Show ua i X X new year treats new year comes but once a year and if youve been taking it easy on the old cookie jar then fill it up for the holidays there are point savers in this carefully assembled collection but such delicious treats that they will bring cheers from the family brownies makes 16 large squares vt cup butter or substitute 2 squares bitter chocolate acup 1 cup sugar beggs 2 eggs acup 1 cup flour teaspoon salt I 1 cup nutmeats nut meats teaspoon vanilla melt margarine and chocolate together ether remove from heat add sugar and unbeaten eggs one at a time lime then flour salt and nuts beat tn in vanilla bake 20 minutes in a greased pan in a moderate oven when cool cut in squares af pf eff er 3 cups sour flour 2 teaspoons baking powder I 1 teaspoon cloves 2 tablespoons cinnamon ya teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup thinly sliced citron grated rind of I 1 lemon 4 eggs 2 cups sugar sift flour baking powder and spices add citron and lemon rind beat eggs and sugar until thick B blend in flour mixture adding more flour if necessary to make a smooth dough roll thin on a floured surface cut small cookies and bake in a moderate degree oven until light brown about 15 minutes orange sugar tarts makes 5 dozen tarts Vs cup butter or gr substitute 1 cup sugar 1 egg vt 1 cup all bran 3 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder va teaspoon salt va cup orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange rind colored sugar cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy add egg and beat well mix in bran sift together flour baking powder and salt and add to first mixture alternately with orange juice stir in orange rind chill roll dough out to about Vs inch thickness working lynn lyan says money blaney savers cheese will keep better if it is covered with a light coating of margarine and stored in a tightly covered fruit jar if potatoes are cooked about 5 minutes before baking you can cut their baking time in about half and save fuel costs A tablespoon of water added to the white of an egg before beating will almost double its volume longer beating is required if you melt chocolate for cakes and cookies add about vi 14 cup of sugar from the recipe to the C chocolate which is melted in the saucepan it will gather particles of chocolate left in the pan new years buffet sliced ham or turkey cranberry relish tossed salad hot rolls fruit cake or orange cake beverage with a small amount at a time and keeping the remainder chilled cut into fancy shapes with floured cutters sprinkle with colored sugar and bake on a greased baking sheet in moderately hot degree oven about 10 minutes honey date and nut bars makes 2 dozen I 1 cup sifted hour flour teaspoon salt I 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder vi 1 cup bran or wheat germ I 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped walnuts 3 eggs I 1 cup honey V cup melted margarine sift together flour salt cinnamon and baking powder add bran wheat germ dates and nuts beat eggs until thick add honey and margarine mix well stir flour mixture into egg mixture blending well spread evenly in a well greased pan and bake in a moderate degree oven about 35 minutes or until brown cut in squares while warm and remove from pan if you set this lovely new year cake against a background of hemlock boughs you can invite anyone over to your new years open house and be sure they will receive it gladly new year cake 4 eggs 4 cup sugar 51 cup light corn syrup grated rind of I 1 orange vt cup orange juice cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder vt teaspoon salt orange filling boiled frosting 7 orange sections beat eggs until frothy and almost white add sugar and corn s syrup gradually beating constantly add orange juice andrina and rind mixing only enough to blend sift flour baking powder and salt fold into first mixture line bottom of pan 12 by 8 by 2 with waxed paper pour in cake mixture and bake in a moderate degree oven 35 minutes let cake remain in pan until cool remove from pan and cut into 3 equal parts put layers together with orange filling frost with boiled icing to which has been added grated rind of 1 orange decorate top with orange sections orange filling mix 2 tablespoons margarine with V 14 cup sugar 2 beaten eggs 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 14 cup orange juice cook over low heat stirring constantly until thickened about 10 minutes chill well before using if 11 you want sugar saving suggestions write to lynn chambers western estern newspaper union south desplaines desplain es street chicago illinois dont forget to enclose a stamped self addressed envelope for your reply released by western newspaper union new years god cakes in some sections of great britain it was once a custom to eat god cakes on new years day the cakes were of triangular shape and filled with mincemeat |