The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Six Eggless Dishes.

When the price of eggs scars SO high
as to make their use almost prohibit
ed the wise housekeeper turns to her
recipes that call for no eggs of all. saws
a contributor to the Pictorial Review.
1t is possible to make delicious corn
bread ande mullins. chocolate buildings,
and even cakes and cookies without
eggs. Some cooks offer rolled crackers
as substitute for eggs, and, in many
food combinations, they succeed admir-
ably. In frying oysters, when eggs
are high priced, the oysters will be
found acceptable If rolled in corn meal
before frying, or dipped in cornstarch
moistened with milk to the consisten-
cy Of butter.
Nut Biscuit-Two cups of -four, one
half teaspoon of salt, one heaping tea
spoon OF baking powder one large ta
blespoon Of butter, one cup Of chopped
nuts, four tablespoons of sugar, milk
to make soft dough. sift the -four,
salt and baking powder together. Rub
in the shortening and the nuts chopped
very fine. Add the. sugar and enough
milk to make biscuit dough Shape
with the hands into small balls, place
well apart on creased pans, brush tops .
with milk, sprinkle some of the chopped
nuts on top and bake in a hot oven
The tops may be covered with sugar
md water icing if desired when baked
II they may be split and jelly put be-
ween the halves They are also deli
iious just served with butter.
Apple Sauce Cake-One cup of sugar,
ne-half cup Of butter one cup Of APP
lie sauce sweetencd one teaspoon of
Of Al
nd cinnamon mixed. one and three
ourths cups OF -four Lemon peel,
range peel chopped nuts or cup of
aisins may be added if richer cake
e desired. Cream the butter and srg-
J.. Then stir the soda in the apple
auce and add TO the sugar mixture.
lift the spices with the -four and bake
4 moderate oven.
Hot Water Gingerbread One cup o.
one scant teaspoon of soda,
ne tablespoon OF ginger, one-half tea
boon of salt, one tablespoon of short
ming melted. one-half cup of boiling
alter. two cups of -four Mix the in
sdients in the order given and heat
ell Bake in shallow pan in rath-
hot oven about 20 minutes.
Sour MIX Cookies-0ne and one-half
fps Of sugar one-half cup of butter.
he cup of sour milk, one teaspoon OF
ida, dash of nutmeg, flour. Cream
ie butter and sugar. Dissolve the soda
the sour milk and add to the butter
iNture. Crate in the nutmeg and add
Efficient -four to make a dough soft
cough to roll out about one-half inch
iek Bake in moderate oven.
Sweet Mix Cookies Flour one cup
suar. one cup Of Land. pinch of salt,
ie-hsIf cup Of sweet milk. Havoring
anilla or one-half grated nutmeg.
e heaping teaspoon of baking pow
r. Thoroughly blend the sugar and
ID. Add the milk salt and asvoring.
Il the baking powder in with one cup
-four and then add enough -four TO
Ike dough soft enough to roll out thin.
ke the cookies in quick oven.
Cookies with Dates One large cup
dates, two-thirds cup Of butter. one
p Of sugar. pinch Of salt. one-hslf
spoon OF cinnamon. one-fourth tea
BON OF nutmeg. one-half clip OF milk,
o Teaspoons Of baking powder -four
lne and chop the date. Cream the
tier and sugar aud add 70 the dstes
d the seasoning and stir IN the milk
d the baking powder and eno1gh -four
roll out about one,half inch thick.
ke in quick oven.
Dorothy Dexter.