Show FRUIT FRU IT shortcakes SHORT CAKES FOR ALL ak st v r 17 J k A J shortcake short cakes st I 1 be your JH family large or small heres something cometh aae delicious for one and adail all there is infinitely more to the shortcake story than mounds of strawberries and whipped cream between layers of old fashioned shortcake pastry peaches apricots plums plum and pineapple and jellies a and d marmalade Bur malad e make luscious short t takes that rival in goodness the traditional dit ional strawberry shortcake they nay may be topped with custard hard 1 laack uce marshmallow mash mallow whip or meringue as a variation from the whipped cream As A the following recipes are arc for individual shortcakes short cakes it is easy to have as many or as few of them U your family requires if you will follow the directions given below your family will tell you that you on cant have too many of them f lere here is how some of these melting bits of deliciousness are made apricot and pineapple shortcake f drain canned apricots from their syrup and tub rub through a sieve beat three fourths cup of cream add apricot pulp arid and sweeten to taste serve between biscuit halves canned peaches may be substituted for the apricots Pm Pitt eattle rattle shortcake dram drain canned crushed pineapple from its syrup spread pineapple over split shortcake halves and cc ver with cream sauce gauce made as follows follow whip three fourths cup of cream and s stil iii I 1 heating beating add t aird cup rd iwar wb ahn n tit tiff to tn hold 14 rl r l bic half ocl va nilla and a sprinkle of salt when ready to use ue dilute to desired consistency sis tency with syrup from the can call of pineapple top the shortcake arid and serve apple butter and currant jelly apple butler marshmallow shortcake split in half rich tea biscuits and spread generously with apple butter either homemade home made or canned make a marshmallow sauce as follows cut one fourth pound of marshmallows in pieces and melt in a double boiler dissolve one cup of confectioners confection ers sugar in one fourth cup of boiling water add t td the melted marshmallows and stir until blended cool spread over the apple appie butter and on the top half of the biscuit spread more apple butter and marshmallow sauce pear peach or plum butter or any fruit preserves or jani jam may be substituted for the apple butter the marshmallow marshin allow sauce will be sufficient for six individual shortcakes short cakes currant jelly meringue caLe spread individual shortcake or biscuit halves with a thick layer of currant jelly spread over all a stiff meringue brown in the oven and serve either warm or cold as desired grape jelly or apple jelly m meringue shortcakes short cakes may be made in in the same way peach custard and strawberry peach custard shortcake cake mako make a boiled custard as follows beat the tius of three co cic 14 Alv afy A add d d one ine run r fiah tiac n it 4 i 1 buia cuia af elitc l nil till st tant antly ly cook in a double boiler stirring constantly until the mixture thickens hickens enough to coat the spoon strain immediately add one half teaspoon vanilla and chill place the bottom half of a biscuit on oil a serving plate and spread canned sliced peaches generously on top pour the custard over the peaches top lop with the upper tipper biscuit half and nore more custard and varnish garnish with peaches strawberry shortcake A new kind of strait strawberry berry shortcake can call be made by making a sauce of of the strawberries as follows cream one third of a cup of butter with oldie one cups cup of powdered sugar add the stiffly beaten white of one egg add gradually beating all of the while two thirds of a cup of mashed fresh or canned strawberries beat until the sauce is thoroughly blended and spread between biscuit halves garnish with a 4 spoonful ol 01 whipped cream the advantage of using biscuit dough as a foundation for shortcake is that no special dough will have to tie be prepared if you have hot biscuits for dinner make a few more than you need split and butter while they are arc lot and set them aside for your short shortcake calce shortcake biscuit dot Doii gh jh sift two cups of flour with three teaspoons of baking powder one half teaspoon ut it and one half teaspoon sugar rid kil in three tablespoons of shortening add one half to one nip cup of mik and tir lightly with a knife u til a soft douch is formed remove to a flohrer fl board ri ril it nt to r iorli thic im cat C ul and ial L fr n M t 1 tu ij tv J 0 c o LI iiii 2 ules |