Evening star., 1921-03-22
SPRING DESSERTS.

Fruit Jelly.-Pour one-half pint of
cold water over one-half package of
gelatin and stand ava yto dissolve.
Have ready the juice of one-half a
can of pineapples. the juice of one
lemon and one orange and one-half
pint of sugar, and pour over this one
pint of boiling water. Add this hot
mixture to the gelatin. stir thor
cool. Cut one-half the slices of the
can of pineapple into small dice and
cut up two bananas in the same
fashion. One-quarter pound of can
died cherries should be split, or a
handful of raspberries may be substi-
tuted. When the gelatin begins to
form so that the fruit will not drop to
the bottom stir the fruit in lightly
pour into a mold and chill. Serve
with whipped cream.
Chocolate Charlotte-Linec charlotte
russee cases with lady fingers or fresh
sponge cake and fl! with chocolate
blanc mango that is not too stiff, but
creamy IL texture. Heap with a
Tablespoon of whipped cream and
serve ice cold.
Lemon Pudding.-Put two table
spoons of butter in saucepan and
when melted stir in by degrees one
tablespoon OF -four. the two having
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soon as the ingredients form a per
fectiy smooth paste, add gradually.
stirring all the time, one pint of milk
continue to stir until the mixture
has boiled and thickened Remove
the pan from the stove and add three
taolespoons of granulated sugar. the
grated rind of large lemon. and a
Tablespoon of brandy or one teaspoon
OF vanilla. Beat in by degrees the
yolks OF two eggs which have been
whipped, and if handy one tablespoon
of fine chopped candied lemon peel.
Add pinch of salt to the whites of
the TWO eggs and whisk to a firm
roth When the pudding is cool stir
IN the strained juice of the lemon. a
iIttie at a time. and then the whites
or the. eggs. Line a pudding dish
with very light pastry. pour in the
lemon mixture, and bake in fairly
quick oven until the top is lightly
and evenly Drowned. The heat must
not be fierce, nor should the pudding
be allowed to remain in the oven
more than twenty or thirty minutes
or it will curdle and be spoiled
Snow Pudding.-Three- e-fourths box
gelatin. one and a half cups granu-
lated sugar, two lemons, one pint
boiling water, one cup cold water.
whites of six eggs. Soak the gela-
tin in cold water twenty minutes. add
sugar, the Juice of the lemons and the
and sugar in boiling water. Strain
through a jelly bag and set on ice.
When 1t begins to jell stir in the
well-beaten whites of the eggs and
put in mold on the ice to harden.
Serve with pinapple or with peaches
ana cream. This scan also be served
with custard.
Fruit Roly Poly-Mix one pint of -four
into which has been sifted two tea
spoons OF baking powder with one tea
spoon OF salt, one large spoon Of sugar
and one tablespoon of butter. Add milk
or water enough to make stiff biscuit
dough Handle as little as possible and
roll to thickness Of half an inch. Seat.
ter over this the fresh fruit, such as
raspberries. blackbefries. huckleberries
and wild Strawberries, or peaches cut
up fine: roll carefully. moisten the edges
with. water and pinch. Lift the roll
carefully and lay into a deep earthen
dish that doesn't leak. Sift flour lightly
over the top of the roll dot it with but
ter, add one cup of sugar and at the
last pour over 1t a pint of boiling water,
clap on lid and place in the oven at
once Let bake for twenty minutes with
the lid on. then remove the lid and
brown. The hot water, sugar. butter
and sifted -four will form a sauce and II
desired sweet milk or thin cream may
be served with the pudding. II prefer
red. the dough may be cut into small
squares. filled with the fruit and each
rolled separately and served indiyid-
ually. The amount of batter given here
will make five individual rolls, or if
made in one large roll it can be sliced
and provide ample dessert for six or
seven people.
Meringue Pudding.-Boil one quart Of
milk with four tablespoons of cornstarch
dissolved in q little cold milk, four ia
OF sugar and the we'll beaten
yolks Of four eggs. When thick and
perfectly smooth remove to a pudding
dish and spread over the top the well
beaten whites of four eggs into which
has been stirred zone teacup Of -pulyer-
lied sugar and a teaspoon Of vanilla.
Brown in a quick oven. Take out,
sprinkle well with grated cocoanut and
set away to cool -.
Birds Nest Pudding.-Place several
large apples, pared and cored. in the
pudding dish-as nany/as the dish will
hold. Fill the cavities Of the apples
with sugar and raisins. Make a custard
Of five eggs and a pint of milk, as for
the bread and butter pudding, and pour
over the apples. Bake about half an
hour, or until the apples appear done
and the custard is we'll set When
done turn out onto a fiat dish with the
bottom side up. No sauce Is required
for this.