Show nw aasta WA W m ix I 1 ANAN A W U 1 vy aca pg A CAKE FOR GEORGE washington A birthday demands a cake so that settles tile the problem of a centerpiece for pur our washington S birthday party table cover the table with a gleaming white cloth the ladies of george day were proud of their lovely white damask there anere will nill be candles adles of course use white or crystal holders with red candles tied with blue tulle blue plates and red goblets on this snowy white anite cloth would be in keeping with the oc occasion caslen if you have them or can borrow them tham then in the center therell be the handsome white birthday cake decorated with cherries and flags hero is how this centerpiece is arranged george birthday cake centerpiece make awhile a white birthday cake and cover it with a fluffy white icing decorate the top with maraschino cherries and with green citron for stems and leaves in the center of the cake stand two american flags their staffs crossl crossed J the cake is mounted on a drum made by cutting a piece of heavy white cardboard about 31 3 inches wide to fit around a circular tin cake box glue the cardboard ends firmly together dind bind the edges of this cardboard with brown crepe paper string red white and blue cord around the sides of the drum A pair of drum sticks from a childs drum can be gilded and stuck through the cord on one side of the drum you see what a firm foundation for the cake this drum makes and its a very cry effective effective centerpiece with the cake ann ana flags on top for afternoon or evening refreshments on birthday bing cherry salad sala d in a ring mold garnished with lettuce and cooked with whipped ream cream cheese salad puffs coffeo birthday cake ice cream cain qing cherry salad 1 cup cp boiling water 1 orange jelly powder 1 lemon juice 1 cup pecan halves 1 no 23 2 i cm cin bing cherries au Z j cups pitted cherries and 1 13 1 3 cups juice or 21 2 cups fresh cherries pitted and I 1 cup cold water dissolve the orange pelly powder in the bailing water and set it aside to cool when it is partially cooked stir in the lemon juice and juice from canned cherries or cold water if fresh cherries are arc used pour vz iii of this gelatin mixture into a ring mold or other shaped mold and allow it to cool while the gelatin is cooling stuff the pitted cherries with p pecan halves when the gelatin Is is partially set add the stuffed cherries pour over them the remaining gelatin mixture and allow the entire salad to chill on a cold platter or chop plate this makes 8 generous servings cheese salad puffs ih cup butter 1 cup boiling water I 1 cup all purpose flour 4 eggs 1 li pigs cream cheese 18 stuffed olives cut finely heat butter and water together to bailin boiling 7 point in enamel saucepan sift flour once before measuring add the flour all at once and stir constantly with a w irl r I 1 n spoon until tho the mixture cleais s th pan and forms into a ball about 1 minute remove from heat 0 c a ol 01 and add the unbeaten eggs ona at ai a time ime beatin beating to a smooth paste after each c cs 1 is added then beat mixture until smooth and ve acty drop paste from tip of teas teashop pop ji I 1 on a very lightly greased cu ky or baking sheet forming balls about tile the size of walnuts and keeping them at least 3 inches capart iriart place in a hot oven degrees dc grees F for 10 minutes thin then thi n redde red a heat to moderate ovea 0 O degrees F aal bake 10 minutes longer anen wr eai aked allow to cool coo slowly away from draft when cool cut off tops with sharp knife scoop out any filaments fla ments of soft dough with a spoon fill w ich i h cream cheese and olives which have been mixed together this makes 3 doyen doen do en tiny puffs |