The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-12-16

Florence Long Oh halfway. Inc
gift is a "Spice Ball, and is made
AS follows-Take Navel oranges and
stick them full of cloves, and this
really means sticking them as close
to each other as possible. Then
place in a paper bag with equal
parts of powdered orris root and Gin
namon, and shake until the spice
ball is completely coated with the
powder The orange never molds or
becomes soft, but lasts for as long as
two years with its fragrant spicy
odor. Mrs. Long composed a very
cute little rhyme to go along with
the gift which goes like this
| am a "Spice Ball." sweet, round
and small.
Hang me in your closet, bedroom
or hall
Or put me in the drawer with linens
fresh and bright
When you get them out for use
They'll give your heart delight
l think you will agree with me Mrs.
Long has flair for poetry.
Here too, are some of Mrs. Longs
cookie recipes:
Anise Cookies
A eggs, beaten until lemon colored
and very light
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour, sifted 3 times
3 to drops Anise flavoring
After the eggs have been beaten, add
the sugar and continue beating for
about 10 or more minutes. Add the
flour Gall purpose) which has been
sifted and measured, then slfted
twice more. Add flavoring and mix
lightly. Drop by half teaspoontuls
on creased cookie sheets and let
stand all night to dry out Bake in
a 375-degree oven about 10 minutes.
Space the cookies about one-and-a-
half inches apart on cookie TIN.
These cookies are best when ripened
for some weeks in closed tin.
Christmas Cookies
IL cups sugar, brown or white
/ cup butter II,
3 cups -four, all purpose
4 eggs
1 pound chopped dates
/ pound chopped walnuts
/ teaspoon cinnamon
/ teaspoon vanilla
/ teaspoon soda $780,.
Cream sugar and shortening. Add
eggs, flour and other ingredients.
Drop by teaspoon on creased cookie
sheets and bake in 350-or 375-degree
oven for about 10 minutes.
Russian Tea Cake
y cup shortening
IA cup sugar
! cup flour
l teaspoon vanilla
Is teaspoon salt
l cup chopped pecans.
Mix altogether and roll into small
balls, place on creased cookie tin
and bake in 35O-degree oven about
Is minutes.
Here is something new in pin
wheel cookie:
Refrigerator Date Pinwheels
ga cups chopped, pitted dates
l cup granulated sugar
/ cup water
l cup shortening
l cup chopped nutmeats
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
A cups sifted flour
y teaspoon salt
~ teaspoon baking soda
Combine the dates, granulated
sugar and water in sauce pan and
cook over low heat until thick. Add
the nut meats and let cool Mean
while cream the shortening and
brown sugar until light. Add the
well beaten eggs and mix well.
Chill for an hour, then divide the
mixture into two parts and roll each
out into a rectangle "a inch thick.
Spread each with the date mixture
and roll up like jelly roll into long
rolls. Wrap in wax paper and chill
over night. Cut with sharp knife
into slices about "a inch thick and
bake in a 400-degree oven for about
10 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen
cookies.
Pineapple Drop Cookies
312 cups flour
/ teaspoon soda
~ teaspoon salt
/ cup shortening
l y cups sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
/ teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup crushed pineapple, with slrup
Cream shortening and sugar. Slit
-four, soda and salt together. Add
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