Kitchen Helps

BREAD CRUMBS

All scraps of bread should be dried and rolled very fine to use instead of cracker crumbs for cutlets and other meats.

COOKING BUTTER
One pound kidney suet cut in small pieces and melted over a slow fire; add one pound butter, melt, and strain through a sieve.

VANILLA EXTRACT

To one vanilla bean cut in small pieces, add half a pint of alcohol and let stand for several weeks before using.

LEMON EXTRACT

Pare a lemon, being careful to use only the outside yellow, put in a jar and cover with alcohol, and let stand for several weeks before using.

BAKING POWDER

One pound pure cream of tartar, half pound common baking soda, quarter of a pound corn starch; sift six or seven times together, put away in an air-tight jar; ready for use at once.