Evening star., 1944-05-01
HOT POTATO SALAD;
"WACKY" CAKE.


Six medium potatoes. 2 hard
cooked eggs (chopped, slices o.
bacon (diced), l egg (beatenD,
tablespoons vinegar, IA teaspoons
salt, !. cup minced onion.
Cook potatoes, dice or slice while
hot and add chopped eggs. Crisr
bacon until delicate brown. Strain
saving bacon grease. Add onion
(Which has been slightly cooked ir
bacon fat) and bacon to potato mix
ture. Add bacon fat slowly to beaten
egg, beat we'll. Add vinegar ano
salt and pour over potatoes. Place
in double boiler, heat thoroughly
Serve hot. (Sugar to taste may be
added to vinegar.
May submit this very fine recipe
for a very inexpensive chocolate
cake?
One and one-half cups flour, l
cup sugar, 8 tablespoons cocoa, "
teaspoon salt, l teaspoon soda, S
tablespoons melted shortening Il use
butter), cup cold water, table
spoon vinegar.
Sift flour, sugar, salt, cocoa and
soda into ungreased baking pan.
Make three depressions with spoon,
into one put melted butter, into the
other put cup cold water, and into
the third one put one tablespoon
vinegar. Stir, very well. Bake in a
350-degree oven until cake shrinks
from pan. Cool and ice in same
pan. Serve from pan.
Icing: Dissolve l square choco-
late and 8. tablespoons butter over
hot water. Remove from fire, add 3
tablespoons cream, l teaspoon va
nilla, "a pound Ak sugar.
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FLOORS.
WASHING BABY'S FELT SHOES?
requested By Mrs. E. S. N,
Washington
The grease spots of Mrs. H. r. G. s
hardwood floors will wear off. We
had child spill can of salvaged
fat and in about three months you
could not find any trace of the aw-
tul spot it had left. waxed and
cleaned my floors as usual after
trying so many things. Chocolate
crumbs are especially spotty.
Would appreciate detailed direc-
tions for washing baby's felt shoes
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RHUBARB "POP"? -#
requested by Mrs. E. r.,
Does any one have recipe fol
Z rhubarb pop? I haven't had any
since a child and that Is the only
name by which I know this refresh
nent.
ICE CREAM AND CAKE RECIPES
Thanks to Mrs. G. A. X.
WGshingto7l.)
Answering a request from E. l.. fol
o freezer ice cream, am submitting
some from my first cook book back
IN grade school, before the mechan-
ical refrigerators became so COM
mon.
Vanilla Ice Cream No. 1: One
poart thin cream, "a cup sugar, IL
tablespoon vanilla. Mix and freeze
Vanilla Ice Cream No. 2: One and
one-half cup scalded milk, table,
spoon flour, "a cup sugar, Il tea
spoon salt, egg, quart thin cream
. tablespoons vanilla.
Mix -four, sugar and salt; add egg
slightly beaten, and milk gradually
Cook in double boiler about 20 min
utes, stirring constantly at first
Should custard have curdled ap-
pearance, it will disappear after
freezing When cool, add f1avoring
and cream. Strain and freeze.
Chocolate Ice Cream: Melt
ounces unsweetened chocolate, ado
! cup water and boil minutes
Add to vanilla ice cream mixture.
Also I would like to submit very
luscious cake recipe, one of my best
I have been a blue ribbon State fail
winner for my cakes many times.
Date Cake: One-half cup fresh
dates cut into small pieces. Add
cup boiling water, l teaspoon soda
Cool mixture. Cream "a cup butter
and l cup granulated sugar. Pre-
pare IL cups sifted cake -four,
teaspoon baking powder (doubl,
acting, level measure). Add 2 egg
yolks to first mixture, beat well, ado
cooled date mixture, with dry in
gradients, and teaspoon vanilla
Then add II cup chopped walnuts
Lastly 2 egg whites beaten stiffly
Bake either in layers or small tub
pan, or in square pan, using whipped
cream for topping, takes moderat,
oven.
Date Bread q small loaveS)
Stone l cup dates, cut into small
pieces. ADD l cup boiling water
Stir well. When cool add l leve
teaspoon soda. Mix l cup sugar,
heaping teaspoon butter, l egg,
cups all-purpose -four, q teaspoon
each of cloves and cinnamon. Ado
cold date mixture and l teaspoon
vanilla. Bake in moderate oven.