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.s. n from both the cooked and the
".ooted m. foudant. Let the young folks
s",. make these goodies;, they will
W." "s,s, me fun. The newer cream
." .d, Easter eggs are made from the
s.;Ntv colored fondants; a pure vese'
t t,hle colorins is used to give the proper
co,rt. %t. home made Easter candy egg
.,so he decorated, and the name
MAJ my o on the egg with white or col.
p'sJ; PEA icing that is specially prepared for
III, cs,s nnrpose. The eggs may also be
sshocoiate s covered, using both the bitter
ana s~sus some Of the older folks and the
utis children who should not eat guam
s,.i"s NJ sweet meats are to De given
.h.;r share Of the Easter goodies you
ssn bake a sponge cake, about three
inches thick, then cut In oblongs, ana
% with 4 sharp pair Of scissors cut the
hlock Of sponge cake to shape OF egg.
Give two coats Of icing and decorate
a. desired.
Irbs New Colored Cream Candy Easter
n Egg
y Place in mixing bowl
! n.. tabiespoon Of melted butter,
Tkyce tablespoons Of tcdter.
wbin 10 blend. Now add sufficient
vyXX sugar to make still dough. Add
. fsv drops Of vegetable coloring and
srssG and work like bread dough. Now
S.vor and work in the favoring as you
IA the coloring. This mixture needs
:" be worked we'll to make smooth.
Vow form in egg shnpe, make a thin
vster icing and color the same shade.
Din in the eggs and place on wax paper
70 dry off,.
and when eggs are dry decorate with
thIn pieces OF candied citron and can.
died cherries, forming flower. If
ron desire to have yolk In these eggs.
iu,t set aside a small part Of the fon.
dsnt to color before you start and then
sfter coloring the largest part, color
ths part intended for the yolk q good
Yellow. Form in balls a little smaller
thau the usual size Of yolk Of egg and
plae in the center Of the egg while
forming or shaping.
II you have any difficulty in shap.
ins the eggs, Use a large tablespoon
with a deep. we'll formed bowl.
Cooked Fondant Easter EGGS
Place in saucepan
Tpo and one-halt cups of sugar.
Three quarters cup Of boiling tcdter,
One. quarter cup of tchite corn sirup,
One. quarter teaspoon OF cream of
tsrtor.
Let stand in warm place for one
hour to dissolve the sugar, then place
on the stove and boil until the mixture
registers 240 degrees Fahrenheit on the
candy thermometer.
II you do not have candy thermometer
you can test this with cup Of water
Just as the water comes from the faucet.
This does not mean ice water; when
the mixture forms soft ball it Is ready I
to remove from the fire.
Pour the sirup at once on a well -oiled !
enough to be handled, then work with
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thick and heavy just knead like bread
dough. When white and creamy place
In bowl and cover with cloth and then
with wax paper, set aside for twenty
four hours to ripen and 1t is ready to
mold into egg shape Color II you .
desire; these eggs do not need to be .
iced. After they are shaped just dip .
spatula in boiling water and make .
the surface smooth. Or they can be
dipped in the colored water icing and
decorated like the colored cream eggs.
10 Decorate the Easter Eggs /
Names and fancy decorations are
quite easy to place on the home made
eSys; purchase a few of the fine dec
Grating tubes; use heavy white paper
for making the bags, taking care to
make them small; about five inches
when finished Is the right size.
To prepare the icing for decorating:
Sift
T1o cups Of XXTX sugar,