The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
By ELIZABETH LArrImER.

by ELiLAbEIh LAITImEh-
Since the exchange of recipes
seems most popular, i am offering
an additional group OF excellent
dishes, which seem economical and
easy to make.
ALMOND BUNS.
One cup soft yeast from bread
sponge). u teaspoon soda Gin
yeast), VI teaspoon salt. 1 large
cup milk warmed with u cup but
ter. cup sugar, 2 eggs well
beaten, I teaspoon lemon extract,
hour to mix stir with spoon. Let
rise, roll one inch thick, cut with
small cutter, place in pans. brush
top with white of egg lightly
! beaten sprinkle with chopped al
monds' and broken loaf sugar. let
rise again. Bake one-haif hour in
moderate oven. MRS. d. b. c.
SPANISH RICE.
Il one-half pound liberty steak,
] cup unlocked rice. 1 small onion,
Il teaspoon Cor more) chile pow
, der. 3 cups tomatoes. Put through
coarse sieve with one quart boiling
water.
fat, add the other ingredients, turn
into an enamel or aluminium kettle
and simmer forty-five minutes.
MRS. e.
; ORIGINAL SALAD.
Take can of pineapple or fresh
pineapple and cut in dice; take 4
bananas. cut round.
Dressing: One-half cup of pine
apple Juice, y cup lemon Juice,
scant u cup sugar to taste. Two
eggs, we'll beaten, or egg and
teaspoon Of cornstarch. Cook on
low fire until quite thick, then
cool. pour over pineapples and ba-
: nanas. Serve on lettuce leaf with
{ a marshmallow and a cherry on top.
MRS. i. L. A.
COTTAGE CHEESE DRESSING.
In absence Of good sour cream.
take the desired amount of best
condensed milk, squeeze lemon juice
into it and whip until it thickens
like mayonnaise, then pour it over
the cottage cheese, which has been
well seasoned with salt and pepper.
Homemade cottage cheese is rich
est and best, but the kind you buy
in little pals will answer. This
can be garnished and used as a
salad.
APPLE SAUCE CAKE.
Two glasses apple sauce Cooked
without sugar., two cups or glasses
of sugar, one-half glass shortening.
four glasses flour, one teaspoon
mixed spices. two teaspoons bak-
ing soda, raisns il desired. This
makes a large cake. r. B.
ROSE SANDWICHES.
In june pick over petals, but do
not wash them. Put through finest
knife or food chopper, mix with
equal quantity sugar and boil
stirring constantly, for twenty or
thirty minutes. Now for each pint
make a syrup of one cup sugar
one-half cup water; boil for twenty
or thirty minutes, then add to the
jam. When it boils up put in
glasses. Use for filling for sand
witches. DUMMY.
LEMON SHERBET."
Three quarts milk, three cups
sugar, six large lemons. Mix milk
and sugar. Crate rind off lemons
into milk, let stand on hour.
Strain and freeze a soft mush, add
juice of lemons and finish freezing.
stand one hour to ripen. F.M.B.
SOUR MILK CREDIBLE CAKES.
One egg, one cup sour milk, one
scant cup -four, one-half teaspoon
soda dissolved in a little hot water,
one-half teaspoon salt. Beat the
eeS, add milk, flour, salt and soda
last. This recipe makes a dozen
medium sized cakes.
MRS. d. M. GREEN.
LEMON CREAM PIE.
Into a cup of granulated sugar
rub a hcaping tablespoon of butter.
Bring to a boil one cup water and
stir into IL a heaping tablespoon OF
cornstarch that has been dissolved
In little cold water. Cook, stir
ring all the time, until thick and
smooth. Then take from fire and
beat the hot mixture gradually into
the butter and sugar. Set aside
while you mix your crust, then add
to mixture the juice and grated
rind of one large lemon and the
yolk OF two eggs beaten very light.
Pour into open crust and bake.
When done cover with meringue
made of two egg whites beaten
light and sweetened with two table,
spoons of powdered sugar. Set in
oven until delicately Drowned. The
crust must not be baked first in
this pie.
OMLET.
Soak one slice of bread in milk
until it is soft, mash the bread
with a fork, add seasoning and the
well beaten yolks of three or four
eggs, then beat in the whites OF
the eggs, well beaten. Cook as
usual or pour into a we'll buttered
aluminium pie plate and bake until
II sets. MRS. T. w. G..
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