Show Household New ve t T 5 4 z ap J 44 THE HOLIDAY SEASON approaches see recipes below f one of the most important occa inions in the years schedule of holidays is the ch christmas dinner As homemakers it behooves us to crown it with a superlative dessert cakes fragrant with spices and rich with fruits and nuts ts are traditional dional christmas fare and are more than satisfying as a finale to the feast I 1 fruit cakes improve with age they become mellow and morz more fla rv orsome as the days go by so make them early and let them ripen jintil until the holiday season arrives proper storage prevents tl fruit cakes from molding and drying out wrap ahe the cooled cakes in wax paper and store in tightly covered tins pour a little wine or fruit juice over the cakes every week or so and when ready to be served they will be mellowed to the proper degree for perfect flavor make out your christmas list now im sure you will find a few friends and relatives to whom you may send fruit cakes they will make charming gifts especially for those away from I 1 home and who have neither time nor the facilities to bake their own wrapped in cellophane and tied with a bow or fastened with colorful christmas I 1 seals eals the packaged fruit cake is indeed lovely to look at and delightful to eat white fruit cake makes 5 pound fruit cake 34 cup butter 2 cups sugar 7 eggs separated wt 2 cups flour it 2 teaspoons baking powder Vs teaspoon salt I 1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract I 1 pound white raisins 12 pound figs vz pound blanched almonds va V pound citron I 1 Vs pound candied cherries pound candied pineapple cream butter and add sugar separate eggs beat egg yolks and add mix and sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk add lemon extract cut fruits and add blend well and fold in well beaten egg whites place in pans lined with wax paper and bake il hour in a very slow oven degrees then increase heat slightly degrees and bake 2 hours more gum drop Cb cookies 4 eggs 2 cups light brown sugar 2 cups flour I 1 cup nutmeats nut meats chopped to 18 13 large gum drops cut in small pieces beat eggs thoroughly add sugar and continue beating add flour and beat until smooth fold in nut meats and gum drops spread evenly in 1 large or 2 medium sized greased baking pans bake in a moderate oven degrees for 20 minutes or until firm sprinkle with powdered sugar and then cut into bars glace finish tor for fruit cakes il iaz az cups water 14 cup granulated sugar vt ya ounce gum arabic 4 teaspoons i place sugar su garand and water in a saucepan and boil to the thread stage degrees add gum arabic and heat again just to the boiling point after fruit cake has been baked remove from the oven and g garnish arnish with nuts and fruits as desired then pour the gum arabic mixture over the fruit cake in a thin stream and manipulate as little as possible in order to avoid crystallization of the glace christmas fruit cake makes 10 pounds 1 pounds currants 3 pounds seedless raisins 1 pound citron 1 pound mixed candied fruit 1 pound candied pineapple 1 pound candied andied cherries 1 cup butter acup 1 cup brown sugar beggs 6 eggs 4 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon I 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon nutmeg 22 z teaspoon cloves teaspoon salt I 1 cup fruit juice or wine cut fruits cream butter and add sugar add well beaten egg yolks S mix and sift dry ingredients an and add alternately with fruit juice or wine to the butter mixture add fruit fold in beaten egg whites place in baking pans lined with wax paper cover pans with wax paper and steam 5 hours then bake 1 hour in a slow oven degrees yuletide cookies makes 60 cookies co Akies Vs cup butter 1 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs well beaten 2 cups flour teaspoon soda vi teaspoon salt teaspoon nutmeg vz teaspoon cin cinnamon 2 tablespoons of sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract vz 17 cup seedless raisins ya cup candied cherries cut vi cup citron cut fine 12 2 cup dates cut fine vz 32 cup pecan nut meats cut cream butter add sugar slowly and beat thoroughly add eggs mix and sift all dry ingredients and add alternately with cream and vanilla extract fold in fruit and nut meats chill thoroughly then break off in small pieces form into balls flatten and place on greased cookie sheet bake in a moderate oven degrees for approximately 12 minutes orange and lemon christmas cookies makes about 5 dozen cookies 1 I cup sugar vi 14 cup orange juice vt 34 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon peel grated I 1 teaspoon orange peel grated cups flour sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder vz teas teaspoon salt 12 cup butter melted mix sugar and fruit ju juices ices i well add grated peel dry ingredients and melted butter stir well dough should be firm enough to roll roll very thin and cut with fancy cutter in christmas shapes bake on a greased sheet in a moderately hot oven degrees for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges the dough may be ba chilled in the refrigerator tor for about a halt half hour to make the rolling simpler released by western newspaper union |