Show q ave lets let s all have tea theres heres something so social about serving tea friends and n neighbors drop in for a bit of rest and relaxation conversation fl nourishes ouris hes and the whole house is glow aglow a with hospitality serving tea is one of the simplest and most gracious ways of entertaining whether you invite in vi e one 4 guest or afif fifty it may be a cozy informal affair with only a few handzi handpicked c k e d friends invited and simple bread and butter sandwiches with a cup of perfectly brewed tea tor for refreshments or you may plan a much larger more elaborate tea as a means of entertaining the parent teacher association the garden club or perhaps the auxiliary of your husbands lodge formal or informal large or small find that beforehand preparations and carefully laid plans help to make this kind of entertaining easy admit the limitations of your budget your equipment your time and strength and dont plan more than you can carry out comfortably and sensibly remember that a cup of tea and a slice of bread and butter can make a party if the tea is perfectly made the bread enticingly thin and the service dainty and attractive keep sandwiches muffins cakes and cookies small and d dainty if your invitation list numbers a large number of guests bake your favorite cakes in jelly roll pans frost and cut into small diagonal pieces ginger cream cakes to make these clever little cakes use the thin gingersnap or cookie ordinarily sold on the market allow from three to five to a serving put together with sweetened whipped cream in the same manner as in frosting a miniature layer cake cover the top and sides generously with the cream and chill thoroughly ground candied ginger may be sprinkled sparingly over top orange ice cream I 1 tablespoon granulated gelatin cup cold water vt cups sugar 1 cups boiling water 1 cups orange juice cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons orange rind grated 2 cups coffee cream vi 14 teaspoon salt 2 eggs beaten separately soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes dissolve sugar in boiling water and add to the f gelatin stirring c until dissolved Z I 1 dd the orange juice or orange an g e rind lemon juice coffee cream salt and beaten egg yolks fold in egg whites and pour mixture into freezing container of ice cream freezer Ai assemble and cover then pack mixture of crushed ice and rock salt use three parts ice to one part salt by volume around the freezing container turn crank slowly but steadily when mixture becomes too stiff to turn remove cover carefully take out dasher and pack down evenly with a spoon cover ice cream with wax paper and replace cover repack C cover over and allow to harden at least one hour before serving one two three four cakes makes tour four dozen small cup cakes I 1 cup margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs separated 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt I 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons flavoring cream the margarine thoroughly add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy add egg yolks and beat well sift flour once measure add baking powder and salt and sift together three times add flour alternately with milk a small amount at a time beat after each addition until smooth add flavoring fold in stiffly beaten egg whites bake in small well greased muffin pans in a moderately hot oven db degrees grees for 20 minutes frost as desired banana nut bread 24 cup butter cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups general purpose fac flour aur V 34 teaspoon soda 4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder vt cup chopped nut meats cup wheat bran 1 vt cups mashed bananas 2 tablespoons sour milk cream butter and add sugar slowly beating constantly add eggs one at a time beating thoroughly 51 1 1 1 mix and sift the flour soda r salt and baking powder add nut meats and wheat bran to this mixture combine bananas and sour cream add flour mixture alternately with banana mixture beati beating ing thoroughly after each addition bake in in well greased loaf pan in a moderate oven degrees about 1 14 hours released by western newspaper union |