The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-30
Camb's-Wooi and Frumenty.

Whether the supper menu be smart or simple. there are two dishes which
 being regular Halloween Institution.
 and Of very ancient origin. must without fail appear on the table
 lamb swool" and "frumenty." both
 being served hot The former con.
 slsts merely of milk. spiced. but sel
 dom sweetened. heated to just below
 boiling point and served in a punch bowl with roasted crab apples float ing In It.
 The frumenty may be made rich or
 plain For rich frumenty. soak one
 half cupful of wheat in rather nor"
 than enough water to cover it for
 twelv ehours. then boil it in water for four hours. Pour over it four
 cupfuls of new milk. into which has
 been smoothly stirred two tablespoon fuls of flour. onehalf teaspoonful of salt. two well beaten eggs
 
 | ed rind of half lemon. and powder ed mace to taste, simmer for twenty five minutes and serve Sugar Is
 not as rule included among the ingredients. but a little might be added. or powdered sugar might be | handed with the frumenty
 For plain frumenty wash one pint l of whole wheat well. cover with cold
 water and leave to soak all night l Place IL in saucepan with a tea
 spoonful of salt and sufficient of the
 water to Just cover let It cook slow
 ly until quite soft, adding two cup 1 fuls of milk as il thickens. Mix I four tablespoonfuls of flour smooth
 iy with one-half cupful of milk, add
 to the wheat. stir until 1t boils and ! thickens and add sugar and grated 1 nutmeg to taste.
 Brownies.
 ] Cream onethird Of cupful of su.
 gar with one,third cuptul of butter. 1 add two well beaten eggs, One-third l cupful Of molasses one-half teaspoou.
 tul of orange extract, one cupful of
 flour. and one cupful of finely chop a square buttered and tloured cake 1 tin and bake in moderate oven for serve hot or cold
 1 Pumpkin Pie.
 | One and onehalf cupfula of fresh
 stewed Cor canned) pumpkin. one
 cupful of milk. one-half cuptul ot l scalded cream, two beaten eggs. one fourth of d cupful of moasses. 1 onefourth teaspoonful of salt. one one-half teaspoontul of powdered gin l ger. and one-halr teaspoonful Of pow l dered cinnamon. Mix and beat to 1
 until firm Garnish with whipped
 and sweetened cream and chopped
 nut meats.
 Apple and Ginger Ice Cream. ] Eight large apples, two quarts ot
 cream. two cuptuls of sugar. two ta' l blespoonfuls of lemon juice, and one
 half cupful of finely chopped pre-. served ginger. Put the sugar into
 sauce pan, add one quart of the | cream and stir over the fire until
 the sugar is dissolved When the
 mixture Is cold freeze 1t and add
 the ginger, lemon juice and the ap,
 ples. pared and grated. Finish the freezing and allow 10 ripen for two 1 hours Serve in tiny cauldrons or
 paper witch cases.
 1 Luck Cake.
 | Two cupfuls of flour. one cupful 1 of cornstarch one cuptul of milk, ! one ana One-Nall CuptulS or sugar.
 one cupful of butter. two teaspoon
 fuls of baking powder. five whites
 of eggs. one fourth teaspoontul of salt.
 one half teaspoonful Of almond eH l tract, and one.half teaspoonful of rose l extract. Cream the butter. add very | gradually the sugar and the extracts. 1 Sirt together the flour, salt. corn 1 starch and baking powder. and add 1 alternately with the milk to the first 1 mixture Beat the egg whites until stiff add them and beat for two l minutes. Turn into d buttered and I f1oured cake tin and bake in moder ate oven for one hour. When the cake is baked and cold. | turn it over. make an incision with knife In the bottom and push in carefully dime. ring and thimble The one who wins the dime is to
 have wealthy husband. the person who draws the ring is to be engaged or married within the year, the
 unfortunate who gets the thimble is doomed to a life of single blessedness