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Show SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1931 TIIE JOURNAL Page 11 HOUSEHOLD MEMOS Traditional Fruit Cakes , Steamed Puddings Should Be Prepared Before Holidays Arrive "T i & v--4 ' s X fr- - 1 Yes, watch me and get off one block before I do. EAT ANYTHING WITH LYNN CHAMBERS Iwfw. ' i3 Santas Prize Cake 1 Cake) cup butter cup sugar 2 tablespoons grated orange peel 2 teaspoons grated lemon 1 1 Make Steamed Pudding for Holidays Now (See Recipes Below) Holiday Favorites 2 M M slices white candied pineapple cup candied orange peel cup candied lemon peel cup candied citron cup chopped pecans can moist coconut can sweetened condensed milk STEAMED PUDDINGS and fruit cakes are age-ol- d menu traditions that belong to Christmas and New 1 Year feasts. As all of the more ex1 perienced home-makeknow, these 1 are both things which may be done, in fact, Cut dates and cherries into thirds. should be done Cut remaining fruits about the same before the holisize. Mix all inardays actually gredients togethrive. er thorough-l- y Like most culiand press into a small, greased nary heirlooms from other centuloaf pan lined ries, puddings and cakes would not please modern with tastes. Many of them would be conbrown paper or sidered too heavy, lumpy and sogan 8 - inch tube gy. pan greased and lined with greased brown paper. Modern cakes and puddings are slow a in (300 F.) oven for 2 Bake and neither too heavy nor over-ricout on cake cooler. they combine all of the best and hours. Turn none of the bad features of the tra- Decorate with blanched almonds, candied cherries and leaves from ditional concoctions. candied pineapple, if degreenCover Make them now, before you get sired. with waxed paper and too involved in shopping, making store in refrigerator. gifts and other decorations. Give them an opportunity to mellow. Miniature Fruit Cakes (Serves 10) HERES A PUDDING thats 2 cups brown sugar plump with goodness of fruits and 2 cups hot water nuts, fragrant with flavors and yet Vi cup shortening light enough to serve after ham, 1 cup raisins roast beef or turkey, whatever the 2 cups sifted flour choice for the holidays. 1 teaspoon baking soda Steamed Date-NV6 teaspoon salt Pudding 1 teaspoon cinnamon (Serves 8) or substitute butter teaspoon cloves cup fine teaspoon nutmeg cups dates, chopped 1 cup chopped candied cup chopped nuts 3 cherries cups soft bread crumbs 1 cup chopped dates 3 teaspoons baking powder V H teaspoon salt cup chopped nutmeats 1 oats, uncooked (quick milk cup cup 3 eggs or cup sugar Combine brown sugar, hot water, cup apple Juice shortening and raisins in saucepan Cream butter; add dates and nuts and bring to a boil; cook 5 minutes. and mix well. Combine bread Cool. Sift together flour, soda, salt crumbs, baking powder and salt and spices into a bowl. Add chopped and stir in milk. Add to date-nfruit, nutmeats and rolled oats. Add mixture. Beat eggs, add sugar and brown sugar mixture, mixing Fill greased custard beat until light. Add to batter. thoroughly. full. Bake in a slow (325F.) cup of the apple cups, Finally, stir in 1 hour. Cool for 10 minoven about into Turn juice. pudding mold which has been well greased utes before removing from custard or oiled. Pour remaining apple cups. Serve warm or cold with hard juice over the pudding. Cover and sauce. a a steam for 2 to 3 hours. IF YOU DONT like to make your cake sevHERES AN UNUSUAL fruit cake weeks ahead eral which is rich and delicious. It will of time, heres keep well for several months, proone that can be vided you have enough left to keep made during the after the festivities. last week before Rich Fruit Cake festivities. The cake has a rich, (Makes 1 Cake) . luscious texture 1 pound dates n d a flavorful a cup candied cherries combination of 1 slice candied green plnapple nuts. 1 slice red candied of citrus and pineapple rs old-fashion- ed greased h, ut li old-fashion- ut one-qua- rt peel eggs, slightly beaten txA cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt 1 cup sour milk 1 cup chopped walnuts Cream together butter and sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add orange and lemon peel, then blend in slightly beaten eggs; beat thoroughly. Sift together dry ingredients and mix into slightly creamed mixture alternately with milk. (To sour milk, add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to 1 cup sweet milk and allow to stand.) Fold in walnuts. Pour into greased ring mold pan and bake in a moderate (350F.) oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed. 2 A HAND FRET SAW 6 DESIGNS FOR CUTTING BOARDS AND COASTERS If you have trouble with platea that slip, rock, cause sore gums try Brimms Plasti liner. One application makes plates fit snugly without powder or past!, because Brimms Plasti Liner hardens permanently to your plate. Kelines and refits loose plates in a way no powdei or paste can do. Even on old rubber plates you get good result! six months to a yeai or longer. YOU CAN EAT anythin Q1 Simply lay .ft strip of Plasti-Linon troublesome upper or lower. Bite and it molds perfectly. Easy to use, tasteless, odorless, harmless to you and your plates. Removable as directed. Money back if not completely satisfied. Ask yout druggist I er THESE amusing cutting boards and coasters are a necessity in any kitchen. The tails make good handles when used for serving. Also note there is a hole in each for hanging in some handy H PERMANENT DENTURE RELINER The coasters are big place. enough to double as hot dish mats. Everything is complete on 217, price 25c. pattern WORKSHOP PATTERN Drawer 10 CATCH BABS! SERVICE Protects Window Sills For summer cottages where constantly open windows invite storm damage it is well to use spar varnish or exterior enamel on the inside window sills to protect them against the moisture. Bauxite Ore Bed Hercegovina in western Yugoslavia, with adjacent sections of Bosnia and the Dalmatian coast, holds more than a fifth of the worlds known bauxite, crude ore of aluminum. Colors For Small House An effective color scheme for a small house with a brown roof combines white, for the body, and putty color for the trim. Shutters are coated a deep burnt orange and the door is dark green. LYNN SAYS: Try these FALSE TEETH ! WOOD WITH A JIG SAW OR MENU Onion Soup Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Cheese Olives Tossed Green Salad Crusty Rolls or Bread Baked Caramel Custard Cookies Beverage (Makes Whats That Pardon me, does this bus stop at Tenth Street? Kitchen Handies Are Easy to Make Short-Cu- ts On your Busy Days Flavor for Cakes Want some colored sugar? Add some food coloring to granulated sugar, and rub with fingertips to spread color. Sprinkle this on plain cookies before baking. Need to speed measuring technique? Keep a set of graduated measuring cups or spoons, whichever are used most often, in the canisters or cans containing your dry ingredients. One cup of finely chopped apple puts new flavor into a batch of griddle cakes. Top with a bountiful supply of margarine and your fav- orite syrup for a special breakfast treat. Like a quick dessert? Take bunches of grapes and dip in slightly beaten egg white, then dip in granulated sugar and let dry a few minutes to frost. Serve on a plate surrounded with sliced, peeled oranges. Want to keep fruit from turning brown? Bananas, peaches and others which turn brown can be squirted with lemon juice, orange or pineapple juice as soon as they are peeled to prevent browning. GROCES? AT YOU mmS P&ZE WMR MW ( neosmvznmr Need cheese, cooked potatoes or beets sliced? Make the egg slicer earn its keep by using it on these other foods as well as eggs. Junior contest winner. Grand National Baking Like some soup for supper? Use a boullion cube plus juices from canned vegetables and heat. Add u leftover tomato juice and leftover vegetables, if desired while heating for variety. Need some melted chocolate? Wrap the squares of chocolate in a square of aluminum foil, and fit over the top of your open teakettle so it doesnt slip. Heat the water in the kettle and chocolate will melt, then pour off chocolate and throw away the foil. Theres nothing to wash! ContRSt, Waldorf-Astori- a, Kathleen Boyd, Kenosha, Wisconsin. NO-KNEA- HOLIDAY BREAD D ' Need crumbs quickly? Use stale bread or bread toasted in oven, then put through food chopper. Tie a bag to the end so they will gather with- out spilling. Want to chop parsley quickly? Use kitchen shears and snip until you have enough. Use shears also on celery leaves, tough stems of spinach or kale, salad greens, watercress and chives. Need potatoes cooked quickly? Peel potatoes, remove blemishes, then slice. Stack and cut lengthwise to get cubes that cook in double quick time. at 350 f. for BAKE MAKES 50 to 60 minutes. 1 loof. Bast Enriched Flour; cups lifted Pillsbury'a STAR RED Spad Cover and let blended. DISSOLVE package until well of Active Dry Yaost (or 1 cake compress to ?ond for 15 minutes. SPOON dough into LET Rlst warm watar (110 pan; cover. yeast ) in Vi cup creased 9x5x3-inc- h Yi until hfrU F.) 1 15 F ). COMBINE Vi cup shortamng, 90 to (85 warns place salt, Vi pxP moderate oven cup sugar, 1 Vl teaspoons about lVi hours. 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