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oven. 1t may be necessary to sprin-
kle the fruit again with sugar during
the drying. When dry enough not to
be at all sticky, sprinkle with sugar
and pack in layers with wax paper be-
tween. This fruit may be used for
dipping in bitter chocolate for bitter
sweets.
Deliberate Extravaganza
| What are you going to give your
hush this Christmas 2"
~ haven't decided. / want to do
something really fine for him, though,
ond if find that can afford it |
think will give him eggs for break
fast
Helpful Suggestions
Use raffia for tying up holiday
gifts; it can be bought in colors or
you can color a bunch easily. 1t is
strong, cheap and adds q festive touch
to the package which is lacking in
string
When using boughs of fir or pine
for decoration, dip the ends of the
twigs in paraffin and avoid the pitch
spots which are SO annoying.
Save pretty boxes and cover with
wall paper, using the color appro-
pirate for the gift sent.
Sugarless Fruit Cake
Fruit cake can be patriotic cake.
"But fruit cake is expensive" says
the prudent housewife. That's just
the point. To be patriotic cake need
not be expensive, but if she chooses an
expensive recipe it can still be in line
with national food needs. These re-
cipes omit sugar, thereby releasing
America and the allies are in serious
need.
Fruit Cake (Uncooked).-Half a.
pound each of nuts, dates, figs, raj
Gins, and citron. Put dates, figs, and
raisins through the food chopper.
Crate in the yellow rind of one lemon.
Then add the juice of the lemon and
blend with wooden spoon. Chop
nuts fine. Cut citron into very. fine
strings. Pack closely into an oiled
tin, alternating layers of fruit with
nuts and citron. Press down closely,
weight and leave at least "a hours.
Keep in closed cake box and slice as
needed Serve in small slices with
simple gelatine dessert
This can be varied in many ways.
Candied orange peel or grated cocoa
nut may be used in place of citron.
Orange juice, or extract of cinnamon
may be used instead Of lemon. A
drop of oil or cinnamon or ground
cinnamon may be used with the above
recipe.
This fruit loaf may be cut in strips,
rolled in powdered sugar, and used
as candy.
Dried Fruit Cake-Two cups dried !
apples. peaches or any kind of dried ,
fruit; two cups Orleans molasses; one |
half cup shortening; two eggs; one /
cup milk; flour for stiff batter; one
teaspoonful soda; one cup seeded raj
sins; one teaspoonful nutmeg; one
taspoonful ground cinnamon; one-half |
teaspoonful ground cloves; juice of
lemon. Soak the fruit overnight.
Then chop very fine and simmer in
the saucepan with the molasses for
two hours and half. Let it cool.
Add beaten yoIks Of eggs to shorten
ing and beat until light. Add the
milk, then the fruit and molasses.
Beat hard for five minutes. Now add
enough flour for stiff batter and
soda dissolved in tablespoonful Of
hot water. Mix well. Then add the
flour, raisins and spices and beat
vigorously. Add the juice of lemon
and finally the whites beaten to a
stiff froth. The batter must be stiff
but elastic enough to drop from spoon.
Bake in moderate oven two hours.
Liberty Fruit Cakc.-One cup mo-
lasses, one cup water, one cup seed
ed raisins, one-fourth cup citron cut
fine, one-fourth cup shortening, one
half teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful
nutmeg, one teaspoonful cinnamon,
one cup corn flour, one cup rye flour
or white -four, five teaspoonfuls bak-
ing powder. Boil molasses, water,
fruit, shortening, salt and spices to-
gethef in saucepan three minutes.
When cool add flour and baking pow
der which have been sifted together
Mix WE'LL bake in loaf pan in moder-
ate oven about forty-five minutes.
Apple Fruit Cake.--Two cups APP
pie sauce (unsweetened(, two cups
Orleans molasses, one-half cup short
ening, two teaspoonfuls soda, three
cups flour, one cup chopped raisins
and citron, two teaspoonfuls each all
spice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Sim
mer together the apple sauce and
molasses until dark red or brown. Let
cool and add shortening, soda, -four,
Toured fruit and spices. Bake in a
slow oven two or two and half hours.
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