The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-03-12
SOME USEFUL RECIPES.

Maple Syrup-Scorch a little white
sugar, add more sugar and water, let
cook into syrup.
Muffins.-One egg, 1 pint flour, u
pint milk, Il tablespoon salt, 2 tea
spoonfuls baking powder, 1 table,
spoonful melted butter, or lard, 1
tablespoonful sugar. Bake 20 min
utes in muffin pans.
Beny Filling for Layer 70, Cake
Make a three2layer cake. Fill with
1 cup white sugar, white of an egg,
1 cup of Strawberries. Heat ALL to-
gether, until thick, which takes from
twenty to thirty minutes. Raspber-
ries, or logan berries, can be used the
same.
Swedish Crisp. Twists.-One cup
sugar, good tablespoon butter, 1
egg,:~ three-quarter cup milk and
cream, II teaspoonful baking pow
der, flour enough so as to roll out
thin.. Cut in oblong pieces, cut a
slit in each piece and give it twist
somewhat: like a 'cruller; fry in hot
lard. Sprinkle with sugar.
Blackberry Cake.-Cream cup
cup butter, with l cup sugar. Add 2
eggs; save white Of one for icing, 4
tablespoons of cold water, cup of
cooked blackberry juice and berries,
cups of flour, sifted with 4 tea
spoonful soda and cinnamon. Bake
In two layers and put together with
any kind of icing. =.
Candy.-Two cups white sugar, II
sup syrup, " cup water, whites Of
eggs, Y cup chopped walnuts, Y cup
chopped dates; mix sugar., syrup and
water thoroughly. Then cook slowly
until it hardens in water While hot
pour in beaten whites Of eggs and stir
until thick. Add nuts and dates, and
beat until it: begins to set. Drop by
spoonfuls on a buttered plate.
Cherry Tapioca.-Soak table,
spoonfuls of tapicct in a pin of water
over night. Next morning stone the
cherries to moke 1 pint of fruit. Add
juice of the cherries with pint Of wat
err. to the tapioca, let simmer for
about 20 minutes, add sugar to make
it very sweet; add the. cherries, and
cook for a few minutes longer. Set
on ice: Served with whipped cream.
Seven Minute Sponge "Cake.-One
cup sugar. mix in 4 tablespoonful
water, pinch of salt, yolksz of 4 eggs,
add 1 cup flour, with 2 tablespoon
fuls baking powder, lastly fold in
! stiffly beaten whites of four; eggs.
Put into creased and floured pan,
| and bake for seven minutes in hot
oven. Sprinkle powdered sugar over
top. of cake. Serve with whipped
| cream makes nice pudding, or baked
in a thin sheet makes a nice rolled
jelly cake. &....~. -. H.
Canned Cucumbers.-How to can
large sliced cucumbers and have them
on Christmas as fires ones. are and
slice large cucumbers Allow them
to stand over night in weak salt
water. In the morning drain off all
the water carefully. Slice in some
onions as you would for table use.
Pack the cucumbers into glass Jars
Pour over hot the prepared mixture;
to each quart of vinegar 1 pint Of
! sugar Cv1negar not too strong) ALL
spice and pepper to suit the taste.
Seal tight and the cucumbers will be
fresh ones any time during the win
ter. .~5 s...-.
WOMEN'S WORK IN MICHIGAN.
The Michigan legislature in 1909
passed law fixing ftfty-four bours
g week aa the maximum number Of
working hours for all female en-
ployes In any factory, store or laun-
dry within the state. :st 5.
IS Recently an injunction has been
granted preventing the. factory In
spector Of that district from enforc-
! Ing the law in the case Of women
employed by q car seal company To-
Gated at Hastings, Mich. It will be
Interesting ito sees whether the state
authorities will or will not declare
the law valid 81