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Show tttiiiitttiKtttittattttatttittiiitni?nffl;?;:;:ittim I Steamed Pudding Substantial Dessert j (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) WNU Service. On winter days a steamed pudding often appeals to those members of the household who like a substantial dessert. For most people hot puddings pud-dings are most enjoyable when the preceding part of the meal has not been too filling. They should not be planned for the end of a rich, heavy dinner. The following recipe for steamed cranberry pudding is from the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agricul-are: Agricul-are: 2 cups cranberries cup butter or cups sifted soft- other fat wheat flour H cup sugar 2 tsp. baking pow- 2 eggs der cup milk tsp. salt Pick over, wash and dry the cranberries cran-berries and roll them in two table-spoonfuls table-spoonfuls of the flour. Sift the rest of the flour with the baking powder and salt Cream the fat, add the sugar sug-ar and well-beaten eggs, and add to the dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Fold In the cranberries, turn into a buttered mold, cover, and steam for two hours. Serve hot with sauce made as follows: 1 cup sugar 1 cups cranber- 3 tbs. cornstarch ries 4 tsp. salt 2 or 4 tbs. butter 3 cups boiling water Mix the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add two cups of foiling water, stir until thickened and cook for ten minutes min-utes In a double boiler. . Meanwhile, cook the cranberries with one cup of water until soft Press them through a fine sieve and add this pulp to the cornstarch mixture. Add the butter and serve hot over the hot cranberry pudding. Cranberry pie is another delicious dessert. The crust shonld be pre-baked pre-baked before the cranberries and other ingredients are put In. 2 cups cranberries 1 cups water cups sugar 1 tbs. butter or 2 tbs. cornstarch other fat ?4 tsp. salt Pastry Wash and pick over the berries and discard any imperfect ones. Mix thoroughly thor-oughly the sugar, cornstarch, and salt, add the water and cook over direct heat for four minutes; then add the butter and cranberries, stir and cook the fruit for a few minutes. Pour into a partially baked crust and put alternate alter-nate strips of thin pastry over the top of the berries. Bake about 20 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, or until the strips are lightly brown. I |
