Watauga Democrat

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By NANCY HART

PUDDING SAUCE

Fruit Sauce--Whip a cup of cream solid and fold into it half a cup of fresh or preserved fruit rubbed through a sieve and sweetened to taste. Jam, marmalade, or jelly may be used instead of the fruit, and the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs may be used instead of the cream.

Golden Sauce

Rub to a cream a half cup of butter and brown sugar, heat in a double boiler, and add gradually the beaten yolk of one or two eggs. Cook slowly until thick, stirring constantly, and season to taste with wine or lemon. Add a little spice if desired.

Lemon Sauce

Cream one-third cup of butter with one cup of sugar and a tablespoon of flour. Add one and one-half cups of boiling water, simmer until it is smooth, and add a lemon which has been chopped without peeling, removing the seeds.

Foaming Sauce

Cream half a cup of butter with a cup of sugar and add a teaspoon of cinnamon. Add one egg well beaten and, very gradually, one cup of boiling milk. Serve immediately.

Hard Sauce

Soften a cup of butter with two tablespoons of boiling water and add gradually two cups of brown sugar. Add grated nutmeg to flavor, beat until light and creamy, and serve cold.

Rice

Rice has a large amount of starch in its make-up. If you use the coated sort, it has also valuable vitamine properties. It is lacking in fat and in proteins. So rice should always be served, if it is the mainstay of the meal, with food containing protein and fat. It is a good accompaniment of meat or eggs. Rice pudding is a well-rounded dish. Boiled rice served with butter and sugar is good as a hearty dessert for children, and with plenty of milk to drink and some fruit would make an excellent meal.

Here are some ways of cooking rice so that it tempts the appetite and satisfies it:

Rice Soup

Prepare a white sauce and while it is cooking let a slice of onion simmer in with the milk. Strain the sauce and combine with equal parts of nicely cooked rice gruel, made by boiling rice very soft in plenty of water. This soup may be varied by having a larger proportion of onion and allowing finely minced onion to remain in the soup. Cooked according to the first direction, it makes a delicate soup for invalids.

Spanish Rice

Prepare plain boiled rice, being careful to have kernels dry and mealy. Have ready a sauce composed of stewed, canned or fresh tomatoes, chopped onions, and any other savory vegetable fancy. The basis of the sauce being stewed tomatoes, it is quite possible to vary this popular dish by changing the vegetables added to give flavor. For example, another addition that combines desirably is vegetable oyster, or okra.

In Scotland County 3,300 bushels of pedigreed cotton seed has been bought co-operatively this season. Also enough commercial material to treat cotton seed for 6,000 acres has been purchased.

Practice driving at night without looking at approaching headlights. Many drivers learn to keep their eyes on the right-edge of the road and are not bothered by glare.