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H y y sal L Y 4 k P N Nf f 4 A fragrant pot of or coffee and a few tasty asty cookies can do the job of enI entertaining en- en that a dinner once did I it if f theres there's a spirit of friendliness and plenty lenty of good conversation Keep Up Morale I Entertain Simply Even in Wartime Even if all foods were rationed Id I'd still till say dont don't ration hospitality for forve forwe forwe we ve need friendly get the refreshment and relaxation that being being beng be- be ing ng with ones one's friends gives Dinners or entertainments with stupendous foods are out of style styleA at least for the A I present but that 1 doesn't mean you your r cant can't invite people people people peo peo- over for a steaming cup of hot coffee and a afew afew afew few simple but tasty cookies 11 1 And if you want I to do things more elaborately why its it's quite the thing to o ask Mrs 1 Jones to bring over an extra supply of sugar or butter or canned goods if she has them them and and ands is s willing to share Some time ago progressive dinners dinners dinners din din- ners were quite the fashion Now again they can become fun The plan is to serve lets let's say three courses and have each course at a separate home Its It's a good idea to o have the homes within sh short rt walking walking walk- walk ing ng distance of each other Serve soup or fruit cocktail at first home the he main course at the next home and then have dessert and entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment at the third home Or after dessert the group can plan to go goo goto goto to o a movie or concert or to attend some sport in season And now for the business of food food food- with a few points or none at all Here Sere are cake and cookie recipes which are the cream of the current crop Applesauce Jake Cake No icing needed 1 cup sugar la 4 cup shortening 1 cup applesauce 1 egg 1 teaspoon soda 2 Z tablespoons water 1 teaspoon cinnamon y teaspoon cloves Yz s teaspoon nutmeg I Ite te teaspoon spoon salt 1 cup raisins 1 i cups cake flour Cream shortening and sugar Add applesauce and well-beaten well egg Add soda diSi dissolved in water Sift dry ingredients ingredients ingredients in in- and add to mixture Fold in raisins and bake in a greased square pan in a moderate de gree oven 1 hour Honey Oatmeal Wafers Makes 16 wafers 1 l egg eggcup W cup honey 1 cup oatmeal 6 3 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons melted butter or margarine V teaspoon vanilla H 6 cup chopped nutmeats Beat egg until light Add honey continuing to beat Then fold in remaining remaining re re- re- re ingredients Drop by spoonfuls spoonfuls spoonfuls spoon spoon- fuls about 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet Flatten slightly with a knife dipped in cold water Bake in a moderate Lynn Says Hospitality Even if youre you're doing your entertaining in the kitchen you can do it up upright upright right Use a gay checkered cloth as the background for your table table table ta ta- ta- ta ble and a wooden chopping bowl as the centerpiece for fall flowers flowers flowers flow flow- ers or highly polished fruits Set candles in small squashes Have everyone help with the dishes after supper and then play old-fashioned old games such as slogan slogan slogan gan contests food favorites of famous people food favorites of the family scramble names of kitchen utensils and have guests unscramble them For childrens children's parties have Mother Goose theme Children can come dressed as a Mother Goose character and for entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- have the child read the rhyme he represents Lynn Chambers' Chambers Saving Point-Saving Menu 1 Tomato Bouillon Thrifty Souffles Green Beans Potatoes Hot Biscuits Lettuce With French Dressing Orange Sherbet Chocolate Pinwheels Recipes Given degree oven about 10 minutes or until a delicate brown A A. nice type of cookie to have on hand during these times is this one for old-fashioned old I i gingersnaps The recipe makes 10 I oc c M t to 12 dozen snaps and the dough keeps indefinitely indefinitely indefinitely in in- I definitely in the I refrigerator so that it can be used an and made up into cookies as needed I Gingersnaps Makes 10 to 12 dozen 1 cup molasses Vz A cup shortening 3 cups sifted flour s 1 1 teaspoons salt z 2 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon ginger Heat the molasses over low heat to the boiling point Put the shortening shortening shortening short short- ening in a large mixing bowl pour the hot molasses over the shorten shorten- ing Stir until shortening is melted Sift the flour ginger soda and salt together and add to molasses mix mL ture Mix thoroughly Form into rolls on slightly floured waxed paper paper paper pa pa- per and chill in refrigerator Slice very thin and bake on a greased cookie sheet in a hot degree oven 8 to 10 minutes arm y rj p r p a t r Having friends over for dinner They'll enjoy this light souffle put pul together quickly and easily with mushroom soup and chicken Chocolate Pinwheels Makes 3 z 3 dozen 1 1 VA cups sifted flour Yz 6 z teaspoon double acting baking powder Vs a teaspoon salt J cup butter or marga margarine e. e V cup sugar 1 egg yolk unbeaten 3 tablespoons tablespoon milk 1 square unsweetened chocolate chocolate chocolate choco choco- late melted Sift flour once measure add baking baking baking bak bak- ing powder and salt and sift again Cream butter until un un- 1 til tillight light add sugar gradually and ands s cream together un until til light and 1 C fluffy Add egg 1 yolk and beat well Add flour alternately alternate al al- ternate y with milk mixing well after each addition Divide dough into two parts To one part add chocolate and blend Chill dough Until until un un- til firm enough to roll Roll each half into a rectangular sheet 3 inch thick and place chocolate sheet on top Then roll as for jelly roll Chill overnight or until firm enough to slice Cut into inch eight-inch slices Bake on an baking sheet in in hot oven degrees 5 minutes or until doneA done A delicious souffle with a few piping pip pip- ing hot biscuits and honey makes m es a lovely dinner for a chilly night Simple Sim Sim- though it is it will satisfy your company well Thrifty Souffles Serves 6 3 tablespoons quick cooking g tapioca teaspoon salt 1 can mushroom soup 1 cup eup chopped chicken 3 egg yolks beaten until thick and lemon colored colored on-colored 3 egg whites beaten stilt still Combine tapioca salt and mushroom mushroom mush mush- room soup of consistency to in m toP o of double boiler Place serve S over rapidly boiling water and cook 8 to 10 minutes after water boils stirring frequently Add chick chicke again and stir until mixed Cool en slightly while beating eggs Ad Add d egg yolks and mix niC well Fold into egg whites Turn into greased baking dish Place P in a pan of hot water and bake in utes moderate or until degree souffle sounds is oven formed 50 minutes minutes min min- a Write What to are Lynn your Chambers problems for lor in expert enclosing a an a 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