The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-11
Dallas Express Corner
For Women
BY Juliette Lee.

1872
Is easier to handle 1t is discourage
ing TO the young housekeeper to mix
| large amount Of expensive lruit
of the oven either raw in the middle
or burned on top or bottom. For the
inexperienced II is wise to line the
cake pan with three thicknesses OF
oiled paper. These should be well oil
ed, otherwise they may stick to the
cake If the oven to be used Is prone
to burn at the bottom the cake should
be set on an asbestos mat or an IN
yerted pie tin. To make assurance
doubly sure some prefer to set a
pan of hot water in the oven thus
keeping the cake from browning too
Two Kinds OF Cakes.
There are two kinds of fruit cakes
the white and the dark. whenever
kind is to be made, preparation
black fruit cake is to be made the
flour should be Drowned and boled
before measuring. The fruit should
be prepared and measured and marin
or fruit juices. The nuts should also
be prepared and the cake pan proper
ly lined and oiled. This done, the
largest part of the work has been ac-
will be less tjresome' than II every
thing is left until the day of baking.
The first recipe presented is my fa-
yorite, but this year there VIII nave
to be some substitution. Instead
there may be used a glassful or
orange juice. grapefruit juice or
glassful of juice from sweet picked
peaches,
Estes white Fruit Cake.
pound sugar
/ pound flour.
pound seeded raisins. chopped
l fun quart pecan meats. chopped.
1-2 pound butter
eggs
l grated nutmeg.
1-2 pound citron, chopped.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
Cream butter well; add sugar and
cream together; add yelks of eggs
der and beat whites very light. Add
flour, nutmeg, nuts. fruits and brandy
or substitute. Last, fold in well-beaten
whites Bake in one 1 or two l tsH 3 IN
large loaf 1t will take at least two
hours. When thoroughly cool. wrap
with a Ben Davis apple in a cloth.
The apple Is to give to to t ne SSkf
new the apple If It shows signs OF
decay before the cake Is used.
BETTY LyIes Wilson's Presidents
Fruit Cake.
~ eggs.
cups sugar
pounds ratsins
l glass grape jelly.
l pound crystalized cherries.
/ pound crystalized pineapple.
IA pound orange paste.
pound blanched and ground al
monds.
! pound pecans.
l tablespoon cinnamon.
IL teaspoon nutmeg.
2 cups butter
4 1-2 cups flour.
pound homemade citron.
Z Il mn
/ tablespoon melted chocolate.
1-2 teaspoon all spice,
1-2 cup cordial. mixed with spices.
cup whisky or grapejuice
The day before baking, mix all the
fruit with whisky or -grapejuice and
let soak overnight. Mix the ground
almond with one tablespoon rose wa
ter. Mix spices with cordial and emp
Brown the flour and let cool before
measuring. Mix and bake very slow
ly for several hours. Test with a
straw and If the straw stuck to the
bottom of the cake comes out per-
fectly clean, the cake Is done Do not
be in a hurry to take the cake out
of the pan. When just warm turn
out on 2 rack and let cool thoroughly
by this recipe and beautifully deco
rated Is sent each Christmas by Mrs.
Wilson to the President
CORTICELLI ART CLUB.
Despite the rainy, cloudy weather,
the members OF the Corticelli Art
club held their usual weekly meeting
street. There were seven members
present including, the hostess.
The hours were spent very pleas
antly in recreation with games and
music.
There being no business to look
after since our president was absent
each responded to the roll call and
left having had delightful time.
THE READING CIRCLE.
Miss M. w. Tyler on Fuqua street.
last Friday. Miss Lillian M. Tucker
conducted the lesson: Problems of
National Finance" Mrs. A. b. Day
tatiye Government and Democracy and
political Liberty; Misses Burson and
Tyler discussed THE National Banka
and 2, nd. Mrs. j. e. Frazier. "The Federal
keseTve Act" Mrs. e.. A. Wilson rem
dered several musical numbers. The
Secretary distributed the second book
of the course Social Problems"
perusal OF which strengthened the
books value. A short business session
was held.
THE ROYAL ART CLUB. III.
The Royal Art Club held it's
thanksgiving meeting with Mrs T.
Jordan. One hour was given TO work
mrs. Morgan of st. Louis was a visi-
tor. The hostess served creamed ov-
sters in patties. asparagus tips olives.
relish and date pie
the Royal Art club held its regular
meeting at the home OF Miss King
one hours work was enjoyed Miss
Kate White and Mrs Morgan of ST
Louis, were visitors. The hostess SER.
we'd q very delicious menu. Shredded
chicken on toast. fruit salad olives
plmentoes, relish, nut and cherry ice
cream with caramel cake candies
THE PRISCILLA ART cLUn.
me T. A: C's held their weekly
y, eeetlng with Mrs. M. G. Cooper OF,
vlllars street A full membership re-
sponded and busy hour ensued The
. ,esson IN Stttchery was conducted by
MISS Hamilton and the entire Mem
pnsership worked to perform their task
tin good Is being accomplished by
lnese detailed lessons. The club pre-
sented sterling silver vegetable iisb
whicn was their token of love and es-
.eem Tor Mrs. Homer Hollier. who
celebrated her silver anniversary on
Les ttn; MRS. Hollier is one OF the
nost enthusiastic members Of the
c tiuD and has served the club mora
man once IN an official capacity. Ali
S gera n nor ene annual Christmas soiree
EAaaer l..