Show ot FRENCH PASTRIES T beautiful small cakes and A pastries which are arc so attractive attractive- attractively ly Iy decorated and we find so expensive expensive sive when we come to purchase may be prepared at home with l little U work There are several kinds of ot foundations foundations foundations the puff paste chow paste this Is the kind used when making cream puffs then tIlen the cake foundation foundation tion and short bread pastry Almond Slices Spread the entire sheet of ot cake ake with a tart Jelly or Jam to a paste then cut It Into strips three to four tour Inches long mid arid one and one halt Inches wide Spread the sides with Jelly Top each with a heavy merIngue mer meringue Ingue made with two egg whites eight tablespoonfuls of sugar and one fourth teaspoonful of ot almond extract Arrange with a n pastry lube tube then sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with shredded almonds al al- monds Place In a n slow oven oen to lightly brown Neapolitan Squares Cut the cake coke Into two-Inch two squares squar s spread half liaf hart the squares with apricot Jam currant Jelly or orange marmalade cover with the squares and press together between boards until firmly Joined Now spread the sides with Jelly beaten to a paste with a few tew drops of ot water water water wa wa- ter and dip each Into finely chopped coconut Ice the tops with a n thick chocolate l Icing and In the center place a halved hatred maraschino cherry cut side down add stem and leaves of ot citron or green icing French Beef Beet Hash Prepare one part of ot meat ment finely chopped and two parts cooked potatoe potatoes pota pota- i toes toe adding the white of an nn egg j ji i beaten light Place well seasoned I In in a baking dish and bake un until brown Servo from the dish Fruit Pastries I Use the cake foundation cut Into strips squares or rounds put together together to to- gether with a custard cream of ot or or- orange ange lemon or Jelly On top of ot each place a halved hared pear or peach which has been cooked until transparent In a heavy using one cupful of ot the juice and three-fourths three cupful cupful cupful cup cup- ful of sugar While cooling baste with this as this will give anice anice a n nice glaze When the fruit Is arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged pipe a border of whipped cream sweetened and flavored all allaround allaround allaround around the sides and ond top p 1932 1952 Western Newspaper Union |