Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-08-04

gradually beat in one cup Of sugar, then
add one egg beaten light, one cup, each
raisins, and currants, one cup and three
fourths of sif,ed fl 'ur, sifted again with
one level teaspoOnful soda, one teaspoon
full OF cinnamon and half teaspoonfu|
Of cloves, and one cup OF hot strained
apple sauce Chick puree). Beat thor
oughly. Turn into tube pan lined with
buttered paper. Bake in . moderate
oven nearly one hour and half.
BAKED APPLE TARTs
Make flsky pastry with three cups OF
pastry flour, half teaspoonful, each, OF
salt and baking powder, three-fourths
cup of shortening and three tablespoon
fuls of creamed butter; fold and roll In
the butter at the last. Core and pare six
or eight tart apples, then cook until ten.
der, 10 a cup, each, Of sugar and water,
boiled to q syrup. Turn the apples often
to keep them whole. When done set
them aside to become cold. Roll the
pastry into . thin sheet, cut 1t into
rounds OF . size to cover nearly the
apples; cut out also as many small
rounds two inches in diameter-ai
apples. Set chilled apple on one OF the
large rounds; cut out three or four
'gOres" or triangles Of paste, brush one
side of each with cold water, then bring
the paste up to enclose the apple, press.
ing the dry paste on the paste wet with
water, to make q smooth covering for the
lower three-fourths Of the apple. Brush
the top of the paste with cold water; cut
two or three Sits In one Of the small
rounds Of paste and press this over the
top of the apple, down upon the paste:
Brush the paste with cold water and
dredge with graduated sugar. Bake
about half an hour. Serve hot with hard
sauce, flscked with cinnamon, and the
syrup in which the apples were cooked.
APPLE, DATE-AND-cELERY SALAD
To serve four, pare one large, choice
apple, quarter, core and cut 1t into small
pieces and squeeze over these the juice
OF half . lemon. Cut five choice stalks
of celery in small pieces. Pour boiling
water over half pound Of dates, stir the
water through them, skim to an agate
plate and let dry in the oven. When cold
cut each into four OF five lengthwise
pieces. Mix together the apple, celery,
and dates, then add generous half cup
Of msyonnaise dressing and mix again.
Serve at once.
STRAWBERRY sHERBET, WITH PRE-
SERVED BERRIES
Boil one quart Of water and one pint
Of sugar twenty minutes; let cool, add
one cup and q half OF lemon juice and
one cup of strawberry preserves pressed
through fine sieve, and freeze a. usual.
When frozen tint with red color paste;
add one or two tablespoonful Of kirsch-
wasser and mix thoroughly.
PEARS CARDINAL
Cook canned pears about five minutes
In a syrup of sugar and water, favored
with vanilla. When cold set on oblong
pieces Of sponge cake and coat with
raspberry sauce, to which little OF the
reduced pear syrup has been added.
Sprinkle with shredded. and blanched
almonds.
PRUNE PIE
Line . pie plate with plain pastry.
Fill the plate with three-fourths pound
of prunes, cooked tender, stoned and cut
10 halves. q cup Of sugar, juice OF half .
lemon, the prune juice, two tablespoon
fuls of -four, half teaspoonful Of salt, .
tablespoonful of butter, In little bits, and
II desired one or two tablespoonful OF
orange or grapefruit marmalade; brush
the edge of the paste with cold water
and set round Of flaky paste q pattern
marked In tho center) above. Press the
edges together. Bake about thirty min
utes.
PEACH TARTs, FLOWER FASHION
Line small (individuaD tins with pun
or flaky pastry; put about q tablespoon.
full of dry rice into each and let bake I'M.
til done; turn the paste from the tins and
the rice from the paste. Brush tho edge
of each tart with white Of egg, then roll II
In chopped pistachio nuts. Set about
q tablespoonful Of pastry cream In
the bottom Of each tart, then dispose
four or five small halves Of preserved
peaches In tho cream, % lining to the
sides Of the pastry, one overlapping
another, entirely around tho paste. Cut
green gage (preserved) plums In quarters
down nearly to the stem end, remove the
stone, and fold the ends OF the sections
In towards the center; set ono OF these
inside the peaches In each tart; set Q
cherry In the center Of the plum. Serve
on the day Of making.