The Washington times., 1919-12-04

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cold water. Nix the two cupfuls
OF milk with the corn meal. mo-
iasses and salt. and cook in n
double boiler until the mixture
thickens. Drain the tapioca, and
STIR 1t Into the other mixture. Add
the raisins. and pour into a creased
BAKING dish: add the half cupfui Of
nix, and bake for one hour in 4
slow oven.
Prsne Hssey P1ddinS.
wash one cupful and a half OF
prunes; then let them stand iu.t
covered with warm water for twenty
minutes. Drain, remove the pits
ana chop the pulp. To this ada half
pint OF sweet milk. one cupful
OF bread crumbs. the grated rind Of
haif a lemon, three tablespoonfuis
OF honey and three tablespoonfuls
or melted shortening. Then sift one
cupful of flour. two teaspoonfuIs of
baking powder and one teaspoonful
OF salt together and add last. Place
the mixture in a creased covered
mold Ia pound coffee can Is excel
leno and set. weighted. in \ kettle
OF boiling water that will come two
thirds to the top OF the mold. Cook
IN TINS way or in steamer for two
hours and half Serve with a
sauce made of one beaten egg. one
cupful OF honey and two teaspoon
iuis OF lemon juice. boiled together.
Add hot water IL thinner sauce Is
desired.
BAKED Hsaey C.stari.
> : esgs y tsaspoonfui pow
eaSfsi. Of sesiS as.sa s.sapeonfaI e,naansn sn,,
ed milk
Beat the eggs sufficiently to unite
the yolks and whites, but NOT
enough to make them foamy. Add
the other ingredients, and bake in
cups or in = large pan in a moder-
ate oven. The baking dishes should
be set In water.
Date Custara.
2 cupfuis Of milk into snail pieces
stoned ana cut < ssa.poon,u, sal,
scald the dates with the milk.
Beat the eggs slishtly. and add TO
them the milk, dates and salt.
Pour the mixture into creased Gus
tard cups or molds. Set the Guns
or molds In pan Of hot water
ana bake the custard slowly until
II Is flrm. Cool II. remove IL from
the molds and serve with or with.
out cream or milk.
fsaehes ADDles.
'ealsi saeiur of corn e. s.et,, t,,s: Of s:.;,
syrup
Pare and slice the apples. Boil
the corn syrup, water and salt to-
gether for ten minutes. Add the
apples to the syrup. and cook them
until they are soft when pierced
with a fork. Remove the pieces Of
apple carefully, place them In in.
dividual dishes and pour the syrup
over them
sis sIp'nis .,.1.s = ea1s 1ss ss.'''onfoi GIN
" ssDfaI of light !: .ss: ''e'0' salt
mol4BxeO = cnnftr1a ytrh
teaspoonful CHINA
mon
Mix the pumpkin. mola,.es, CHINA
mon ginger and salt Beat the eSxs
slightly. and add them and the
milk to the mixture. Bake ths
mixture In ono crust until IL In
nrm-
II ecpial Of butter y ts..poonfuI e.n-
! eupfu, OF honey y teaspoen,ui x,o-
il cupfui .oor milk 4 eupf.,. o. flour
l teaspoonful soda
Cretonne Save. LsxnA- mn.
have had four very good letters
on the uses OF cretonne and shall
give one prize for the frst one
which arrived. Another one which,
In addition to the use of the Gre
tonne offers other good ideas will
get tomorrow's prize.
Todays Economy Prize goes to
the following letter:
DEAR ELIZABETH LArrIMER.
with a couple OF small children In
tne FAMILY, the question OF !aunisring
counterpanes became quite 4 ser'ou.
one with me, as the laundries charged
90 cents each time sent them one
nnaIy solved the problem by making
cretonne spreads. and found they wa-s
not only -asily laundered at horn. hut
the initial cost was much less than ror
counterpsnes, and they did not soil 40
quickly. 7 carried out ~.
schemes OF the rooms. and the effee,
was most pleasing
MRS. BLANCHE HALL.
1915 Decatur street northvr..
Two other letters, equally good
but many days later in arriving
follow:
MY DEAR MISS LATTIMER:
! believe everyone these day, 4, in