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Show CHANGE IN FLAVORS HOUSEWIFE WHO MAKES MANY KINDS OF SHORTCAKE. Points Out One of the Best Ways to Use tho Summer Fruits and Berries Canned Preparations Prepara-tions In Winter. Ono of tho best ways to uso tho summer fruits nnd berries is in short-cakos. short-cakos. Wo use nil kinds of fruits. Wo make individual shortcakes by tho following rule: Sift ono pint of flour with one-half teaspoonful of salt, two tablcsponfuls of sugar nnd two heaping heap-ing tcnspoonftils of baking powdor. Into In-to this rub with tho hands a pleco of butter tho slzo of nn egg and a pleco of lard tho same slzo. Stir In milk enough to mix Into n bntter to roll out. Knead as little as possible on the board and roll out with as little handling as possible. Cut In rounds about four Indies In dinmctcr. Wo uso tho cover of a pound coffeo tin as n cutter. Hake '20 minutes in a quick oven. This recipe makes ilvo shortcakes. short-cakes. Strawberries, raspberries, blackbor-ries, blackbor-ries, blueberries, poaches, pineapples and bananas all make delicious shortcakes. short-cakes. Wo like blueberry shortcake almost bettor tlmn blueberry plo. Tho blueberries should bo stowed a llttlo. Tho plncnpples should bo cut up somo tlmo beforo using, sprinkled well with sugar and nllowed to stand so that tho Juico will como out well. For tho banana shortenko tho bananas must bo thoroughly mashed and well sweetened, sweet-ened, but thoy should not bo allowed to stand. Cream mny bo added to tho banana shortcake, If you like it. In serving, havo tho shortcakes hot. Split them, butter well, put two largo spoonfuls of tho mashed and sweot-. sweot-. ened fruit lnsldo nnd ono on top. In winter wo havo applo and orango shortcakes. Wo also uso canned fruit. Wo find this a very economical wny of using fruit, ono box of berries or ono pineapplo being enough for four shortcakes. |