The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-12-04

Conducted Miss Margaret Dney Director of Home Science

cake batter). Flavor with one tea
spoonful Of lemon juice and half q
teaspoonful on 10 a creased baking
sheet and bake in n quick oven until
crisp and brown. BE careful, how
ever, not TO place the cookies too
close together, as they spread in
baking. Raisins or nuts may be
added TO the recipe.
Banbury Tarts
Line small well-greased tart tins
with pastry and Ill with the fol-
lowing: Put the yellow rim OF one
lemon rind, half n cupful OF seeded
raisins through the meat grinder
and add 10 the pulp thus obtained
The juice Of one lemon one table
spoonful Of granulated sugar and
one tablespoonful Of melted butter.
Bake in rather quick oven until the
pastry is crisp and brown.
An Excellent Spice Cake
Cream together half a cupful Of
shortening and one cupful OF brown
sugar. Add half cupful OF mo-
lasses, one hcaping tablespoonful
Of cocoa, one teaspoonful OF ground
cinnamon, a pinch OF salt, half a
teaspoonful Of grated nutmeg and
the same Of ground spice.
Mix well and stir in one small
cupful OF thick sour milk in which
has been dissolved level teaspoon
ful OF baking soda and sufficient
sifted flour 10 form a batter. The
extra amount Of flour is hard TO
give as the thickening qualities
vary with the different brands
Beat the mixture hard, blend in a
small cupful OF seeded raisins, half
n cupful Of finely shredded citron
and turn into a well creased cake
Tin. Bake in moderate oven for
forty minutes. Be sure 10 bake
slowly and thoroughly, as the out
side scorches easily in a hot oven.
lee when cold with a boiled FROST
ing.
Eggless Mufiins
Few housekeepers realize what
really delicious breakfast mullins
can be made without the addition OF
eggs, but this recipe is so good that
IL is frequently used even when
eggs are plentiful.
Sift together twice, two large cup
fuls Of baking powder and a scant
teaspoonful Of salt Then wet 10 the
consistency OF muffin batter with
sweet milk and beat the batter I'M
III very light Enrich with three
tablespoonfuls OF melted butter, and
after beating again for three or four
minutes, pour into well creased
muffin pans. Bake in a hot oven.
making IL the same temperature as
for baking powder biscuits. In
making these mullins, TO have them
the success they should be, the
housekeeper should work quickly.
They should be placed in the oven
as soon as possible after they are
mixed. BE sure TO see that the oven
is very hot.
Poorman's Rice Pudding
Turn into large baking dish two
quarts Of milk and add half tea
spoonful OF salt, four tablespoonfuls
Of washed rice, four tablespoonfuls
Of sugar and two tablespoonfuls OF
condensed milk. Set the dish in a
moderate oven, and as a white crust
forms over the top. stir il frequently
into the pudding. Cook for about
two hours and fifteen minutes; be-
fore IL is done dust the top thickly
with grated nutmeg. Do not stir
after the nutmeg is added but let il
brown over. The secret in making
this pudding is TO have the oven only
moderately heated and TO stir the
pudding frequently. II cooked in
this way, il will be very rich and
creamy and far superior TO other
puddings in which eggs are used.
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