Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
BY MRS. VI. A. WILSON
Copyright, 1920. by Public Ledger
Co. All rights ~reserved.)
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W All lAAAllN EtStINeuaN
Straw berries
Ripe strawberries. red, ripe straw
bcrries-so sings the street fruit ven
der as he moves slowly through the
street on a warm, suushiny May
morning. Luscious red ripe berries,
just glistening with the mornings
freshness. greeted me as l stepped TO
the door to investigate. Two boxes
for thirty-hve cents was the price
asked, and then the thought came
to me hat just two short summers
ago. these same berries could be pur-
chased for ten cents per box. OH,
for those days that are now no morei
But let us get back TO the berries.
Strawberries contain valuable cleans
ing and health giving mineral sails.
and for this reason they should be
a welcome to our diet.
Two boxes will treat the family to
fresh berries for breakfast. strawberry
shortcake and al old-fashioned straw
berry custard pie. TURN the berries
on a tray and place all the largest
sid TO serve for breakfast. Look
over the balance and then remove
every soft and bruised berry. stem
and wash the soft berries and place
in a saucepan and add two table
spoons CT sugar. Cook slowly for
eight minutes and then remove from
the fire and let cool. Turn into a
howl and set in the Ice box until
needed. There should be about n
and one-half cups OF soft fruit and
If not, add the smallest berries TO
max this amount.
To serve the berries for breakfast:
Au Natural
Place q tablespoon OF powdered
sugar In Il little butter pattie and put
it in the center of the fruit saucer.
Wash the berries, but do not stem.
Lay on a cloth to dry. Now lay in a
mould around the sugar. To eat.
lift the berry by the stem between tho
fingers n then dip in the sugar.
Strawberry shortcake always brings
visions of l-uSciousness TO ones mini.
One will declare that delicious PONCE
cake is the ideal cake. while another
has visions of we olde time shortcake,
taken hot from the oven, then quickly
buttered golden butter and filled with
crushed and sweetened berries and
drenched with The riches Of cream.
Both methods will be given below. so
that you may take your choice.
Strawberry Shortcake (New England
Spice S~hortcakc.)
Place in a mixing bowl
One-half cup of sugar,
One egg.
Yolk OF one egg,
Five tablespoons OF shortening.
One and three-quarters cup OF -four,
-Four level teaspoons of baking
powder,
Three quarters Il of water.
Beat hard to mix. then turn into "a
well creased and Toured deep layer
cake pan and spread the dough just
a little higher on the sides than In
the center. Now place in a small bowl:
Six tablespoons of flour,
-Four TABLESPOONS of brown sugar.
One tablespoon of shortening,
One-half teaspoon Of cinnamon.
Rub between tho fingers until
crumbly IN then spread Over the
shortcake and bake in a moderate
oven for t~hirty-hve minutes. Cool
and then remove from the pan. Split
and FIJI with berries and then replace
the top. Now place in a bowl
White OF one egg,
One-half glass OF apple or crab
apple or ounce jelly.
Beat with e. dover & beater until
the mixture will hold its shape and
then pile on the cake and garnish
with berries.
We Ode Tyne Sbortcalse
Place in a mixing bowl
Three cups of -four.
One-half cup of sugar,
One teaspoon Of salt,
Three level tablespoons of baking
powder.
Sift to mix and then rub into the
flour six tablespoons of shortening.
Now place in a small bowl
One egg,
One and one-quarter cups OF milk
or water.
Beat to mix and then use this to
form a drop dough, beating well, Turn
into a CREASED and Toured baking pan
and bake in a hot oven for twenty