Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-12
Make Shortcakes
of Canned Fruits
Recipes for Winter Dishes
Are Given By Culinary
Expert.
ny Mrs. u. A. WILSON.
DOWNRIGHT. 1920. by Mrs. NJ a. VII.


Many delicious shortcakcs may be
prepared during tho winter months
ana the canned, preserved and dried
FRUITS ~hlch may be used for filings
Mornrinn Dried Apple Cake.
wash In plenty Of warm water one
quart o. dried apples. then place in Il
deep dec" saucepan and barely cover with
W, ,n, %Sa."r, Simmer very gently un-
sorp. Swectcn TO taste and add one
m ,ia teaspoon each OF nutmeg and Gin
Now place in mixing bowl
Ono cup of strip.
rive tablespoons OF shortening.
Two cups. OF slf,ed nour, e.
;, rour lcvc! teaspoons Of baking pow
Threc-fourths cup o. water.
vra LEA, TO- NIX thoroughly and then
o over sP 3nc , ons-hslf the batter evenly
pIcs. then add the balance Of the the
mixture. Spread until smooth S Siv
p'1 One IN baIf z mn m!NinE c bowl
Cnc-hali cup OF brown sugar
En,,- ';a .,, of cinnamon,
and and spread oyer the top or the CAKE.
n nane IN moderate oven for forty min
rench shortcuke.
Peach shortcakc. using canned
pea,chns: Drain the pcachee. slice thin
ana ana turn Into Il sieve TO drain again.
't &c saup IN a saucepan and add
ghc-hait cup OF sugar,
0nc-half teaspoon OF nutmeg
Two tablespoons OF cornstafch.
,,i S,,r to M9YTouEhiy dissolve, tncn
minutes and then cooi. Sc; aside uni II
"e T"n low PLACE in a mixing bowl
Gre teaspoon Of salt.
Three tablespoons OF sugar
n%o Level tablespoons o: baking
Sitt 10 mix thoroushly and then add
Tnt,- cup o. water or milk.
Ee eaf q "a o'esP 55 y Of shortening.
nans FAX a no, n .Ses sH layer cake
: mn eSve, sn,i vi, ana then butler lightly
HeEFe no prepared strip as a sauce.
APRICOT and RaisIn shortcale.
WnSh anu soak tho apricots In Jus.
GSnHnS9 water {" cover and add one
! mn! soil and then turn into sieve
an, &c. drain Now place in a mix.
one.haG!fP a te az s.ssed Of fG sni,
no rMo level tablespoons OF baking
S Sir. an! mix and then add
' TSrr taaOiespoons OF shortening.
arr u,nrte iourths cup OF water
-, ~, ooi9hs pan and lay IN alternating
s So". 'he aHricots and then the raisins.
brown brow s s,,naE ,, With one-half cup OF
apiicots ana ona-hslf cup of sugar -, :.
nna ,.a and bring 10 a boil Cook for
nai;o 'n cno ana ,hon haste the short
tablespoons Of strip while baking. Bnk +.
Tho cake for forty-nve minutes in 4
Hefo'-de-wah shertcake.
The old nanny Of the SoutI, r.as n
aeN,erous hand indeed in making these
: aelcetnble shortcakes. and when closely
pressed pressed . t1r her secret she would en-
hodder dis hcah old mamrny. cause
c cn,' les ANITA giving. glib nah re-
S wse 40 20 you-ail TO spiie." Aunt Chole
when the mistress sought To get the
secret OF her success the old NANNY
Ea aow ne ,f,s rG ;n Ike this: We'll, you
dc cake light. so All takes some flour.
~ salt a mite o takin' powdah an
lin or are eam 81 KEN hc can spare hit; and
TO tell how much Hour and cream she
used she would reply: ''Oh. An takes
az much fon' as hit would be enun an
AUG chuit cream To make hit wet"
Then / would laugh glcefully. for I
was mammys faror:te child and, from
NJ M point of vantage on the biscuit
shortcake that made il SO delicious.
= Real Southern Recipe From
Louisiana.
PLACE IN a bowl
Three cups Of s!cted -four.
One teaspoon OF salt,
Three level teaspoons or baking pow.
onc-halr cup OF sugar.
SIN twice 20 mix thoroughly and
thcn rub IN four tablespoons OF Sho-;
cn,nc Now break ono egg I'm n mons.
mrine cup and FIJI witt, milk Btn,
WIN fork 10 mix, and then use 10
dough IN tho Hour. Turn on 6, fioured
pastry board and roll or pat out three
quarters OF an inch thick Cut with
s,. biscuit G;n utter place on a biscuit
eighteen minutes Split. butte and
III with crushed and Swcetencd fruj;s
Serve with either cream o. custard
sauce.
What lC, OF baking powder YOU
use; NANNY ] used TO cNclaim
Enun. CT YOU doan use a;rs 70
Tighten up de dough You ieST an
obieeged TO use some mo- Yeast powd,n
than you natcherlly aims TO; dis am
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