Evening star., 1943-12-23
CHERRY CAKE:
MOLASSES COOKIES;
HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKE.
Thanks to Mrs. d. w. B.,
WashinQt0n.)

Washington.)
I've been going to write any num-
ber of times when a particular re-
quest hit home" l am In COM
plete sympathy with the reader
whose baby is Tor was) eating egg
yolks, thus giving her an excess OF
egg whites. We are particularly
fond of merringues. so that was
good excuse to splurge with those
quite often when the cream could be
persuaded to whip.
Here is white cake made a bit
different with the addition of mara
schino cherries. 1t makes a very
pretty birthday cake. If am short
of sugar, make frosting by beat
ing u cup corn sirup into beaten
egg white and adding about 2 table,
spoons of powdered sugar to dry 1t
some. For a chocolate cake, SUBJ
stitute cocoa for powdered sugar.
Cherry Cake: 2 cups cake flour, 2
teaspoons baking powder, "a cup
butter Tor substitute), one 10-cent
bottle maraschino cherries to which
is added enough milk to make a cup,
cup sugar, egg whites, u cup nut
meats.
Here is a simple pudding that is
very good. Nut Maple Mold: 2
cups hot water. Ia cups brown su-
gar. y cup cornstsrch dissolved In
Il cup cold water.
Cook cornStarch, water and sugar
together for 20 minutes. When
cooked, beat into it the stifily beaten
whites of three eggs and y cup
English walnuts ground fine. Pour
into mold and chill. Serve with
custard sauce made of cups milk,
4 cup sugar, slightly beaten yolks
OF three eggs. Heat milk and sugar
together, not boiling, then stir in
beaten yolks. Flavor with vanilla
and chill.
Molasses Cookies: z cup shorten
ing, cup brown sugar ,packed), l
egg. 4 tablespoons molasses, 4 tea
spoon salt. 2l4 cups fiour, 2 tea
spoons soda. p teaspoon cloves,
teaspoon cinnamon, teaspoon
ginger.
Cream shortening. Add sugar.
gradually and cream mixture thor
oughly. Blend In the beaten egg
and molasses. Sift flour. then sift
all dry ingredients together and
stir into creamed mixture. Mix
ual1 md mt In, fri ~ -
mot entirely necessary. Shape
dough into balls the size of large
walnuts. Then dip tops of balls in
sugar. Place cookies with unsugared
side down about 3 inches apart on
heavy creased baking sheets.
Sprinkle each cookie with two or
three drops of water. Bake IL to
Is minutes in a quick, moderate
oven t375 degrees).
Fruit Cookies 6 DOZEN: One half
cup shortening. cup brown sugar,
egg, Ia cups flour. II teaspoon salt,
y teaspoon soda, !. cup thick sour
milk, >. cup pecans tbroken, 36 pc
cans for top. 3. cup cut dates,
candied cherries or mixed fruit.
Cream shortening. add sugar and
beaten eggs. Sift and measure flour
and other dry ingredients and al
ternate with milk. Add nuts and
fruits. Drop by teaspoonfuls on
cookie sheet and place pecan on
each. Bake 10 to IL minutes in mod
crate oven. =.
GARDENIA PLANT.
REQUESTED by Mrs. c. P. H.,
Arlington.)
would appreciate any help given
me from some OF your many read
ers about my gardenia plant. 1t
has white, fluffy substance form
ing all over the stems. 1t seems to
form in clusters, growing larger, or
thicker. as the case may be. I
have tried soapy water. sprinkling
over the leaves. but this was only
a temporary delay in the growth of
this disease Then I repotted, using
new dirt. do so want my plant to
live and will be eagerly awaiting for
any assistance any one can render.
The Clearing House is wonderful.