf ul. biuimer, stirring occasionally, 

 5 or 6 hours, or lill of proper consistence when a little ia cooled. To be eaten 

 cold, as a pudding sauce, or on bread for children. Valuable for children if at 

 all diarrheal. 



Frosted Figs for Dessert.— Beat the whites of 2, 3 or more eggs, 

 according to the amount you wish to serve, till so stiff you can almost turn 

 the plate upside down without the egg running off; then stir in powdered 

 sugar, to leave the frosting soft enough to dip the figs into it, to completely 

 cover, if need be, by re-dipping. Dry in the oven or on a shelf above the 

 stove. If done nicelj- they will be nice. 



Peach Figs, Very Nice.— Pare, halve and remove the stones from 

 nice ripe peaches; weigh and half the weight in sugar. Heat both carefully 

 wiihout water until the sugar is dissolved in the escaping juices; then boil till 

 the fruit is clear or transparent; then take up with a fork, drawing off all 

 superfluous syrup, placing on plates to dry, as next above, till there will be no 

 more drainage; then sift sugar over them and pack in small boxes, as figs, 

 with plenty of sugar over and between them. It takes labor, but when 

 peaches are plenty they are very nice indeed; eaten same as figs. 



Tomatoes.— Nice ripe ones treated in the same way, first squeezing out 

 their extra juices, are also nice. 



Honey, Artificial.— " Polly Anthus," of El Dora, 111., informs the 

 Blade Household to make it as follows: 



"Take water, \% pts.; heat it till ready to boil; then put in pulverized 

 alum, % oz . and when that is dissolved pour in white sugar 4 lbs., stirring till 

 dissolved, then continue to boil 2 or 3 minutes. Put 5 drops of rose oil (oil of 

 rose) into alcohol % pt., and while the syrup is hot put in 2 tea-spoonfuls of 

 this alcohol and you have b% lbs. of nice white honey." 



Remarks. — The editor asked, " Does 'Polly Anthus' mean 5 drops of the 

 burning fluid known as ' rose oil '? " Of course she did not, it was oil of rose, 

 as I have indicated above, that she meant. For the kind of gasoline known as 

 " rose oil" is not at all fit for such flavoring. That is referred to in Renovating 

 Gloves, etc. The extract of rose, now much used in flavoring dishes, in like 

 amount or a larger amount of rose water, a table-spoonful for a tea-spoonful 

 will do very nicely. Oil of rose is quite expensive, still its flavor comes nearer 

 to that of honey than any other. 



Sour Apples, to Cook so as to Keep Their Shape.— Some writer 

 upon this subject says; I always cook them in quarters; putting them into 

 boiling water, with sugar to taste; being sure to put on water enough at first, 

 eo as not to stir or disturb them until done; then pour into a dish and you 

 have a nice sauce to eat with cream as peaches. I like them better. 



Remarks. — There is no doubt but what the boiling water sets, or toughens, 

 the surface, and prevents them from coming to pieces; but, it strikes me thai 

 I, at least, would like peaches and creuu best. 



