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Show j Mother's Cook Book j - I: I believe In the deep blue sky and the smiling water. I can 'see through the clouds of the sky, And I am not afraid of the waves of the sea. I believe in the living friendship given by the (lowers and the trees; Outwardly they die, But in the heart they live forever. Honey Dishes. Honey is the nectar of flowers gathered gath-ered by bees and ripened by them in the hive. Honey being a natural sweet . Is more easily digested and foods pre pared from it will keep better than those prepared from sugar and molasses. mo-lasses. Honey Tea Cake. Tate one cupful of strained honey, one-half cupful of sour cream, two eggs, one-half cupful of shortening, two cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspocnful of soda and one teasponful of cream of tartar. Add salt to taste. Bake 30 minutes in a loaf pan. Oberlin Layer Cake. Take two-thirds of a cupful of shortening, short-ening, one cupful of honey, three well-beaten well-beaten eggs, one-half cupful of milk, two cupfuls of flour and one and one-half one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake in layers ; use whipped creo m for filling, which is sweetened with honey. Honey Cookies. Take one cupful each of sugar, honey, shortening and sour cream, three eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of flavoring and flour to roll. Pumpkin Pie. To one cupful of pumpkin add one-half one-half cupful of honey, two eggs, a pint of milk, one teaspoonful of gingnr, a grating of nutmeg and three drops of lemon extract; salt to taste. Mix and fill the shell. Bake slowly. Honey Sauce for Puddings. Boil one cupful of honey, one-fourth of a cupful of water, one tablespoon-ful tablespoon-ful of butter, a grating of nutmeg or a bit of cinnamon and the juice of one lemon. Cook together 13 minutes. Honey Salad Dressing. For a sweet dressing, use equal parts of lemon and orange juice with honey to make a sirup. Mis well and serve on fruit of various kinds. |