San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-23

thin slices. Insert rGdish slice IN
between each slice of the cucumber
so that the cucumber may spread
apart in fan shape. Place ono
section on crisp lettuce leaf ami
serve with some salad dressing. To.
matocs may be used in place Of rad.
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STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.
cups bread flour.
{ teaSpoOnfuls baking powder.
tcaSpOOnful salt.
> tablcSpoonfuls sugar.
II cup Cvaporatcd milk diluted
with
IL cup water.
tablCSpo0nfulS cold fat.
/ quart Strawberries.
cup sugar.
Wash and hull berries. Add sugar
and crush. Keep chilled until ready
for use. Mix and sift the flour. bak-
ing powder. salt and sugar. Rub i'll
the fat. Add the diluted milk and
stir rapidly until lust mixed and
then add two or three extra stirS.
Turn quickly onto lightly Toured
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tain smooth surface rs YOU would
for biscuit. Roll To OnC-Ihird inch
in thickness. Cut with small bis
cult cutter. Brush ton over with
melted butter and place on top an'
other thin biscuit. Bake in i25 de-
gree +. oven until brown-about u
minutes are required for baking. Lit
caps off. spread with melted butter,
then with crushed strawberries. Re
place cap and add more Strawberries.
Serve with WHIPPED cream sauce.
Serves G.
WHIPPED CREAM SAUCE.
20 cup cvapOratcd milk.
cup heavy cream
81 cup powdered sugar.
Combine CvapOratcd milk and
cream: chill and whiu; then add
powdered sugar. Keep chilled until
ready to serve.
FRENCH 0MELET,
I egg 60, ..
II tablespoon cvaporatod milk di'
!utcd with
II tablespoon water
Pinch salt
! teaspoon butter
Separate yolk from white. To yoli
add salt and beat until thick and
lemon colored: then add diluted milk.
Beat white until stiff and fold into
first mixture. Heat pan, add the fat,
then egg mixture. Cook slowly until
puffed and brown on tn" bottom.
Brown or dry top in the oven. Fold
and turn onto a hot plate. Serve at
once. Serves one.
CHOCOLATE.
10 square bitter chocolate
Is cup water
Is teaspoons sugar
Few grains salt
IL cup cvaporatcd milk diluted
with
IL cup water
Shave chocolate fine: add the Is
cup water and heat over II low flame
until the chocolate is II smooth, Wis
cous LIQUID. Stir occasionally to pre-
vent sticking. In the meantime Scald
the diluted milk and add to it the
salt and sugar Combine chocolate
mixture and scalded milk. CONTINUE
in the double boiler for 10
minutes. Serves one.
CREAM COMBINATION.
IL cup cream
"a cup bottled milk
3 tablespoons cvaporatcd milk
Combine and keep cool in a closed
bottle or jug until ready to serve.
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES.
3 lbs. strawberries. weight after
hulling).
:: lbs. sugar.
WasL berries and nut into the ! Sc
serving kettle in layers. Sprinkle
sugar over each layer not more than
inches deep. Place on stove and heat
slowly to the boiling point. Skim
carefully. Boil rapidly for 10 min
utcs. Pour them into shallow plat
tcrs in single layer. Cover with
plates of window glass. Let stand in
the hot sun until syrup is thick About
10 or II hours in the hot SunShin" arc
required. Pour into steriliZcd Jars or
glasses and cover top with TaraftIn.
Store in cool dry place.
CHERRY PIE.
Filling.
? cups sour cherries, pitted.
Sugar TO suit taste.
Few drops almond flayorinc.
tablespoon minute tapiOca.
Pastry.
. cups pastry flour.
ID cup cold fat.
| teaspoon salt.
tablespoon CvapOratPd milk dilut-
cd with , ID tablespoons cold water.
Make the pastry in the usual way.
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