Show Household n ou S e holdene Neui aws even on the stickiest hottest summer day a good tart icy drink will refresh you fruit drinks in particular are good when you drink a frosty tumbler of lemonade or chilled orange juice you not only feel cooler you are cooler fresh fruit drinks actually ward off the heat of summer fruit beverages provide the minerals and vitamins the body requires and because of the sugar added for sweetening are fairly high in food energy its very easy to serve soda fountain specials at home any combination of fruit juices makes a delightful ig tf a and nd refreshing beverage provided provided some of the more tart juices such as those from lemons slightly sour oranges or rhubarb are used to keep the beverage from tasting too sweet and flat use slices of orange or lemon mint leaves whole fresh or canned cherries or berries for garnishing varnishing garni shing ice cubes for chilling fruit drinks or iced tea might be frozen from orange or lemon juice to avoid diluting the beverage mint leaves bits of lemon peel or cherries can be frozen into the cubes for iced coffee pour some ot of the coffee into the freezing tray of your refrigerator and freeze then use the coffee cubes for chilling the drink this will prevent the coffee from becoming diluted and losing its strength as the ice melts sugar syrup used for sweetening is easily mixed throughout the whole drink and makes a smoother tasting A smoother textured drink than when sugar has been added to make the sugar syrup boil 4 cups of sugar with 4 cups of water for 10 minutes pour into clean hot jars and seal store in refrigerator and use as needed serve crisp cookies or dainty sandwiches with iced drinks for simple afternoon or evening refreshments lemonade follow these three rules it you want to make perfect lemonade use fresh lemon juice and plenty of it sweeten to the taste of each not too much sweetening for folks who like it sour sweeter for those with a sweet tooth use ice and more ice for each person served allow 1 lemon I 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or honey 1 I cup cold water ice extract lemon juice add sugar or honey to taste stir to dissolve add water serve over ice in large glasses garnish with lemon slice on rim of glass to make lemon fizz make lemonade with carbonated water chocolate chip ice cream makes 1 gallon acup 1 cup sugar vt cup flour 2 quarts milk scalded 4 eggs separated 4 teaspoons vanilla ah teaspoon salt 2 cups semi sweet chocolate cut in bits combine sugar and flour and add scalded milk slowly then cook over low heat stirring constantly remove from heat beat egg yolks and blend with cup of the hot mixture then add to the custard together with vanilla and salt chill pour four into the freezing compartment of ice cream freezer pour in the stiffly beaten egg whites assemble the freezer and cover pack with mixture of three parts crushed ice Is father fussy about his food then surely want eleanor howes cook book feeding father it has loads of recipes tor for the foods father likes best recipes which have been tested and approved by homemakers as well as fathers you can have a copy of this cook book by sending 10 cents in coin address your letter to feeding father care of eleanor howe N michigan avenue chicago illinois I 1 to one part rock salt freeze until turning becomes difficult remove dasher fold in chocolate and pack down the cream with a spoon cover and allow to ripen for one hour before serving sugar cookies 34 cup butter Q Vs 12 cup granulated sugar 1 egg well beaten 1 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 24 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cream butter add sugar and egg sift dry ingredients and add with the extracts flour and sugar the board and roll the cookies on it dust heavily with sugar roll it in a little cut in cookie shapes and bake in a moderate oven degrees 10 to 12 minutes rine pineapple apple raspberry punch serves 25 6 cups crushed pineapple 6 cups raspberry juice 3 quarts gingerall gin gerale crushed ice mix crushed pineapple and the raspberry juice thoroughly just before serving add gingerall gin gerale and some ice ice iced coff coffee ee make coffee a little stronger than usual cool and serve in tall glasses filled with cracked ice top with whipped cream it if desired cream may be poured on the ice before the coffee is added iced tea rinse teapot with boiling water place tea in pot allowing one teaspoon of the tea per cup pour freshly boiling water over the tea leaves and allow to steep not boil for 3 to 5 minutes pour tea over chipped ice to cool it quickly serve in tall glasses garnished with lemon slices and sprigs of mint released by western newspaper union |