The Washington times., 1920-04-14
Saving Moneyin the Home;
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
BY Elizabeth Lattimer.

IL
continue 20 be contributed.
- and / am offering my readers
ten OF the best have received:
Ckoesi.te. Pc.
One-half cup sugar, one large
tablespoon cornstarch. one large tA-
blespoon ground chocolate, two
eggs. two cups boiling water. one
teaspoon vanilla, one-fourth tea
spoon salt Mix cornstarch, choco-
late, sugar and salt all together.
then take one egg and yolk OF the
other egg and mix them with the
other ingredients to make a smooth
paste; add vanilla. then add grad
ually two cups of boiling water.
Have the pie tin lined with good
crust and put in the nlling and
bake in medium hot oven. Be sure
your water Is boiling hot. Take
white OF egg that remains. beat to
stiff froth. add tablespoon powder
ed sugar and heaping teaspoon OF
chocolate. mix well and spread over
pie when cooked and put in over to
set the meringue. MRS. J. II. c.
Sweet Potato Pone.
Peel six large sweet potatoes.
crate. mix in one tablespoon butter,
one cup molasses, one cup OF sugar,
three eggs. a pinch of salt, nutmeg
to taste. Put in pan, sprinkle sugar
on top and bake in moderate oven.
MRS. p.
Hodsy Podxy Pie.
One cup sugar, one-fourth cup
butter, creamed: two tablespoons
4...A a
rind OF one lemon. one medium
size orange, two yolks tof eggs; mix
we'll and add one and one-fourth
cups milk, and lastly, beaten white
OF eggs. Put In pie crust that has
been lined with bananas. Bake in
moderate oven. MRS. A II.
Carrot Pudding.
One cup grated carrot, one cup
grated potato, one heaping cup
flour, two cups raisins. one-half
cup butter, one cup sugar, pinch of
salt, one-haIf teaspoon cinnamon,
one-quarter teaspoon nutmeg, one
teaspoon soda. Put In q two-quart
dish and steam three hours Serve
with hard sauce. MRS. A o. NJ.
Ono egg. well beaten, with or
without level tablespoon sugar. salt
to taste, one cup cold water, enough
flour to make q batter little thicker
than for pancakes. Grease gem
pans and just before putting. batter
in stir in quickly one rounding tea
spoon baking powder. Bake in hot
oven II. I'D. Z,
BsileA Pstahses.
Quite OFTEN ono has Just few
plain boiled potatoes left. but not
enough to "go around, so as I
cook for quite a lot take dry
bread crusts or slices OF dry bread
left over and soaked in Just enough
milk so IT will crumble nicely, then
mix with my cold sliced potatoes,
add sage to suit. or a pinch OF curry
powder or chilli powder and some
times an egg beaten in the milk
use to soak the bread in and fry
Just as plain fried potatoes.
JEW.
Devil Fssd Cake.
Ono cup sugar, one-half cup but
ter or lard, three-fourths cup cold
coffee, one-half cup sweet grated
chocolate, two eggs. one teaspoon
soda dissolved in the coffee, two
and sone-fourth cups flour, a dash
Of salt, one teaspoon baking powder.
Mix as for ordinary cake. "'
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H00verised Cake.
Take one cup OF water, one cup
of sugar. one cup of raisins, one
tablespoon OF lard or shortening.
one teaspoon each of cloves, all
spice, nutmeg and boil all together
for FIVE minutes, then set to cool
until lukewarm. Then add one tea
spoon soda in a little water and
enough flour to make a medium
cake batter and bake in a dripping
pan In a moderate oven. frost with
either a boiled or powder sugar
fronting. You might add nuts IL
desired. MRS J. LA B.
Dark Cake.
One-half cup shortening, one cup
sugar, one cup milk, one egg. two
cups flour, five tablespoons of
cocoa, one teaspoon of soda, one
half teaspoon salt, small teaspoon
baking powder. one-half cup finely
chopped walnut meats. e.
Cream shortening and sugar, add