Evening star., 1922-02-17
Health and Thrift in the Home:

mouth with black beads or lotsso
black wool.
Good Things to Make for Part:
Spread.
A girl can make the following dc
licious CONNECTIONS, most Of which r.
quire no cooking and the others Vei
little. and the cost Of the materta
Is giving a party. All of them nee
not be served at one party. but thos
that you do not use should be car
fully put away with other chol,
recipes and suggestions for futu;
spreads or parties.
Oriental Dream.-Use four slices
| any light cake (sponge cake or ang
cake are good). the white or o,
egg, one-half cup of chopped aimona
one-half cup each of chopped date
Place slice of the sponge cake
angel cake, or whatever cake you up
on plate. Blanch the ALMONDS %.
putting them in a bowl, pouring Dol
ing water on them, and then rubbfAt
off the brown coating with cieai
ing. Chop the almonds, dates am
figs and mix them together Eea
the white of the egg stiff and add the
fruit and nuts and heap the mixture
on top of the slice of cake in tn.
shape of a pyramid. Sprinkle witt
| nut meats. and then layer of frui'
! may be spread on the cake and the
beaten white Of the egg piled on tor
Uncooked Fruit Cake.-use two ia
blespoons Of sugar one cup o:
cracker crumbs or stale cake crumbs
of figs. one-half cup of nut meats and
| one-half cup of candied cherries
Chop the fruit and nuts together. a
few raisins and a level teaspoonful OF
! chopped citron or candied orange peel
may be added. Add the cracker OF
| ter deep soup plate or bowl and
| press the mixture in firmly with
| spoon or the hand. Then turn out o.!
| a plate and sprinkle thickly viii
granulated or powdered sugar. Cut
| into slices with a sharp knife.
Tropical Treat.-Use one cup OF
white granulated sugar. one-half cur
| of nut meats and one cup of chopped
. figs, dates and seedless raisins mixed
| Have buttered tin cracker box OF
plate ready. Melt the sugar care
fully In pan or skillet over a slow
| fire. Do not stir. The instant it is
| melted take it from the fire and
quickly add the nuts and fruit with.
| out stirring. then pour into buttered
| dish: Cut into squares and wrap ir
| oiled paper.
Sweet Sixteen Sandwiches-Buy
| some square bakers rusks and cut
| them up and down in thin slices
Spread them with butter or peanut
butter. Then spread them with swee,
chocolate melted, or chocolate cream
! drops mashed or cut in slices can be
used as 4 filling.
| Night Caps.-Cse marShmallow can.
i dies. salt wafer crackers and nuts
On each wafer spread layer of chop.
ped nut meats or nut butter. Toas'
a, marshmallow by holding it over Z
| flame on a hat pin and put one or two
| marshmallows on each wafer, or the
marshmallows. nuts and waters may
be arranged and all put into a SLOW
oven for a moment and thus heatec
| together.
| A novel and healthful variety o.
| sweets can be made for children b,
taking apple pulp. or any other fruit
pulp fof that matter. pairing the frui
and removing the seeds, putting thu
fruit in pan with three pounds o,
| sugar or corn sirup to one pound o.
water, cooking slowly until stiff. add
| ing nuts If desired, pouring out or
| creased porcelain or marble and al
| lowing the candy to cool and dry fol
several days. When nearly dry cu'
it into animal shapes or heart OF
diamond shapes. Roll in granulateG
| or powdered sugar and dry still more
Store in alright cans until ready
for use. This candy is good and il
| quickly made.