Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
nv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON


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MONG the Shakers, a community
n In New York State, the housewives
-. famors cooks. Their tables are
.surdantly supplied with NIL home
n"do delicacies. Here in this splendid
a,nacoful community one meets the
pwsetest young girls who are gowned
IN clothing that conforms to the
severe simplicity Of their community
tbey are beginning to take housewifely
nrIde in household chores, cooking and
deftness with the needle.
THESE good folks usually are farm
80, and the hard. laborious grind Of
t;lline of the soil gives them all splen-
S;d bealthful appetites. Early break
so,ts a snack about 10 o'clock and a
nooninr about 12 80, and then supper
nhout q 30, are the usual schedule Of
tbs meals served among these folk.
AZ this season of the year with abun-
d.nt succulent green foods they enjoy
bounteous repast of garden truck.
Here. too. you will always find the
cookie Jar filled TO overfowing, and
tberc are so many varieties Of good
old fashioned tidbits of long ago on
their pantry shelves. Here the women
like to cook and they take great pride
in filling the buttery or pantry shelves
with all home made goodies.
Shaker Cookies
TRY these cookies---they are delicious.
Refore starting to bake them have four
baking sheets that just fit the oven, so
that tho cookies may be baked on both
ton and bottom shelves Of the oven Mt
thc same time. 1t is mistake to use
the old ronsting or baking pan; the
high sides defect the heat and some OF
~
are barely half baked.
The Cookies
One cup Of rdisins.
One cup Of sheued peanuts or other
auts,
Strip of lemon peel.
Put through the food chopper. Now
place in a mixing bowl
Three quarters cup of shortening,
One aud one quarter cups of broom
aDar.
Cream we'll and then add two we'll
beaten eggs.
T,oo- thirds cup Of milk.
Ttco cups Of sifted -four,
One level tablespoon Of baking
popder.
Add the prepared raisins and nuts
and two cups of corn flakes. Blend we'll
and then grease and -four the baking
sheets and drop by the tcaspoonful on
baking sheets. Leave a space of two
inches for them to spread. Bake for
twelve minutes in a moderate oven.
Steamed BlubecIry Pudding
Wash and look over carefully one
half box of blue or huckleberries. Turn
In colander to drain. Now place in q
bowl
One and ore-hoif cups Of -four,
Ono lerel tablespoon Of baking
popder.
Onc-hat level teaspoon of salt,
One-hdt 'cuel teaspoon of nutmeg,
-Four level tablespoons Of sugar.
Rub between the hands to blend and
then rub into the prepared -four six
tablespoons of shortening; then use five
tablespoons of water to form to
dough. Roll out until one fourth inch
In thickness and spread with the pre-
pared berries. Sprinkle one cup of
brown sugar over them and then roll
as for jelly roll. Tie loosely in pud-
ding cloth and plunge into large kettle
Of boiling water and cook for one hour.
Lift into the colander and let drain
for five minutes. Turn from the cloth
and serve with vanilla sauce. Garnish
with hard sauce
Black Chocolate Cake
Cream In mixing bowl
One and one.haU cups Of sugar,
TDo- thirds cup of cocoa,
One-hdt cup Of melted butler,
Ttco eggs,
One teaspoon Of UdnHld,
One e-hnt teaspoon of nutmeg.
And then add
Three cups of sitied -four,
F're lcrel teaspoons Of baking
po,cdcr,
One cup Of black cofee.
Beat until smooth and then add
One cup Of icalnu. meats, chopped
fine,
Onc-hait cup OF citron. chopped fine,
=, Turn in n pan with tube center.
Spread evenly and bake in slow oven
iof nifty minutes. let cool and then
turn from the pan and ice with lemon
water icing.
Lemon Water Icing
Place in mixing bowl
Juice Of one-hat lemon.
One Tablespoon of melted butter,
One tablespoon of grated lemon rind,
Use only the very ycllowest part of
I1o tablespoons Of boiling toater,
one and one-hdU cups OF confcc-
toners sugar.
Beat smooth and then use.
Brown Layer Cako with Custard
Filling
Place in a mixing bowl
L"o- thirds cup of broun sugar,
One cup Of Nep Orleans m0Iasscs,
Frrc tablespoons Of shortening,
One egg.
Cream well and then add
coffee,