The Washington times., 1908-12-15
HOLIDAY GOODIES
ARE EASY TO MAKE
Cakes and Candies Can
Be Made at
Home.
HAVE HOT FIRE
AND ROOMY OVEN
Nice to Keep an Abundance on
Hand for Riddles Con-
sumption.

So many Of the hOusekeepers among
my readers have asked for recipes for
small cakes and for the various sorts
Of candies which can be made at
home for holiday consumption that ]
feel il viii not be out OF place to de-
vote this installment OF the House
keeping Column to those goodies.
II there are children in the house it
is necessary to have on hand a large
supply Of crisp Cookies" 10 dole out
on request These should be kept in a
stone Jar, well covered Up. and. IL
they are TO keep for any length OF
time, under lock and key.
/ know one Old-fashioned house
Keeper who puts her small cakes in
pillow slips and hangs them high. but
this receptacle does not add TO the
symmetry Of their shape unless II IS
very carefully handled
For baking small cakes the fire
should be hot, the oven Toomy.
Almond COOkies-Beat the whites Of
three eggs stin and whip into them
half a cupful Of powdered sugar, a
quarter pound OF almond paste. crum-
bled fine, half teaspoonful of corn
starch, and I'VE drops Of essence of
bitter almonds. Drop by the spoon
Iul on butteIed paper and bake in a
not oven II you cannot get almond
paste. pound blanched almonds fine.
COcOanut Macaroons.
Into two cups OF grated cocoanut
stir a cupful and a half of powdered
sugar and gill of cream, or just
enough to wet the cOcoanut. Add
the beaten whites of two eggs. and
mix all thoroughly. Line a baking
pan with buttered paper. drop the
Cocoanut mixture by the teaspoOnfuI
upon this and bake quickly in a hot
oven. SLIT powdered sugar over the
macaroons while they are warm.
Auntie's Cookies-One cupfuI Of but
ter, two cupfuls OF sugar, three eggs,
one-han teaspOOnful OF baking powder,
one even teaspoonful of nutmeg and
half as much cloves, -four for a soft
dough. Begin with two cupfuls adding
cautiously until you have the right con
SlSlency- Rub butter and sugar to a
soft cream add the yOlks Of the eggs.
beaten light then the spice, one cup
ful OF Hour with which the baking pow
Ger has been sifted twice ana half
the whites beaten stiff Next, another
Cupful OF -four and the rest OF the
whites. Roll into a sheet Of dough
about quarter inch thick, cut into
rounds and bake IN a good oven. II
you like you may stick a seeded raisin
or bit of citrOn IN the top of each
cake before baking.
Spice COOkies.-CTeam one cupfuI OF
butter with two OF sugar, and add three
eggs Mix together a teaspOOnful each
of allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. and
stir these into the batter. Add enough
-four to make good dough; roll out
anG bake.
MoIasses Cookies.
NIolasses Cookies.-Warm a cupfuI OF
noIasses slightly and beat 70 a cream
with half a cupful OF softened butter
Add the Juice Of half a lemon. one
tablespoonful Of ginger and half tea
spoonful OF cinnamon Now stir in two
cupfuIs OF -four sifted three times with
an even teaspoonfuI Of baking soda until
you have a soft dough; roll out and
cut into shapes. Bake in a good oven
Peppermints-Sift together two cup
fulS OF sugar, four cupfulS Of -four,
one tablespoonful OF cinnamon, half -
tablespoonful of cloves and one ana a
half teaspOOnfulS of baking powder
Chopped incl, the grated rind of a
lemon and a quarter of a nutmeg. Make
2 dough with four eggs, beaten enough
10 mix yOlks and whites Vita buttered
DRY nuts. and bake in pans lined with
creased paper. When done, cover with
an icing.
Maple Fudge.-Three cups brown su-
gar, two cups maple syrup, one cup Of
milk, one-haf cup water, butter the
size Of an egg. one cup English walnut
meats or hickory nuts Boil the sugar
and maple syrup till you can make II
into a very soft ball when You drop IL
in water; only half as hard as YOU boil
molasses candy Then put IN the milk,
water and butter and boil till when yOU
try II in water it makes quite a firm
ball I'm your fingers Put in the nuts
and take off the fire at once. and stir it
until ft begins to sugar. Spread IL quick
y on buttered pans. and when partly
cool mark in squares with a knife.