Evening star., 1946-05-30

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this amount and you'll soon have it
Sift first 4 ingredients, cream sugar
and shortening until fluffy. Il use
my hand after measuring everything
and getting it ready. Your body
heat helps to melt the shortening
and you'll have a much better cake
than if you use a mixer. I have
one, but do not use it to mix cakes
Add egg unbeaten at time, beat
ing well with your hand) after
each is added. Add sifted dry in
gradients alternately with milk
Combine milk and bananas, beating
after each additioK Pour into two
well creased and Toured cake pans
or lined in bottom with wax paper
Bake in 375-degree oven Is or sc
minutes. This recipe calls for
whipped cream topping but it is
too rich for us. so We put on white
icing either boiled or cold. A little
powdered sugar sifted on each layer
is also nice. Sliced bananas on
top is too much with the mashed
ones inside. =
MINT JELLY. ~
CHECKING CRIB PILOT.
fFro7,, Mrs. F. T., Falls Church, Va. J
I have used this mint jelly recipe
for several years and Ike it very
much.
Pour cup boiling water over ]
cup mint leaves (packed tightly
and allow to steep one hour. Press
the juice from the leaves and add
2. tablespoons Of this extract to
cup apple Juice and q cup sugar
Boil rapidly to jelly stage. Skim
Tint with green vegetable coloring
I have had better luck with Jelly
when I used only four cups of juice
at time.
In regard to babies moving cribs
around the room. My son piloteo
his where he wanted to and the
room was always a wreck. It is
now possible to buy rubber casters
that 60 under the rollers. These
stopped him cold. He didn't ap-
preciate them!
From Mrs. w. F. M, Washington. }
Mint Jelly: Two and one-half cups
az pounds water, juice l lemon
ga level cups sugar, bottle {scant
cup) pectin, vegetable coloring ano
mint leaves or spearmint extract
Measure water, add / teaspoon col
oring green and stir until dissolved
CT fresh leaves are used add about
l cupful to the water and remove
finally when skimming.) Ado
strained lemon juice and sugar anc
bring to boil. At once add pectin
stirring constantly, and bring agair
to a full boil for II minute Il min.
ute is not too muchD. Remove from
fire and If fresh. leaves were no,
used, add l teaspoon spearmint ex-
tract. Let stand l minute, skin
and pour quickly.
The above recipe for mint jelly
is in response to the request of Mrs
N. R. w., Hyattsville. have usec
it for years and every one has founc
it delicious. hope she will like it
x,x X X
SOY FLOUR BREADS;
OTHER FLOURS.
(Fron Mrs. G.. w. G., Jr., Boliuur,
w. Va.)
I am submitting some quick breac
recipes for Miss F. L. I use SOY
bean flour all the time because W.
like it and because I feel that an
helping to do my share of saving
wheat for the hungry people Of
other countries. I make all my pie
crust out of soy bean flour, as W.
prefer it to the other.
Soy Bean Biscuits-One cup SOY
bean flour, egg yolk and / table.
spoon honey in measuring cup ane
add water to make "a cup, 3 tea.
spoons baking powder, 3 tablespoon!
butter. Sift flour and baking pow.
der together several times. Cut ir
butter Add liquids. Shape with
fingers. Does not roll we'll. Bake
in hot oven $50 degrees.
Soy Bean Muffins-Two cups SOY
bean flour, "a cup honey, q cup SOU
cream, u teaspoon baking soda,
teaspoon baking powder, 2 egg yolks
Sift baking powder into flour; beat
egg yolks well, cream butter and eg'
yolks. Mix cream and soda. Ado
butter mixture. Fold in flour. Bake
in buttered muffin tins at $50 de.
grees about Is minutes.
Soy Bean Wafers-Four egg yolks
u cup sliced seedless raisins,
tablespoons cream, ! cup soy bear
flour, y cup chopped pecans, !.
teaspoon baking soda, Il teaspoon
auspice. Combine egg yolks ane
cream. Add raisins, then all dry in
gradients sifted together. Fold il
the nuts. Bake at $50 degrees unit
brown.
Spoon Bread - One third Gu,
granulated hominy (hominy grits)
8 cups boiling water, pinch Of salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted, Y cul
thin cream, 6 egg yolks, well beaten
IL cups corn flour or corn meal,
teaspoons baking powder. Cool
hominy in boiling water for 80 min
utes, stirring frequently. Add salt
butter, eggs and cream. Sift corr
tlour With baking powder and adt