Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-26
MRS. WILSON HELPS BRIDES
II IN HOUSEKEEPING FOR TWO
Bscu Like Mother Used Make Layer Cake and Various
Goodies From One Kind of Batter Are Giuen
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

fCopvrfoht. 1870. bp Mrs. NJ. A. Wilson. All
RIGHTS reserved J.
TUNE, the month of roses, brings
~ visions Of housekeeping to the june
bride who Is back from her honeymoon
add settled down to keeping house for
s3ust us two" Our June bride is really
nfost anxious to have on her table nicely
cooked palatabe food. for YOU know.
Mrs. Newlywcd, that the first thing
Jchn does is to tell the boys of the
wonderful meals that you two expect
IA eat, and then finally he winds up by
saying that he wants them all to come
out to the house and have a real Sun
day dinner with him.
Now. Mrs. Newlywed. Che first thing
"a place clearly and definitely in your
mind is that to prevent failure and
therefore loss of materials and time.
you must use accurate measurements
this is most necessary. You would never
dream of making that wonderful we'd
ding gown without a dependable pat
ten and then carefully following di-
rcctions. OF course not. Then, right
from the start of your housekeeping, be-
gin with level and accurate measure
nents. Sift the flour into bowl and
then fill measuring cup with table
spoon and pile it high; then level off
with the back of knife. Do not shake
of pack. This cup will now hold four
ounces of -four. Use level tea and
table spoon measurements and be as
sured of success.
Quite recently one little bride. al
nIpst heartbrokcn. said to me: 'Oh, ]
dbl just as | thought mother did. and
do you know, John said: 'Girlie, these
are awful don't make 'cm again. And
do so want to have nice light biscuit
like Johns sister makes.
IAgain, Mrs. Bride. l will tell you
that your mothers method, the rule of
the thumb, has come to her by long
add constant practice and it is very un-
safe to try. Some women have Won
derful sense of proportion and are very
Successful. but there are times when the
product does not turn out so nicely-Or
there must be something the matter with
this or that ingredient. because fiat
failure is nothing more than just mac
curate level measurements. II you will
use accurate level measurements you
will turn out daily. for each day in the
year. any product you desire, and have
itperfect.
Biscuits for Two
place in a mixing bowl:
One and three quarters cups Of Sitted
-four,
Zone ttdSt oon of salt,
Tpo level tablespoons Of baking
poioder.
iSift to mix. Now rub in two table
spoons of shortening and then mix to q
dough with one half cup of cold water
OF milk. Work the dough in Il bowl
until nice and smooth and then turn out
on q clean sheet of paper and pat out
,ly r,,A ,t.;th k;c
cult cutter end then place on a bak
ing sheet and bake in hot oven foI
twelve minutes. This method eliminate
the washing of pastry board and rolling
pin.
SIt is entirely too much to make bi
layer cake. so select two small but dec
layer cake pans.
Layer Cake
Place in a mixing bowl:
Three- quarters cup Of sugar,
Sir tablespoons Of shortening,
Yolks of trcO eggs.
Cream until light and fluffy. The
add:
sT1o and one quarter cups of SftcC
fonr,
Three lerel teaspoons of baking
poioder,
Three. quarters cup of milk.
Beat to mix and then fold in thu
stiffiy beaten white of one egg. Grease
and -four the layer cake pans and thCI
turn in the batter. Place in a moderat,
oven and bake for twenty minutes. Re.
move from the oven and let cool. theE
spread lightly with jelly. Cover with
cocoanut and pu. the two layers TO-
gether. Now place the left over white
of egg in the howl and add one hal
glass of apple jelly. Beat with dove,
egg beater until the mixture holds it