The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
Briggs Family
Table Talks
Autumn Desserts

Fall is here, all right" thought
Mother Briggs to herself as she
watched the children set OF TOT
school clad in long-sleeved sweaters
and woolly berets. What a relief
this brisk weather Is after tnat
hot spell we had a week or TWO
ago. she continued to reverie as
Dots green book bag and young
Bills bright red lunch kit faded
from sight down the street.
Chilly autumn days meant
hungry flock to feed so Mrs.
Briggs endeavored to plan TOT
each evening meal. Often to save
time she made enough extra serv-
ings so that the dessert of the eve
ming previous could be included In
the next days school lunch.
For supper tonight we'll have
baked apples with grapes" said
Mother Briggs as she looked over
the supplies in her icebox. It'll De
an old dessert in a new dress, the
family has never tasted this grape
and apple combination"
Mrs. Briggs followed this
method in preparing the baked
apples with grapes.
Baked Apples With Grapes
Core and wash the desired num-
Der of apples. Place five or SIX
whole cloves around the top OF
each apple. Place apples in bak-
ing dish and fill the center OF each
with brown sugar. Dot generously
with small pieces of butter. ADD
a small amount of hot water and
bake in a moderate oven until ten
der. Ten or fifteen minutes before
the apples are taken from the
oven add 2 tablespoons Of grapes,
cut in halves and with the seeds
removed, to the center of each
apple. Finish baking. The grapes
contribute a delicious flavor to the
apples. Serve with cream.
Two other dessert recipes OF
Mother Briggs are:
Fruit Delights
1-3 cup butter
"a cup sugar
egg
cups flour
tsp. vanilla
" cup dates
Y cup blanched almonds
" cup raisins
1-3 cup maple syrup
Cream butter and sugar, add the
egg and vanilla, then add flour
and knead well. Take half the
dough and spread it in small
square tin, INCREASED. Grind to-
gether the dates, almonds, raisins
and mix thoroughly. Moisten with
the maple syrup and spread the
filling over the dough in the pan.
Flour hands and spread other half
of dough over the filling and brush
with milk. Bake in a moderate
oven $3.50 degrees) 20-25 minutes.
While still warm, cut in squares.
Peach Shortcake
Peel and slice fresh peaches.
Add desired amount Of sugar and
keep covered in a cool place until
ready to serve. Make your favorite
recipe for shortcake biscuits.
While still warm, split open, butter
and add sweetened peaches. Serve
with whipped cream.
Tom Jr. Experiments With
Candy Making
"Guess what, Mother" Mother
Briggs knew that a weighty prob
lem was about to be discussed
whenever her older son spoke to
her in that manner. She waited
expectantly.
Our class at school is going to
put on a candy sale tomorrow" be-
gan Tom Jr. Were trying to raise
some money for the athletic fund"
"And I'll bet you want me to
make some candy for this candy
sale, finished his mother.
You're a good guesser,. mother"
Here's my suggestion about this
candy making business" continued
his mother. I'm going to Com
munity Club tonight so you can
have the kitchen to yourself right
after supper. suggest that you,
Mr.. Tom Jr. Briggs make the candy
for this class candy sale. Every
boy should know how to cook
that includes candy making"
For e moment Tom Jr. looked
crestfallen. He thought, of course,
his mother would make the candy.
Then an idea came to him.
How'd it be If asked Lem Her
ris to help me"
81 think that would be fine," re-
piled Mrs. Briggs. "Just one re-
quest" she added, please don't
make taffy-I haven't forgotten the
way my kitchen looked after that
taffy pull last winter"
Tom Jr. took a sheet of paper
from his sweater pocket. 1.-THE
home economics teacher gave me
these recipes" said Tom handing
them to his mother. "She said they
are extra good"
Penoche Dreams
I cup brown sugar .
1 cup white sugar
2-3 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
" cup Maraschino cherries, chop
ped
u cup nuts chopped.
Put sugar and milk into a sauce
pan and cook, stirring constantly
until the mixture forms a soft ball
when tried in cold water or liz de-
grees c, with a candy thermometer
Remove from fire, add butter and