Evening star., 1945-05-21
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shortening, 2 teaspoons orange
rind, u teaspoon lemon extract, l 11s
cups light corn sirup, 2A cups sifted
cake flour, II teaspoon salt, az, az
or 3A teaspoons baking powder
smallest amount for double action
type baking powder, me edium
amount for phosphate, largest
amount for tartrate type). large
eggs, u cup milk.
Thoroughly cream shortening,
flavorings, and corn sirup. Sift
flour, salt and baking powder. Stir
Il the dry ingredients into creamed
mixture. Blend in well-beaten egg
yolks. Stir in rest of dry ingredi-
ents alternately with milk. Fold in
stiftiy beaten egg whites. Pour into
two well-greased and Toured 8-inch
round layer pans. Bake 80 to 35
minutes in moderate oven (35O.
Fluffy Chocolate Cake-One-half
cup shortening, lls cups corn sirup
(light or dark, 2 cups sifted cake
flour, Il teaspoon salt, 21a, 2%, 31s
baking powder, 2 large eggs, Y cup
milk, squares chocolate q ounces)
melted
Same method, except stir melted
chocolate into batter just before
folding in egg whites.
Fluffy White-One-half cup short
ening, u teaspoon almond extract,
l teaspoon vanilla, Ia cups light
corn sirup, "a cups sifted cake
-four, p teaspoon salt, 21a, "a, or
3A teaspoons baking powder, large
rtyIoi will
Same as fluffy yellow, but omit
egg yolks.
Baking Powder-Smallest amount
for double action type; medium
amount for phosphate; largest
amount for tartrate type.
DRIED FRUIT RECIPES.
From Mrs. J. II. K. Washington
For Mrs L. A. S., who wants dried
fruit recipes, here are couple
using prunes which we like very
much.
Prune Pudding: One cup mashed
prunes, (mash with fork, add pinch
of salt), y cup walnuts, 3 egg whites,
beaten stiff; 4 teaspoon vanilla, 3
tablespoons sugar. Mix all thor
oughly, put in buttered baking dish,
set in pan of hot water, bake about
25 minutes in a moderate oven.
Serve with whipped cream
Prune Cake: One-half cup shor-
tening, cup sugar, 2 eggs. 70 cup
chopped prunes (stewed, % cup
sour milk, l "a cups flour, u teaspoon
baking powder, u teaspoon soda, y
teaspoon salt, p teaspoon CHINA
mon, Il teaspoon nutmeg. u tea
spoon allspice. Blend shortening
with the sugar and eggs. Add
pruneS. Stir in sour milk. Add
flour. baking powder, soda and spices
sifted together. Pour into two layer
pans (8-inchD rubbed with shorten
ing. Bake in a moderate oven 1850
degrees for about 25 minutes Cool
Put layers together and ice with
creamy icing.
Creamy Icing: Two cups confec-
TONERS sugar, u teaspoon cinnamon,
Is teaspoon salt, tablespoons shor-
tening, tablespoons prune juice, !
tablespoon lemon juice. Mix sugar
with cinnamon and salt. Blend half
this mixture with shortening. Then
add the rest of the sugar mixture
and fruit juice. Beat until of proper
consistency to spread
I've derived so much benefit from
contributions sent in to the RICH
and have tried so many grand reci-
pes, but ! think special orchid
should go to the lady who sent in
the method for cooking rice in 10
minutes. 1t really revolutionizes rice
cookery. 1t used to take me about
80 minuteS-l0 minutes waiting for
a great quantity of water to boil and
25 minutes longer to cook the rice,
and then it wasn't as nice and fluffy
as the l0-minute method.