Evening star., 1948-06-07
Readers Clearing House

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From Mrs. J. A. P, Chevy ChaseJ
For Mrs L. A, Washington: The
prepared Mixture" recipe for bis
cults and cookies is on page "a OF
Better Homes and Gardens, jan
uary, 194S. Here it is in case other
readers who do not take the maga-
zine would like it.
Nine cups sifted all-purpose en-
riched flour 30 cups sifted cake
-FOUR, 1/3 cup baking powder, 4
teaspoons salt, 2l2 teaspoons cream
of tartar, 2 cups shortening (the
easy to cream white shortening that
does not require refrigeration).
Sift baking powder. salt, and
cream of tartar into flour. Sift to-
gether twice into large mixing
bowl. Cut in shortening until mix
is consistency of corn meal. Store
in tightly covered container at room
: temperature. Mix will keep six
weeks. To measure prepared mix,
pile it lightly into a cup; level with
spatula.
Directions for ten easy recipes
from it follow.
Biscuits-To 3 cups of mix add "a
cup milk all at once. Stir until flour
is moistened. Knead IS strokes on
lightly Toured surface. Roll u inch
thick Cut. Bake on cooky sheet
in hot oven (45O degrees F. for 10
minutes. Makes twelve Pinch bis
cults.
Pancakes or WaffIes - Beat one
egg. Add IL cups milk to the egg.
Then add this mixture to the pre-
pared mix. Stir until flour is moist
ened. Bake on hot griddle or in
waffle baker. Makes 20 pancakes or
6 waff1es.
Mullins - Add 2 tablespoons of
sugar to cups prepared mix. Com
bine l beaten egg with cup of milk
and add to mix Stir just until -four
is moistened Bake in creased muffin
pans in hot oven (425 degrees F.
for 20 minutes. Makes 10 medium
sized mullins.
COffeecake - Combine beaten egg
with "a cup of milk and add to 3
cups of prepared mix plus u cup OF
sugar. Stir until -four is moistened.
Bake in creased 9-inch layer pan.
Topping: Combine V cup brown
sugar, IL tablespoons butter, l
tablespoon flour and u teaspoon
cinnamon. Sprinkle over batter.
Bake in hot oven 400 degrees F.)
for 25 minutes.
Dumplings-Add1 u cup of milk all
at once to cups of prepared mix.
Stir until flour is moistened. Drop
from tablespoon onto hot stew.
Cover. Steam without lifting cover
for IL minutes.
Plain cake-Add IL cups sugar to
3 cups prepared mix. Combine
cup milk, beaten eggs and l tea
spoon vanilla. Add l cup of the
liquid and beat minutes. Add re-
naming liquid and beat l minute.
Bake in two waxed paper lines, g.
inch layer pans in moderate oven
1915 degrees) for Is minutes. Serve
same day.
Orange Raisin Cake: Add IL
cups sugar to 3 cups master mix.
Combine 2 eggs with juice of
orange plus water to make cup Of
orange liquid. Add cup of this to
dry ingredients. Beat minutes.
Add remaining liquid plus 2a cup
chopped raisins and the grated peel
of one orange. Beat l minute. Bake
in two 8-inch waxed-paper-lined
layer-cake pans in moderate oven
(375) 20 to 25 minutes Serve same
day.
Drop Cookies: Add cup sugar to
8 cups master mix. Combine l egg,
u cup milk and l teaspoon vanilla.
Add to mix Stir until well blended
Drop by teaspoons on creased cooky
sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375)
for 10 to - minutes. For variety,
add Y cup chocolate chunks for
chocolate jumbles), raisins, nuts or
dates. Makes 3 dozen.
Molasses Snaps: Combine q cup
sugar with 4 cups of master mix.
Into the sugar sift l teaspoon Gin
namon, "a teaspoon ginger and q
teaspoon cloves plus L teaspoon
soda. Combine l egg with l cup
molaSses. Add to dry ingredients.
Mix thoroughly. Chill. Shape into
balls. Roll IN additional sugar. Flat
ten on creased cooky sheet. Bake in
moderate oven (375 degrees) for 10
to y minutes. Makes 4 dozen
cookies
If electric mixer is used for the
beating, set it at low speed for the
same length of time. Scrape bowl
occasionally.
Hi, er-neighbor, B. c.
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IRIS BULBS?
from Mrs. II. S. H., Washington
II any of the other readers still
have any iris bulbs would greatly
appreciate having them.