The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-12-02
TABLE TALKS

Jeanette Beye1

Christmas Presents From the Kitchen
And what shall | give Sally for
Christmas? Goodness knows she can
buy anything for herself that she
wants. There are the Hoffmans too,
what could |, with so slim a purse,
give them that would bring them
pleasure?
Thus it is, that I run over my
Christmas list Ny wishes are so fat
ard my pocket book SC lean. To fit
them together makes my head ache.
want to give pleasure, it need not
cost so much, but only costly pleasures
pop into my head. But wait-I know!
like to cook can cook, Connected
personD While others trot YEARLY
through stores, hurriedly grasping at
the first thing heavy clerk offers, or
sit in their parlors distractedly tat
ting some piece of fnery which is not
even very pretty, III go to my kitchen
and manufacture such good things as
never could come from eonfeetioner or
bake shop.
Sally lives in an apartment. She's
a business woman with little time,
but just the same, she loves good
things to eat. She'll be glad to have
big jar of mayonnaise. | can make it
so that it will keep indefinitely. May
onnaise is expensive stuff and Sally
likes it. Perhaps several glasses of
my fine currant and apple jelly would
please her more, or a box of my own
candied orange peel that she enjoyed
so much on her last visit with me.
Oh Sally's present is not so hard after
all.
AS for the Hoffmans-what can I
conjure in my kitchen for them? Mr..
Hoffman loves pie. Wouldn't jar of
that good minee meat, made several
weeks ago be just the thing? Or one
of the fruit cakes I've put away to
ripen? Or perhaps a plum pudding
with jar of hard sauce included?
No, the Spencers would like the plum
pudding best. Now my Christmas list
is coming?
Sally-mayonnaise and candied
orange peel
Ioifmans-two jars mincemeat
Spencers-plum pudding with hard
sauce
Aunt Rachel-loaf nut bread
Sister Sue-box of fancy cookies for
tea
Mrs. Ellis-jar of pickles and 2
glasses cranberry jelly
Danny-box popcorn balls and taffy
How easy it is and fun it will be for
me, too! Of course, they'll like their
presents and now continue to gaily
jot down good things to eat opposite
friendly names and what delightful
harmony they make.
Maybe your forte is good cooking.
too. If it is, I'll share my lunches"
with you. Below are some of my
specials that l know my friends enjoy
land think your friends would like too.
Best Ever DOughnuts
/ egg
/ egg yolk
u cup sugar
2 tbsp. heavy cream
:3-3' cup milk
- tsp. lemon extract
2 cups Rex Flour
3 tsp. baking powder
a tsp. nutmeg
Beat eggs slightly and add sugar
and then cream slowly, add milk and
f1avoring. Sift the flour, salt, baking
powder and nutmeg together four
times. Combine the mixtures. Toss
on Toured board, knead slightly,
shape, fry in deep hot fat, 375 degrees
F., and rain on paper. The doughnuts
are improved if dough is allowed to
stand in ice box several hours.
Ice Box Cookies
cups brown sugar
u cups shortening
y cup butter-& cup other shorten
ing
3 eggs
" cup chopped almonds.
tsp. cinnamon.
AZ cups Rex Flour
2 level tsp. soda
u tsp. salt.
Mix as for plain cake. Roll into two
rolls and let stand in ice box over
night. In morning slice and bake in
hot oven (450F.).
Egg Yolk Mayonnaise
tsp. mustard
l tsp. sugar
F. G. Cayanne.
2 egg yolks.
2 tbsp. vinegar