Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-16
Mrs. Wilson Tells
ofChristmas Cookies
%l The Road to Christmas Leads Through
% Wunamaker's D0wn Stairs Store
r,oern,,t Jumbles and Bits of
righteousness That Make
Use of Chocolate, Ginger or
Chopped Fruit
n, MRS. NJ, A. WILSON

Bv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
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Pr YOU we're to take a trip to York
1.-two England. at this season. you
-.,ia And the busy housewife right up
W. soun ,bc ewes in hustle and turmoil Of
W,,,no and baking for the holidays that
sre hiding, as it were. just around the
prner. ,. Ain >,
,cicus today
Cinnamon Stars
vbin the whites Of three eggs until
navy stiff, then beat in one and one
Iii cups Of granulated sugar, take
.nt the beater and use spoon and add
'Grated rind of one lemon.
0ne.haU pound Of almonds, grated
u almond crater, :,
Cnc.haU cup sfted bread crumbs.
One tablespoon OF CHINA mon.
Three. quarters cup of -four, rith
ore teaspoon OF baking poWder sifted
h the -four. 81
Turn on we'll. Toured board and roll
,rt and cut with star shape cutter.
,;h carefully with either a spatula or
rte turner 10 we'll creased and
Aonred nan and bake In slow oven for
.welye minutes. Note the pan or sheet
;or these little cakes must be creased
very literally
Sand Tarts
Place in mixing bowl
Ono cup OF butter
md cream until like sweet fresh butter;
now add
Tpo cups Of po,Cdcrcd sugar
and cream again; now add
One large egg and the Dolks Of t,c1
On One teaspoon of lemon farorino,
One tablespoon Of lemon juice,
Grated rind of one.hay lemon,
Three cups of sitted -four.
Work to smooth dough and chill on
he ice for four hours; overnight is
letter. Then roll out one quarter inch
hick, cut with the fancy cookie cutters.
Brush the tops of the cookies with
llightly beaten white Of egg and cover
sith granulated sugar. dust with CHINA
non, and place piece of split almond
n the center, place on the baking sheet
snd bake in moderate oven for twelve
.nnutes.
Jumbles
Place in mixing bowl
One cup of butter
and beat to cream; now add
Three cups of broun sugar.
and cream well, then add
Three ichOlo eggs
Adding one egg at time and beating
in each egg we'll; now add
Sercn Guns of -four,
Three teaspoons of baking porder,
One teaspoon Of cin"omon,
One teaspoon of ginger,
One teaspoon of mace,
One cap Of sour cream.
Two teaspoons of camilla.
Work to smooth mix and chill over
night, IN the morning roll out one-half
inch thick, cut with large doughnut
cutter and place on baking sheet and
bake fifteen minutes in moderate oven.
English Seed Cakes
Place in mixing bowl
Three quarters cup Of butter
and beat to smooth fine cream; now
Tno, cups Of powdered sugar aud
the yolks of three eggs
ana cream until like a fine hard sauce.
Add
The grated rind of one.halt lemon,
the grated rind of one Uhole orange,
One teaspoon Of dniso seed,
One teaspoon Of c1rdudy seeds,
Eire cups of -four,
Tno. thirds cup of milk.
Work to smooth fine dough. Chill
over night and in the morning roll out
onc.-quarter inch thick. and cut with
cookie cutter. Bake on baking sheet in
moderate oven for ten minutes.
Ginger Man Cake
Place in saucepan
T~o cups Of molnsses.
Ono and one half cups of hOnfp.
One teaspoon of cinnamon,
LWo teaspoons of ginger,
Onc'hdt teaspoon of mace.
Bring to boiling point and cook for
hVe minutes; now pour this sirup on one
cap OF butter, which has been crcamcd
WIN TWO cups or brown sugar. Add
sn,mcient .,m tour, to make a stiff dough,
adding three level tablespoons of bak.
ing powder and work the baking powder
vel into this dough. Chill this dough
tof twenty -four hours, then roll out
,nrec'quarters Of an inch thick and cut
lh,o ginger mon. women, horses and
other animals.
10 make pattern for the ginger man
anu inc ginger woman use n stiff piece
OF cardboard. outline the figure on this
rNrlooard, and with sharp kitchen
hriFe cut out. Rub this pattern we'll
.hrce times, driving between each rub
olhs, with salad oil.
Christmas Fruit Cookies
Fut through the food chopper
unc'haU pound of shellcd nuts.
Urc-hnt pound of candied citron,
mnc pockdGc Of Scedod raisins.
race III mixing bowl
,nrrc' quarters cnp Of butter.
ara beat To cream. Add
nlco cups 0t 6roWr sugar,
Three whole ems
ana cream we'll now add
dtr" cups Of -four,
ihfec teaspoons Of baking yOwdpr,
One :hnt cup of miH and the prc.
pared trWt
"hd work to smooth fine dough. Add
"hc'haU pound Of Currants.
ana blend in the currants well chill for
aNrh'y-tour hours. then roll ont on
mourcd pastry board about one half inch
snrk and cut, and place on buking
sNect ana bake in slow oven for fifteen
minutes.
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