Evening star., 1943-12-08
BUTTERLESS-MILKLESS-
EGGLESS CAKE.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. I. J. S.,
W1eb;nofon

(IHQnkS 10 MTS. i. j. S.,
Washington
In accordance with the request
Of Mrs. E. B. of Washington, I am
submitting the following recipe: !.
Two cups brown sugar, 2s cup
shortening, cups water, 2 cups
sultana raisins, 2 cups seeded
raisins, 1, teaspoon salt, teaspoons
powdered cinnamon, / teaspoon
powdered cloves, u teaspoon pow
dered mace, u teaspoon grated nut
meg, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 4
cups flour, l teaspoon baking pow
der, IA cups chopped nut meats,
tablespoons warm water.
Put shortening into saucepan, add
sugar, water, raisins, salt, and spices
and boil 3 minutes. Cool, and
when cold add flour, baking powder
soda dissolved in warm water and
nut meats. Mix and turn into
creased and Toured cake tin and
bake In slow oven one and half
hours.
Sufficient for one medium sized
cake.
Editors note: We pish to
thank Mrs. w. P. L., Arlington,
and Mrs. A. B., Washington, for
submitting similar recipesJ
sTARCHLESS BREAD.
REQUESTED By A. F. S.,
Washington.
Do any of your readers have a
recipe for starchleSs bread or any
suggestions for low -caloried sand
wiches for lunch? I want to take
off few pounds, but am bread
eater" and also must carry sand
wiches for my MONDAY meal.
POOR MANS CAKE;
CANDIED PINEAPPLE.
(Thanks to Mrs. J. L. B., Bethesda J
I would like to thank the lady in
Arlington for the easy fudge recipe.
I've tried for Is years to make candy,
and even with the thermometer it
wouldn't get hard. At last I've made
some!
For Mrs. C. B., Washington, here is
a spice cake We always called Poor
Mans Cake" Boil for minutes the
following: IL cups water, l cup
sugar, y cup shortening, teaspoon
salt, l teaspoon each of cinnamon,
nutmeg, mace, cloves. allSpice, cup
raisins. Cool and add 2 cups flour
and teaspoons baking powder
Bake in wax paper lined pan 40
to so minutes in oven $50 degrees.
Nuts may be added and some of the
spices omitted according to taste.
Now for request, can some one
tell me how to candy pineapple?
Either fresh or canned variety.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
We regret that lack OF space
TOR patty cases submitted By Mrs.
c. A. c., Bethesda, and Mrs. J.
r. ~, Arlington. Thanks uery
much!
COOKIES FOR PRESS.
(ThGnkS to Mrs. A. L., Arlington.)
Cookies requested by Mrs. A. H. for
cookie press. Tested recipes from
Good Housekeeping Cook Book
Chocolate Cookies: y cup shorten
Ing, cup granulated sugar, 2 squares
q ounces) unsweetened chocolate
melted, l egg we'll beaten, 212 cups
sifted cake flour, Z teaspoon baking
soda, y teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons
milk or cream, 4 teaspoon vanilla
extract.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet,
400 degrees for 10 minutes Makes
so cookies.
Cinnamon Stars: y cup shorten
ing. cup granulated sugar, 4 egg
yolks we'll beaten, 2 cups sifted all
purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking
powder, /. teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons
cinnamon, l teaspoon vanilla eX-
tract.
Work shortening until fluffy and
creamy, then add sugar gradually.
Add egg yolks and beat well. Add
sifted dry ingredients and vanilla
anu lila we'll. bdhC Al il4OtCl otN
ly hot oven of 400 degrees for 10 to
20 minutes. Makes 60 cookies.
Try this carrot pie but let the
family guess what it is. You can
not tell it from pumpkin and it is
very good:
Mix 2 cups cooked carrots mash
and rub through sieve; teaspoon
sugar, tablespoon flour, teaspoon
cinnamon, = teaspoon nutmeg, Z
teaspoon ginger.
Mix together and stir well and
pour in pastry. Bake l hour in 450
degree oven first Is minutes then
reduce heat to 375 degrees to finish.
Editors note: Thanks to Mrs.
A, L. for her recipes for Country
Sausage and Sdlted Pork, 1Uhich
tUe are unable to use at this time.)