Show p r v vi z nn a e 8 i wn a c Il i Q b A h JK r v r T ys Y xA V T Prune Fluff Is a Sugar-Easy Sugar Dessert See Recipe Below Belo Dessert Answers As the frosty winter melts and soft loft spring breezes gradually take Its place our thoughts Noughts turn to less leSs' hearty des- des First and on our minds is the sug- sug sugar ir car problem and andow Sow low we can skirt around it There are many helps available today Although sugar is not available avail avail- available available able in the quantity in which wed we'd tike like it then at least substitutes are plentiful plentiful corn corn syrups and honey among them You can use both fresh and dried fruits which are high in natural sweetness You can use prepared puddings prepared cake mixes and savored flavored gelatin desserts which will not take even a teaspoonful of sugar Our star of the column today is isI I Prune Fluff which may be prepared in a loaf pan and served with cus cus- custard custard custard tard sauce to substitute for whipped cream Bream Prune Fluff Serves 12 11 1 l cups cooked prunes A 34 cup liquid drained from prunes Vi 4 cup sugar 4 teaspoons lemon juice Vt teaspoon cinnamon JA teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon plain gelatin 2 tablespoons cold water 5 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Soft custard sauce Remove pits from prunes and beat prunes through a pulp Combine the prune liquid sugar and lemon juice spice and salt in saucepan and bring to a aI I boil Continue boiling two min min- utes Remove from heat Add gelatin moistened in cold water and stir to dissolve Pour hot liquid over egg whites and beat well Add flavoring and prunes and mix thoroughly but lightly Pour into wax paper-lined paper mold and chill until firm and slice Serve with soft custard sauce The tangy taste of oranges in inthis inthis inthis this different kind of fluff makes a e nice topping for hot spicy gin gin- gingerbread gingerbread gingerbread 1 Orange Fluff For gingerbread 1 tablespoon flour Vi 1 tablespoons sugar Few grains of salt 1 egg yolk Vt cup orange juice Vt H teaspoon grated orange rind 1 egg white Mix flour sugar and salt Beat egg yolk add to first mixture Blend Blendin in orange juice and mix well Add rind Cook over hot water stirring constantly Cover cook 10 minutes I Chill Beat egg white stiff and fold in Serve at once Lynn Says Kitchen Tips To T shine your stove rub waxed paper over paper over it after aUer cleaning This will also keep keepit it from getting rusty To clean brass pipes and fix fix- fixtures fixtures fixtures tures rub with v half a lemon rinse with boiling water and rub dry To pick up tiny slivers of glass which may have broken on the floor moisten a piece of ab ab- absorbent absorbent absorbent cotton and wipe over the slivers This will pick them up and prevent cutting your fingers To unloosen stubborn bottle caps knock on floor on each side of cap and screw loose For stub stub- stubborn stubborn stubborn born cases c ses let hot water run over cap before knocking against floor To make cut glass retain its brilliancy rub with a piece pf lemon then I rinse and rub dry with towel j IV w Sf r Lynn Chambers' Chambers Saving Point-Saving Menu Ieno Lamb Liver with Bacon Creamed Potatoes Beets with Green Peas Jellied Apple Salad Hot Rolls Preserves Prune Fluff Recipe given Heres Here's a gingerbread that takes honors because it uses little of our precious sugar and still is satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory from the standpoint of sweet sweet- ness Use stewed pears apricots apples or nectarines over the top Gingerbread Upside Down Cake Vt 1 cup shortening Vi 4 cup sugar egg 1 cup molasses I 4 cup milk 2 cups sifted flour I teaspoon ginger gingers s i teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon baking soda teaspoon 1 ground cloves 1 teaspoon salt Cream shortening Add sugar gradually Add egg and beat well Stir molasses into milk mills Sift to to- together together together gether dry ingredients Add alter alter- alternately alternately alternately with molasses mixture Mix until smooth Prepare square pan panas panas panas as follows 1 cup cop molasses 2 tablespoons butter or substitute 1 cap cop sliced fruit Melt butter in square pan then add molasses and arrange fruit in it in ina ina ina a decorative pattern Pour ginger ginger- gingerbread gingerbread gingerbread bread batter over fruit and bake in ina ina a moderately hot degree oven 45 to 60 minutes Turn upside down The dried fruits may be used in inthis inthis inthis this delicious crispy dessert Or if you want to use canned fruits or fresh apples or pears the choice will be a good one Fruit Crunch Serves 6 to 8 2 cups peaches apricots pears or apples 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 cup brown sugar VA i teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups lightly crushed cornflakes 3 tablespoons melted butter or sub substitute substitute substitute tablespoons 2 2 brown sugar Soak dried fruit and then cook until un un- until until til tender Drain Fresh fruit need only be- be peeled and cored Place I il ilin r in a shallow bak bak- baking baking Jt r ing dish which I t. t has been well s J 7 greased Mix to to- together together together gether lemon rind Vi cup brown sugar and cinnamon Sprinkle over fruit Mix together cornflakes and butter and add remaining sugar Pack firmly over fruit Bake in a moderately hot oven at degrees for 20 minutes Serve with or without cream Hot not Apple Dessert Serves 6 6 apples Vi t cup seeded raisins Vi I cup sugar 20 marshmallows Pare quarter and slice apples Place in greased pudding dish in inlayers inlayers inlayers layers with raisins and sugar Cover and bake until apples are tender Remove cover when apples are done and cover with marshmallows and then brown in hot oven Serve at once Rice-Orange Rice Pudding Padding Serves 4 2 cups cooked rice Vt 1 cup dark corn syrup Vi 1 cup orange juice jaice Vi 1 11 cups orange sections Combine syrup and orange juice Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes then add orange sections Reheat and add rice Chill well before 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