Evening star., 1922-08-04
MAKING CAKES AND COOKIES
: FOR PICNIC AND PORCHPARTY
Next to Sandwiches They Are Mainstay
in Preparation for Such Outdoor
Affaiirs-Recipes Are Given.

cook for five minutes longer. Add
enough flour to make q stiff dough.
Take from the fire, and. when slight.
ly cooled, add eight ounces of candied
orange peel cut fine. the yellow rind
OF a lemon, half a teaspoonfui each
OF ground cinnamon and grated nut
meg. half teaspoonful of soda. a
pinch of salt and a glass of grape
juice: While the dough is still warm,
roll thin and cut into little squares.
Bake In a moderate oven and when
cold put frosting on.
Boston Crullers.
Beat to cream half cup Of but
ter. then beat in gradually one cupful
Of sugar. Add the well beaten yolks
Of three eggs. a grated nutmeg and
the yellow grated rind Of a lemon
Add the whites Of the three eggs
beaten to stiff froth, then gradually
three cups Of -four sifted with two
teaspoons of baking powder. Sprinkle
the pastry board with flour, and roll
ness OF half an inch. Cut this In
long narrow strips. twist in various
shapes. d}op in hot fat and fry for
about six minutes.
Chocolate Roll.
Beat the yolks of three eggs until
light-colored and thick. Add fourth
of a cup of sugar and continue beat
ing. Mix fourth OF cup of powder.
ed chocolate or cocoa with two table.
sugar and yolks. Fold in a fourth OF
cup of pastry -four. pinch OF salt
the beaten whites of three eggs and
one teaspoonful Of vanilla. Bake in g
thin sheet in a shallow pan for three.
fourths of an hour. When done re.
spread with the whip from half a pin,
Of sweetened and favored cream. Roll
tie and wrap in paper.
Date Bars.
Use one cup Of sugar. one cup Of
butter. four cups Of rolled oats, foul
cups of sifted flour and four leve
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, al
thoroughly rubbed together. Moister
with q very little warm water. anc
roll into thin cookies. Spread with
mashed dates. fold over into rolls ant
bake In a moderate oven.
Brambles.
Make a plain pastry. cut it intc
strips one inch by four inches anc
and spread 1t on the strips. Dus,
with powdered sugar and a few drop.
of lemon juice, and place as many
chopped seeded raisins on each piece
as it will hold. Brown delicately ir
the oven or cover with another striI
OF the pastry, anu iIost "Alle.
Frosted Coconnut Cream Cakes.
Rub one-half a cup of shortening
into two cups Of flour. add one-fourtf
teaspoonful of salt, two-thirds of
cupful Of cold water, one we'll beater
egg, one cup Of molasses in which
one teaspoonful of baking soda has
been dissolved and one teaspoonful OF
vanilla extract. Pour into a buttereo
and papered cake tin and bake in q
moderate oven for one-half an hour
Cool and cut into round. Cover with
frosting made as follows: To one cup
of confectioners' sugar add one-haii
teaspoonful OF vanilla extract ano
Just enough cold water to make 1t OF
the right consistency for spreading
Sprinkle over the top Of each cake
some chopped cocoanut and a pre-
served cherry.
Little Cheese Cakes.
Line small patty pans with rich
pie paste and fill with the following
Take one cup Of sour milk. one cup
of sweet milk. a tablespoonful OF
melted butter the yolks Of four eggs
the Juice and rind OF one lemon and
a scant cupful of sugar. Put both cup
fuls of milk in double boiler and heat
until the curd separates. Strain on
they whey. add the butter to the
curd, then the sugar. the well-beaten
eggs and the lemon. 1t will take