The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-23

what Pm here to tell you about. Pm
going to give you a few recipes for
fods that will add to your holiday
cheer either for the family or those
drop-in guests.
ORANGE DOUGHNUTS - Two
tablespoons shortening p cup sugar,
two beaten eggs, one tablespoon
grated orange rind, four cups flour,
one-half teaspoon salt, two teaspoons
baking powder, q teaspoon soda, q
cup orange juice. Cream sugar and
shortening well, add eggs and orange
rind, mix well. Add sifted dry in
gradients alternately with orange
juice. Chill three hours; roll q of an
inch thick on lightly Toured surface;
cut, let stand thirty minutes. Dip into
confectioners sugar, or combine two
teaspoons grated orange rind with
half cup of sugar and roll doughnuts
in that mixture.
ALMOND TOFFEE-One cup
| chopped California almonds, blanched,
one cup butter, one cup firmly packed
brown sugar, two one and five eighths
bars sweet milk acknowledgements
one-half cup almonds over creased
plate. Melt butter; add sugar and
combine thoroughly. Cook slowly,
stirring constantly to 270o (candy
thermometer). Pour over almonds in
thin sheet. When set, but still warm,
arrange pieces of chocolate bar over
mixture. AS chocolate melts spread
with spatula and sprinkle with al
monds. Cool and break in pieces.
MINCEMEAT CUSTARD PIE
Mincemeat, three eggs, two thirds
cup sugar, one and one-half cups
milk, one teaspoon vanilla. Pastry
line a pie pan with your favorite pas
try. Cover bottom with a one-fourth
inch layer of mincemeat (the pock-
azed variety is fine for this purpose) e.
Beat eggs slightly, add the sugar and
mix thoroughly. Gradually add milk
and vanilla. stirring until sugar is
dissolved. Gently spoon custard over
mincemeat, taking care not to disturb
pieces.
Bake in hot oven (4OOo six or eight
minutes), then reduce temperature
and bake at $3.50 about 45 minutes.
CRANBERRY SUNDAE-Make a
sauce of the following. Cook two
cups water and two cups sugar to-
gether for five minutes. Add four
cups cranberries. Do not stir. Cook
five minutes or until skins pop open.
Cool in pan. Pour generous amount
over vanilla in cream, top with
chopped almonds.
CHEESED ONIONS-Eighteen me-
dunn sized onions, six tablespoons
sailed oil, three tablespoons flour, one
and one-half cups milk, one cup grated
cheese.-Peel and cook onions in
large amount of boiling sailed water
until tender, drain. Blend oil and
cook slowly until thick, stir constantly.
Add cheese and stir until melted. Add
onions and simmer eight to ten min
utes.
APPLE BREAD-One-half cup
sugar, two beaten eggs, two cups
flour, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one
teaspoon baking powder, one teaspoon
soda, one and One-half tablespoon sour
milk, one cup ground impaired raw
apple, one-fourth cup broken nut
meats, one teaspoon vanilla. Cream
shortening and sugar well, add eggs
mix. Add sifted dry ingredients, then
sour milk. Stir in apple, nut meats
and vanilla. Bake in by 11-inch loaf
pan in moderate over (3500) one hour
(Serve warm or cold).
STEAMED FIG PUDDING-One
cup ground figs, one cup coarsely
ground beef suet, one cup flour, one
teaspoon salt, three teaspoons baking
pwder, one teaspoon cinnamon, one
teaspoon cloves, one-half teaspoon
ginger, one-half cup sugar, eggs, two
thirds cup milk, one cup seedless rails
ms. Combine figs and wet with sifted
ingredients, add crumbs, then eggs and
milk. Mix we'll and add raisins. Pour
into creased mold. Cover and steam
two hours.