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Show LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Fried Liver with Onions Mashed Potatoes Cream Gravy Grapefruit, Apple and Pear Salad Buttered Corn Kernels Hot Biscuits Baked Custard 'Fruit Nuggets Recipe given. Put dates, nuts, vanilla, sugar and beaten eggs in a bowl and mix fVinrnnffhlv Sift Old and New Cookie Favorites Rank High For Snack Purposes Do you like to have people dropping drop-ping in just to be neighborly? Do you have youngsters who bring their friends home often? Then you'll want to have the cookie jar well stocked at all times with old favorites favor-ites and new. A cup of hot chocolate and a cookie mean something to every youngster, espe- ciailv when the together dry ingredients; in-gredients; add to first mixture. Stir until well mixed. Bake in a shallow greased pan in a moderate moder-ate (325 degree) nijfin fnr ahout Bp ( weather is bit-' bit-' ingly cold; and I it also means I something very special to your I own friends who may just happen : to drop In. ; Spread your ' friendliness and cheer in this way 50 minutes. Cut in squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Oatmeal Cmnchies. (Makes 30) cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder H teaspoon soda Yi teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats Vi cup chopped pecans Cream sugar, shortening and egg. Beat until well blended. Sift together with others and you'll be a happier person. It's easy to have cookies on hand if you select those that are quick to fix and easy to keep. You'll feel a lot easier about inviting people in if there'jS always a snack or two ready. In view of the prevailing high cost of butter and shortenings, the cookie baker must be careful to select recipes that spare these precious products. dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Fold in oats and nuts. Roll dough into small balls and place on a slightly slight-ly . greased bak- Nut Macaroons. (Makes ZM dozen) 4 egg whites Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon almond extract Vi teaspoon vanilla cup sugar t 3 cups cornflakes, slightly crashed 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped 1 cup coconut Add salt to whites and beat to a coarse foam. Add flavorings. Add sugar by one tablespoon proportions, continuing beating until liquid is stiff and glossy. Fold in cornflakes, nuts and coconut. Drop from teaspoon tea-spoon onto well-greased baking sheet. Bake in a moderate (350 degree) de-gree) oven until delicately browned, about 15 minutes. Remove promptly prompt-ly from baking sheet. rng sheet. Flatten balls slightly and bake In an oven set at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. min-utes. Fruit Nuggets. (Makes 5 dozen) Z caps flour 2 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon cinnamon Vi teaspoon salt 1J4 cups brown sugar cup shortening 3 eggs . 1 teaspoon vanilla Vi cup currants cup chopped mixed fruit (candied cherries, citrus fruit peel, etc.) 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tablespoon milk Sift together first four Ingredients; Ingredi-ents; add sugar; mix in shortening , with a fork. Add unbeaten eggs and flavoring and mix thoroughly. Add ' fruit, nuts and milk. Drop by spoonfuls spoon-fuls on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a moderate (375 degree) oven for 10 to 12 minutes. ' ' a j 4, 1 ;' rSJ'l" Dates and syrup keep the sugar content low on these Date Drops. They stay fresh and moist for a long time, if they last, In a cookie jar or covered cookie tin. Use for snacks and lunch boxes. If you like crunchy, fruity cookies, make these Date Drops. You'll find they keep nicely In a cookie jar. Date Drop Cookies, (makes 4 dozen) You'll find an interesting combination com-bination of flavors In these Nut Macaroons. They're a nice, crunchy, low-calorie snack which will fill many roles in your home entertaining. Shortbread is a rich but very delicious de-licious cookie, very delicate in texture. tex-ture. No flavoring is used so it must come from the butter and sugar Dri- ' marily. Scotch Shortbread. (Makes 3 dozen) cup butter H cup powdered sugar 8 egg yolks 2 cups flour teaspoon baking powder wrA"" and Sugar Aether ( J8 y0lk3- Fold ta lifted dry ingredlents. Roll out y4 mcS thick; cut m deslred shape p W1?K,f0rk- PlaCe 0n biing sheet and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) about 20 minutes or a delicate golden brown. cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon cinnamon Va teaspoon ginger Vi cup shortening Vi cup brown sugar cap bottled corn syrup (dark) 1 egg, beaten 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 1 cup chopped dates Sift flour, measure and sift again with baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Cream shortening, add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add corn syrup and then egg, mixing mix-ing well after each has been added. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and orange juice to creamed mixture. Stir in orange rind and dates. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Date Dainties. (Makes 25 lH-inch squares) 2 cups chopped dates 1 cup nutmeats, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla cup sugar 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt HOUSEHOLD HINTS Holding onions under water while peeling makes it a tearless process and keeps the onion odor from penel trating . . . To flour chicken evenly for frying, place the flour in a paner sack, then the pieces of chicken aPnd shake vigorously. ... Addi spoon of lemon juice to the water tn which rice is boiled will help sep arate the grains of rice. Released by WNU Feature.. LYNN SATS: Solve That Leftover Problem Easily Meat juices and gravy are excellent excel-lent to use with meat or even vegetables vege-tables for flavor. Cooked cereals may be chilled and sliced, fried and served with jelly or syrup. Canned fruit juices are easy to use in fruit salad dressing, such as thinning thin-ning mayonnaise, pudding sauces, flavoring milk or basting meat. 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