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ly chilled. this unusual fruit
couldn't fail to impress your most
sophisticated guest.
Summertime, when the livin'
is easy =" is the time to take
advantage Of all the cooking
short cuts we can lay our hands
on. The latest one to come to
my attention is a brand-new
fluffy frosting you make with
out boiling. It comes as a pow
der You just add boiling water
and beat until it triples in bulk.
Each silver foil package contains
enough frosting mix to fill and
frost the top and sides of an g.
inch. two-.eyer cake.
Should you want to decorate
a cake for a special party this
quick. failure-proof frosting has
all kinds Of possibilities. It can
be colored. favored and deco
rated to suit the occasion. A
little recipe folder that is being
offered free to consumers to in
troduce the product gives 10 sug-
gestions. Suppose you want q
maple icing put "a cup
Of maple sirup and "a cup water
in a saucepan and bring to a
boil. Pour Immediately into
double boiler or mixing bowl and
continue as directed on the pack
age Of mix. Fresh or frozen fruit
may be used in a like fashion.
Here and There:
Since homemakers are going
to "take things easy" this sum-
mer, they will rely more and
more on all the good things that
come from their freezerS. For
the one hot dish most meals
need, a favorite soup may pro-
vide the perfect answer. Try
freezing your own fine recipe in
an ice cube tray complete with
grids) then pack the cubes in a
pilof1lm bag for future reference.
Comes a lazy day, and summers
full Of them, just heat 4 or 5
soup cubes per person, depending
on the appetites. In 1850,
one farmer fed himself and four
others. Today, one farmer feeds
himself and fourteen others. =:
For a special chilled, jellied soup.
try this: Combine can con-
densed consomme with l soup
can measure of tomato Juice.
Chill about 6 hours in refriger-
ator. Spoon the tender jellied
soup into 4 chilled bowls. Serve
with a wedge Of lemon for gar
nish. Fine first course for sum-
mer luncheonS or dinners. Or
feature a bowl Of it on a cold
plate with sliced meats. deviled
eggs and vegetable relishes. :.
Industry is always finding ways
to make the homemaker's job
easier. In booklet from Ameri-
can Institute Of Baking using
bakery products comes this idea
for quick summer dessert. Pre-
pare a package Of butterscotch
pudding according to directions
on package. With a 2lz-inch
cookie cutter. cut 2 circles from
each slice Of store-bought pound
cake. Place a cake circle in each
dessert dish and pour butter
scotch pudding over each one.
Top with another cake circle
and finish with more pudding.
=. Baked beans that are
hard and tough even after
long baking have not been pre-
cooked enough. They should be
cooked until their skins are
wrinkled and loose before the
molasses. brown sugar, catsup or
other acid ingredient is added
for baking. That acid retards
the softening process; thus, pre-
cooking the beans is important
to obtain a soft, firm texture.
It also improves the flavor. -.
Frosty rims for summer drinks:
For a frost" on the rims of tall
glasses, dip the edge Of each
glass in lemon juice, then into
granulated sugar; chill awhile.