Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-20
The Home Kitchen
BY Jeanette Young Norton
Winfer-fhe Season for Pies
and ShOrfc0kes.
nIES and shortcakes are fav-
orite Winter desserts. How

NIES and s~hortcakes are fav-
orite Winter desserts. How
ever the pie crust must be
good. the filings plentiful and well
seasoned. and the pie well-baked 70
be a success. The shortcakes must
De light and rich. the Filings plenti-
ful and well seasoned. and The cake
served hot 10 come up 70 the stand
ard Of excellence desired. There
must also be extra sauce to put over
individual portions. There are some
excellent Filings 70 be made OF
canned fruits as well as the fresh.
Most all housewives buy their
mincemeat already prepared. AS a
rule II needs extra %flavoring. more
raisins. more sweetenins and butter.
When the filings are prepared. IL
IS wei 20 let them stand a few
hours 10 absorb the flavorincs. Fill
the crust with the mincemeat when
ready. leave vents in the upper
crusts and bake as usual. Sherry
jelly. sweet cooking sherry. or sweet
cooking Madeira wine. may be added
70 taste. In mixing the mincemeat
fiavorinEs. A mince pie needs slow,
even cooking and should be allowed
10 brown until wei cooked.
Squash Pie.
Select a medium sized Hubbard
squash. cut in quarters. remove
pulp and seeds. cut in convenient
pieces and peel. Put on 10 cook and
when tender drain. mash. and add a
heaping tablespoonful Of butter. two
cuptuis o. sugar. "A small cupful Of
m0iasses. a level teaspo0nful OF Gin
namOn. a tablespoonful Of salt. a
level tablespoonful 0f ginger. a tea
spoonful of vanilla and a teaspoonful
OF rum ~flavoring. When well mixed,
add three beaten eggs. and a cupful
~ light cream or rich milk. FIJI
crust-lined tins and bake as usual.
allowing the pies 10 brown lightly
over the top. Pumpkin pies may be
made IN the same way.
Cranberry and Apple Pie.
Stew a quart ~ cranberrles IN as
little water as possible. When done
put through "A fine stralner. adj A
cupful on sugar, four large apples.
pared. cored and chopped and cook
for a few minutes. Then add a half
upful more Of sugar and when
melted. thicken slightly with a heap
.nE tcasnoonful uf cornstarch dis
solved in p little water When
slightly thickened. cool then fin pies.
make a latticed crust over the top
md bake In a medium oven.
Appie-Butter Shnrtcske.
This ig an emergency shortcake.
lake the usual biscuit dough short
AXE and when baked split and but
ter u Wei. spread thickly with good
zpple-hutter. put on the top layer.
butter again and spread with the
a~pple-butter. Have ready a generous
bowl or hard sauce. not too stiff and
favored with a little rum ~flavoring.
Serve the cake as hot As possible.
The top may he decorated with
whipped cream III desired.
Pineapple and Green Gage
ShOrtCake.
Open p can OF grated pineapple
and a large al Of green gage plums.
Drain the plums. remove the stones
and cut them IN large pieces. Drain
tile pineapple as well a. you can and
add il 10 the plums. Take the Juice
N each mix II and thicken with a
little cornstarch. half a teaspoonful
IN a little water. When done. add
10 IL a little sweet cooking sherry
and turn into a not sauce-boat.
Make the usual biscuit dough short
cake. split and butter Il well. ill
with the fruit mixture and decorate
with whipped d Serve the
sauce over each individual helping
This IL a novel combination hut one
that II very good. easy to make and
quick.