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I r. r r. r r JI r a 1 G M a Simplicity Is the Keynote for Entertaining See Recipes Below Tricks for the Hostess No smart woman need be in a dilemma when its it's time for her to entertain It takes takesI more than ration- ration rationing rationing rationing I ing and food shortages to do that Indeed if you dont don't breathe breathed d a a word about how difficult it was to get it together your friends will think you are giving them a glimpse of prewar entertaining You can stretch the precious meat with a supporting cast of vegetables If youre you're serving eggs gild them with a bit of cheese and no one will dream that you had to todo todo todo do some ome fancy extending What about sugar Well Vell there I are syrups point-free point prepared pud pud- puddings puddings puddings dings and molasses No there need be no difficulties dress up your dishes dish s and carry on Entertaining is fun but that means fun not only for the guests but for the hostess Its It's all up to to you whether the party's going to be pleasant for you or not Gather your point-easy point recipes plan accordingly and Im I'm sure it will all come out all right Lets Let's pretend your guests are coming in for an evening of conver conver- conversation conversation conversation and a bit of food tood later on You'll want a good beverage or cool drink and with that an unusual cake Here is one made to order for the occasion Prune Cake 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 cup sugar sugar- 1 teaspoon baking powder r J teaspoon soda 34 teaspoon salt salti J 2 i teaspoon cinnamon JA J teaspoon each ground cloves cloves- nutmeg allspice i l cup lard 2 Z eggs 1 cup prunes cooked without sugar i 3 cup milk Sift together all dry ingredients Blend about Jh of the mixture with the lard until soft and fluffy Add unbeaten eggs and beat light Cut prunes into small pieces and sprin sprin- sprinkle sprinkle sprinkle kle with 2 tablespoons of the dry mixture Add remaining dry ingre ingre- ingredients ingredients ingredients to creamed mixture together with tk Jh cup of the milk Stir smooth Add remaining milk and prune mix mix- mixture mixture ture and then pour into greased lay lay- layer layer layer er pans Bake in a moderate degree oven until done 25 to 30 minutes This cake is good with a mocha or lemon icing Delicately spiced cookies are good to have in the cookie box because they're easy to fall back on when the crowd comes in for refresh refresh- refreshments r refreshments fresh fresh- ments Maple Nut Balls K- K cup lard 1 cup brown sugar Ys s teaspoon salt alt t Lynn Says I j i Quick Tips To make a novel novelI I dinner or luncheon dish broil broili j i slices of bologna from which casings have been removed Then I fill the cups with creamed potatoes and onions or any oth oth- other other other er creamed vegetable I When making hamburgers for fora a crowd wrap each individually I in waxed wax cd paper The rounds may maybe maybe maybe be cut with a cookie cutter to tomake tomake tomake make them an even size When making scalloped pota pota- potatoes potatoes potatoes toes prepare a complete main dish by placing slices of dried beef in between the sliced pota pota- toes Combine mashed sweet pota pota- potatoes potatoes toes and cooked crumbled cr pork sausage meat in in a n casserole A topping of freshly sliced pears or apples sprinkled with brown sugar makes this a big favorite Bake at degrees for 30 min min- utes Liver is delicious when mari mari- marinated marinated marinated soaked in French dress dress- dressing dressing dressing ing before broiling or frying Lynn Chambers' Chambers Saving Point-Saving Menus l Creamed Deviled Eggs over Crisp Noodles Buttered Peas and Celery Apricot Cottage Cheese Salad Whole Wheat Bread Spread Prune Cake Beverage Recipe given I y cup sour milk or buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon ginger 1 cup molasses t 2 2 cups flour about Cream lard sugar and salt er Add sour milk in which soda has been dis dis- solved Add t t 1 gin gin- ginger ginger f ger and molasses l j jand and enough flour a t to make dough h IS r that is not sticky r 0 o Shape into small 4 i t t balls and bake on n oiled pans at degrees While still hot press the flat fiat sides together and roll in maple-flavored maple icing made with confectioners' confectioners sugar Roll in finely chopped nuts It takes 10 to 12 min min- minutes minutes minutes utes to bake cookie balls Oatmeal Mincemeat Cookies Makes l 2 24 dozen cookies 1 cups sifted flour 34 1 teaspoon baking soda a teaspoon salt 14 cup shortening cup light brown sugar firmly packed 1 egg 1 cup oatmeal uncooked Vz 1 cup chopped nutmeats 1 cup mincemeat Sift together flour baking soda and ana salt Cream the shortening add the brown sugar then egg and beat until light and fluffy Last fold in oatmeal nutmeats and mincemeat blending well Add flour mixture and stir until all flour disappears Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet Bake in a moderately hot degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes As main dishes for luncheons or suppers Im I'm suggesting two fish dishes which will be substantial enough even if there are hearty ap ap- appetites appetites ap- ap appetites petites present They can both be beas beas beas as pretty as a picture to please the ladies Shrimp Curry in hi Rice Ring Serves 6 3 tablespoons butter or fat bt 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups shrimp fresh cooked cleaned Milk 2 teaspoons curry powder 4 cups cooked rice 3 4 cup dark corn syrup Melt butter or fat blend in flour Gradually add milk to flour mixture enough to make about 2 cups sauce Cook stir stir- stirring stirring stirring ring constantly d until thickened Place over hot water add J a shrimp Add cur cur- curry curry curry ry which has been mixed with a little water Combine rice with dark corn syrup and pack firmly in a aquart aquart aquart quart mold Set in a pan of water and bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes To serve rice ring and fill center with shrimp mixture Salmon Loaf Serves 4 to 6 2 cups steamed salmon flanked JA cup bread crumbs cup milk 1 l egg 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter melted To flaked salmon add other Ingredients in ingredients in- in ingredients in order given Grease loaf pan and line with cut sweet pickle slices Pack salmon mixture into this Set in a shallow pan containing water Bake in a moderate oven degrees about 1 hour or until loaf is firm onto hot plat plat- platter platter platter ter and garnish with parsley and stuffed olives or pickle fans Released by Western Newspaper Union I |