Evening star., 1946-12-18
ROLLED COOKIES.
A CnMpI ,JMENT

Twenty or more years ago
clipped from The Star a recipe for
rolled cookies, which have used
ever since, and which recommend
to Mrs. w. p, Washington. The
recipe may seem expensive now,
but it makes big batch of cookies,
nutritious and satisfying, with an
extra good old-fashioned flavor.
One-half cup butter, y cup lard,
l cup white sugar, l cup brown
sugar, cup rich sour cream, 2
eggs, teaspoon soda, 4 cups flour,
nutmeg (about teaspoon). Cream
butter and lard and sugar, add sour
cream, then eggs unbeaten, then
-four sifted with soda and nutmeg
Stir, just enough to make stiff
dough. Chill this dough. Knead
in another cup of flour (approXi-
mately), do not knead in too much
and roll out. Sometimes I roll out
the cookies thin and cut into fancy
shapes. Sometimes I roll the dough
a little thicker, use big round
cutter. sprinkle with sugar and
place q raisin in the center. This
makes an old-fashioned sugar
cookie. I have also shaped the
dough into roll. chilled and sliced
as any icebo& cookie. And some
times + make drop cookies. omit
| ting the extra cup of flour.
enjoy and use the Clearing House
as I have the Wonlan's Page, ever
since came to Washington in 1922.
also adopted as my own special
Christmas cake, white fruit cake
recipe, which was published on the
Woman's Page, away back then, and
have made it every year since.
Thank you for the recipes. The
cakes and cookies have been very
pleasant thing in our family life.
From Miss Fl. C. C, Washington.)
Here is rolled cookie recipe that
| I think Mrs. w. p. Washington.
would - e. This is one my mother
called old-fashioned sugar cookies.
Three cups sugar, cup butter and
lard mixed. eggs, cup sour cream
or thick milk, teaspoon of soda, l
teaspoon of cream of tartar. Flour
enough to make a stiff dough.
Make up the night before because
the dough will be easier to handle.
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GIFT HINT.
From Mrs. L. A. B., Washington.)
| Be sure mothers of young children
have gift under the Christmas tree
| from mother and daddy as well as
Santa Claus. My daughter when 81
years old said she received gifts from
every one but mother and daddy, so
since that time there has always
been gift appropriately marked,
but Santa Claus has always been the
larger giver as long as her belief
| in him existed.
CAKE RECIPE.
From E. J. S., LandoUer, Md
This is my own cake recipe !
make to save my white sugar. I
call it, or rather my family calls
it, Our Easy Delight.
Easy Delight: One egg. 4 cup
shortening, cup brown sugar, Is
cup milk, 2 cups sifted flour, 2 tea
spoons baking powder, 4 teaspoon
salt, u teaspoon cinnamon, 4 tea
spoon nutmeg, Il teaspoon allspice,
Il teaspoon cloves, X teaspoon
vanilla.
Cream brown sugar and shorten
ing. Add egg. unbeaten. Mix well.
| Add milk, stir together, then add
flour, sifted first before measuring
out 2 cups. Mix the baking powder
and other dry ingredients with the
-four. Sift. together, add to liquid.
Mix, add vanilla, then use your hand
and beat at least 10 times, or until
mixture is creamy.
Pour into two 9-inch cake tins.
Grease tins we'll before pouring in
cake dough. Bake in slow oven
about 80 minutes, or longer, depend
ing upon the type of oven used.
This makes delicious light fluffy
cake the family will love.
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AFRICAN vIOLETS?
fFTOW MIS-. y. l.. u, WucftIeytote'/
Can some one tell me where ]
can purchase African violets?
have tried the Friendly Gardens In
Pennsylvania but they were unable
to fill the order would be very
happy to be able to- get one plant.
X + + X
FINGER PAINTING.
From Mrs. E. L., Falls Church,
This is in answer to the lady who
was inquiring about information on
finger painting.
The kits for this art are sold in
the toy section in the basement of
enc of our better department stores.
They had demonstrator there for
week in the middle of November
but I do not believe there is any
one now. However, there are in
structions in the kits.
If you would care to call me at
Falls Church 1881 I would be glad
! - III of this CIR