Milford chronicle., 1945-12-14
Sugar. Saving Tricks
Make
Christmas Treats

There needn't i. any -lonIay out-
look un thr Christmas cookie. cuhc.
ma candy situation IN spite of
continued -u-aF 4Eo3Ia2r~. tAcrc'S
Way to have tho~- traditional noi-
day goodies. Says Miss N GcruUd,
Holloway Nufrition Specialist OF
.hr University OF Delaware
In place ol 'hat hard-to-4rt Su4-
tr. use honey li@M or darkl. corn
-yrup. mu!I~-,s. maple sugar. ana
jtjed and fresh fruits From one
basic ylccipc u>jr- any ot these
SUGAR savers. you can Hakp many
ypcs OF cookies drop. rolled aud
tillcd Miss Holloway makes the
following sug2c~1Iuu as an example
of variations on the cookie theme.
Wcrhin4 from a basic molass,,
cookie recip cyou can produce Gin
S"rbrvAd mon by rollins dough to
! ! inch thickness. cutting in Gin
! gcl bread men shapes and deco
rating with sugar frostin9 For a
variation on the same recipe cut
the cookies into the shape Of Christ
mas Wreaths hy using 4 doughuut
cutter. nccorat" with caudird fruit
or c0lOred decorative sugar or can
dy. Buk, in $50 f. oven for 10
minutes
For titled cookies. chill basic
dough one hour Roll to /, inch
thickness. Cut in circles Top with
chopped dates. raisius and nuts on
your faIorite filling. Cover with
another circle. Press edges to-
2cthcr firmly, prick top Bake on
creased baking sheet i'll 31o f.
oven. T. minutes
Santa Claus and christmas ire,
cookies can be mad" by chilling
basic dough until trm; rollins
thin: cutting with cookie cutters
j., II YOU have no cutters the shap,
you want make a cardboard pat
tern in the shape desired and cu'
around il with sharp knife.
Christmas sweets that are easy
to make. inexpensive and sugar
saving miGltt include these recipes
Puilcd Rice or Popcorn Balls
, syrup or II. cups corn syrup ant
. cup molasScS. In the same pro
: portions. corn syrup and mapl
syrup may be- combined Boil tn
syrup and ! tablespoon of butte
or fortified margarine until il spin
!. Il thread. Pour slowly over puttc,
rice or POPCORN stirring 50 smal
,tf
+. kernel Dip hands in cold Watc
i, and form the mixtures into balls.
+ Peanut and Rai>in Clusters
i. +. pound sweet chocolate
| cup roasted peanuts
!, teaspoon salt
n 3i2 cups ralsius
Break chocolate in pieces an
place in top OF double boiler. 4
low water in lower part 10 stcal
:, bat not boil! When chocolatp
melted, add salt raisins. and nut
broken in halves Mix thOrOU@hI
:. md drop by spuoutuls ON wax p;
>, per 10 harden
: Honey Fruit Bars
IT, = cup sittcd flour
cgGs tWell-beatcmp
d = cup chopped nuts
+ > tablespoons shortening. melt,
X "A cup coUtcctiuu.rs sugar
~ "a teaspoon baking powder
l.. teaspoon salt
N ., cup chopped dates
a. = cup honey
~ Sift the flour. measure. add II
u baking powder and salt. and 81
n together twice. Mix with the chu
he ped dates and nuts Beat the cgg
IL add the melted shortening and no
ry. and blend Well Add this mi
he tHrc to the dry ingredients and ST
or until thoroughly combined. Po
he into a W"ll-2reased pan about
ne inches square and bake for 30 mi
he uteS in a moderate oven C350 f
n Cut in strips about inch Wide a
pr- roll in confcctioners' sugar. cr
on latter is not necessary
nj Fruit Roll Slices
he pound dried pruncs
II ounce package dried ap
cots
ON Few drops lemon Juice
d. 10 ounce package seeded raisi
he cup corn flakes
iu- Remove pits from prWrs. !
al dried fruits through food chopp
al using fine knife Shape into roI
or li2 inches in diamcter adding
be fed drops OF lemon juice if nee,
ICY sdry. Roll in crushed corn flax
elk. Chill thoroughly and cut in sliC
ch. Il inch thick. Keeps scvprals wee
of in airti2ht cOntainer
Corn Syrup Brownies
cup siftcd flour
VS. /, cup milk
z teaspoon baking powder
md cup corn syrup tdarkD
tom = squares of unSWcptCurd cn