Evening star., 1950-01-31
C|earinq House
BAKLAVA.

BAKLAVA.
From M. A. M, WaShingtonJ
Some time ago request was
published for "baklava," a Greek
dessert. I am sending in the re-
cipe,, which I have not tried but
it is from a reliable source.
This yields eight servings.
Pastry: Two cups sifted -four,
u cup shortening. teaspoon salt,
l egg and water to make " cup.
Filling: Two cups slivered al
monds. " cup brown sugar, firmly
packed, l cup melted butter or
margarine, l teaspoon cinnamon.
" teaspoon nutmeg ~
Sirup: One cup water, ] cup
sugar, grated rind of orange >tD,
grated rind Of 1Slemon. Y,
To make pastry: Cut shorten-
ing into flour and salt until mix
ture looks like eornmeal. With
fork, blend the egg and water. Add
to dry ingredients, mixing all dry
ingredients until they are thor
oughly dampened. Turn onto
waxed paper. Knead eight times.
Roll into ball and let rest for "a
hour.
To make the filing: Mix to-
gether all ingredients for filling.
To combine bakIava: Divide
pastry into four portions. Roll out
portion very thin on a lightly
Toured pastry cloth, into rect
angle skis inches. Cut rectangles
in half to form two 8-inch squares.
Place one square in bottom of
8x8x2-inch baking pan. Spread 2
tablespoons of the filing on top
OF filling. Roll out another por-
ton of pastry as above. Continue
making layers of pastry and fill
ing. Spread no filling on the top
layer of pastry. ! s
To make the sirup: MIX ingre-
dents for sirup in sauce pan. Boil
5 minutes.
To bake baklava: Cut baklava
into 8 servings. Pour three table
spoons of sirup over baklava. Bake
in moderate oven $50 degrees for
35 to 40 minutes. Serve remaining
sauce (cooled) over the hot. bak-
lava.
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WORDS TO SONG?
(From r. T., Arlington.)
While at grammar school Is
years ago, we sang a song to the
tune Of Haydn's Sunrise SYM
phony." part of which was:
Then the cauliflower said,
though cannot think at all. still
have a head .. Then the
small potato said, have many
eyes but cannot see at all. Like
the potato there are children big
and children small who have eyes
but cannot see at ALL"
Does any one know all the words
or know where I can get them?
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