Five Roses Cook Book

Two thousand Canadian cooks sent in their best recipes; the mill printed them, and put its own flour in every one.

Some Old Home Favourites

4 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Potato Puffs

Take 2 cups mashed potatoes and stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter. Beat to cream, and add 2 eggs beaten very light, 1 teacup milk or…

Potato Scallop

Take a deep baker and put on top of stove with a little butter in it. Slice 1 small onion in it and let it fry a few minutes. Take it from…

Egg Preservative

1 pint salt. 2 pints fresh lime. 3 gallons cold water. Mix well, giving it 2 days to dissolve, stirring often. Pour off the liquid after…

Stickfast Paste (Will Keep Twelve Months)

Always handy, inexpensive, and when dry can readily be softened with water. Dissolve 1 ounce of alum in a quart of water. When cold, add as…

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