El democrata del condado de Costilla. [volume], December 19, 1942, Image 3

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Household News
by Lynn Chambers
Ode to Yulctide . . . Plum Pudding and Fruit Cake
(Sec Recipes Below.)
Cakes ’n’ Puddin’s
Home is where the heart is and
Christmas is what tradition is. And
that tradition is
to a large extent
what foods you
serve. If you real
ly want to make
it a season
for starry - eyed
brightness and
plain honest-to-goodness good cheer,
have a holiday with all the food
trimmings like frosted fruited cook
ies, dark, spicy fruit cake and a
plum pudding mellowed to wonder
ful goodness.
Begin these preparations now—for
the ingredients of Xmas cakes, pud
dings and cookies take on a charm—
and flavor—with age. Preparations
can be a snap if you budget a day
for cutting up fruit and nuts, an
other day for mixing and baking,
and a third day for packing.
First, for fruit cake—the cake
with almost two dozen extra special
ingredients. This year’s fruit cake
is tuned to the times, uses honey
and molasses to save on your pre
cious sugar ration:
Fruit Cake.
(Makes 10 pounds)
1 pound butter or other shortening
1 pound brown sugar
10 eggs, well beaten
1 cup honey
1 cup molasses
Yi cup sweet cider
1 pound sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Yt teaspoon cloves
Yt teaspoon cinnamon
Yt teaspoon mace
Yt pound candied pineapple
Yt pound candied cherries
1 pound dates, seeded and sliced
1 pound raisins
1 pound currants
Yt pound citron, thinly sliced
Yt pound candied lemon and or
ange peel
Yt pound nutmeats, chopped
Sift flour once, measure, add bak
ing powder and spices and sift
again. Cream the
shortening thor
oughly, add sug
ar gradually, and
cream together
until light and
fluffy. Add eggs,
fruits, peel, nuts,
honey, molasses
and cider. Add flour gradually.
Bake in 4 (8 by 8 by 2 inches) pans,
lined with greased paper, in slow
oven (250 degrees) 3 to 3V4 hours.
Plum pudding gets my vote as
being highly desirable for the fam
ily feast at Christmas.
Plum Pudding.
(Makes 3 1-quart molds)
2 cups prunes, cooked
IVt cups currants
1 cup raisins
Hi cups citron, chopped
*A cup preserved orange peel
1 cup candied cherries, chopped
1 cup nutmeats, broken
1 cup all-bran
Vt cup juice, from prunes
lVt cups butter or substitute
Hi cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups soft white bread crumbs
3 cups flour
Lynn Says:
Let’s Decorate! The fruit cakes
and puddings, of course! A clus
ter of candied cherries in the mid
dle with leaves fashioned of arti
ficial rose leaves makes an at
tractive cake.
You’ll be praised for a rose
garnish made of gelatin candies
shaped like lemon and orange
segments into thin, lengthwise
slices. Roll a slice tightly to
form center of rose and press
other slices around it to make
petals.
Simpler decorations can be
made of almonds or other nut
meats forming flowers with can
died peel as petals or centers.
To store coke, place it in air
tight container for several weekr.
Sound apples may be placed in
container, and changed as they
become shriveled, to provide
moisture.
This Week’s Menu
Tomato Juice
Fried Fish Fillets With
Lemon Garnish
Broccoli Au Gratin
Mashed Potatoes
Perfection Salad
Apple Brown Betty
Beverage
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon each, cloves, nutmeg,
ginger
Cut prunes into small pieces, com
bine with other fruits and all-bran.
Add prune juice, and mix well.
Blend butter and sugar thoroughly,
add eggs and flavoring. Add bread
crumbs and flour sifted with spices.
Blend in fruit mixture. Stir until
all fruit is well distributed. Fill
greased pudding molds two-thirds
full; cover and steam 3Vz to 4 hours.
I think the spicy lemon sauce goes
well with the bland pudding. You’ll
like this one:
Lemon Sauce.
(.Makes I*4 cups)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Yt cup sugar
U teaspoon salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon
1 egg yolk
I tablespoon butter
Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt
thoroughly. Add water. Heat to
boiling and cook until clear and
thick, stirring constantly. Add lem
on juice, rind, and pour slowly over
beaten egg yolks. Cook another min
ute and add butter.
Fig Maple Pudding.
(Serves 5)
\\ pound figs
% cup maple syrup
Yt cup boiling water
% cup sifted flour
IYt teaspoons baking powder
Yt teaspoon salt
IVi tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons shortening
Y\ to Yd cup milk
Soften figs in cold water, cut in
halves and place in greased baking
dish. Mix syrup with boiling water
and pour over figs. Cover dish and
steam for Ms hour. Sift dry ingredi
ents together, cut in shortening with
pastry blender or knives, add milk
and mix lightly. Remove baking
dish from steamer. Pour batter
over figs, return to steamer for 1
hour. This pudding provides its own
sauce.
Ever hear of putting a raw apple
or slice of one in the cookie jar—or
tin—if you still
have one to keep
cookies fresh?
You’ve no idea
how delicious
these fruity cook
ies will taste if
you follow the
above prescrip- 1 1
lion. Made-with-honey cookies are
much akin to fruit cakes and plum
pudding in that they need to ripen
and mellow:
Christmas Fruit Nuggets.
Vi cup shortening
V/i cups honey
2 eggs
3 cups cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
J A teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon each, cloves, cinna
mon, nutmeg
Vt cup milk
Vi cup candied pineapple
1 cup each, candied cherries,
raisins, nuts
Cream shortening, drizzle in hon
ey and cream together. Add beaten
eggs, and mix thoroughly. Sift dry
ingredients together and add alter
nately with milk. Chop fruits, mix
together and dredge with flour be
fore folding into mixture. Drop by
teaspoonfuls into greased tins or
tiny paper cups. Bake in moderate
(375-degree) oven for about 15 min
utes.
Lynn Chambers can tell you how to dress
up your table for family dinner or festivi
ties, give you menus for your parties or
tell you how to balance your meals in ac
cordance with nutritional standards. Just
write to her, explaining your problem, at
If'cslern Newspaper Union, 210 South lies
pluincs Street, Chicago, Illinois. Vlease
enclose a stumped, self-addressed envelope
for your answer.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
PREPAREDNESS
by the
AMERICAN RED CROSS
TTHE making of large numbers
of surgical dressings for the
armed forces in wartime is one
of the principal duties of the
American Red Cross.
Immediately after the outbreak
of the world war in Europe in
September, 1939, more than 500
Red Cross chapters throughout
the nation began making large
quantities of surgical dressings for
our army and navy. In addition,
a large number of dressings were
made to be used by Red Cross
relief organizations caring for the
suffering civilian population in the
war-torn countries of Europe.
As the war progressed and
spread to more and more
nations of the world, this pro
gram of surgical dressings
was gradually enlarged and
extended to Red Cross chap
ters in practically every coun
ty in the United States. To
day more than 3,000 Red
Cross chapters are busily en
gaged in making surgical
dressings for our army and
navy according to standard
specifications and methods
furnished by them.
More than two million women
throughout the nation are now
making surgical dressings for our
armed forces under this program.
By the end of October, 1942, they
had made more than a hundred
million dressings of all kinds and
were embarking on a very large
program for the coming year.
The making of surgical dressings
is a very important work in which
nearly every woman can partici
pate, no matter where she is lo
cated or how little time she can
spare. Many thousands of volun
teers are needed for this work
and every one of the 3,350 Red
Cross chapters participating in
this program in nearly every
county in the United States needs
help.
Prepared Exclusively for WNU.
ON THE
HOME FRONT
with RUTH WYETH SPEARS
A BATTERED side chair, a
scrap of plywood, part of a
can of flat paint, and a can of
delphinium blue enamel; a piece
of blue and white ticking and a
Household
Hints
In buying iodine for the medi
cine closet never buy any solu
tion stronger than 2 per cent. A
2 per cent solution is specified by
the Red Cross First Aid Manuals
as strong enough for those other
than doctors to use.
* * •
Whey will not form if milk is
warmed before adding eggs to it
when making custards.
* • m
Geraniums should be kept in a
very sunny window if you wish
them to live through the winter.
• • *
Artificial fruit may be cleaned
easily if dipped ir> and out of
white soapsuds several times,
then rinse in clear water to which
a few drops of ammonia have
been added.
• * *
To broil steak, grease the rack
of the broiler. Place the meat on
rack close to the heat. Scar it
quickly on one side, season with
salt and pepper, turn and sear on
other side. Lower the rack or the
heat to allow steak to finish cook
ing. Season and add a piece of
butter before serving. Rare steak
is juicy and flavorful and is often
preferred to well-done steak. Do
not pierce center of steak when
turning.
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THE COSTILLA COUNTY DEMOCRAT
PATTERNS
SEWING CIRCLE
Basque Front Jumper.
y< - J blouse with its round neck
then the jumper which buttons
down the back and ties at the
waist . . . isn’t this a charming
fashion for young girls of 3 to 8
years? For long wear, make the
jumper of corduroy . . . the
blouse of batiste or broadcloth.
• * •
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1681-B is de
signed for sizes 3,4, 5,6, 7 and 8 years.
Size 4 jumper requires Pi yards 35 or
39-inch material, blouse yard.
strip of coarse white material that
was raveled out to make narrow
fringe. Combined, these odds and
ends made an attractive chair.
The old chipped white enamel
was rubbed with coarse and then
fine sandpaper until smooth. The
new seat came nuct; then flat
paint which was allowed to dry 24
hours before applying enamel.
Next, the cover was made with a
straight two-inch fringe trimmed
band and ties around the uprights
of the back.
• • •
NOTE: We may all gain new confidence
these days by learning to do things that
we have never done before. Book 5 of
the series offered with these articles,
shows how to remodel other old chairs.
Book 6 gives directions for repairing and
making over various pieces of furniture.
Copies are 10 cents each postpaid. Order
direct from:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Bedford IliUs New Y’ork
Drawer 10
Enclose 10 cents fur each book de
sired.
Name
Address
Uncle Phil
Says:
Adding to His Creatne»M
Every great scientist has a right
to be conceited, but he never is.
The difference between perseverance
and obstinancy is one is a strong will
and the other a strong won't.
Give many your hand but few
your head.
It is a good plan to tell no more
of your own troubles than you want
to hear about other people’s.
And So We're Overloaded
We are so busy asking to be
given more than we have that we
haven’t time to ask to be able to
appreciate the things we have.
To say nothing of your enemies im
plies what you think of them.
Housecleaning to a woman is a
good deal like cleaning up his desk
is to a man.
Say what you will about blunt
people, but they usually come to
the point.
Save on Slips.
C’UT the cost of your lingerie,
. yet have a greater supply than
ever—by making your own! This
pattern offers a smooth fitting six
gore slip with a figure controlling
top which may be finished with
wide shoulder straps or ribbon
straps—it can be easily produced
at your own sewing machine!
Panties to match are included.
* * *
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1686-B Is de
signed for sizes 36. 38. 40. 42. 44. 46. 48.
50, 52. Size 38 slip requires 3y 4 yards
39-inch material, panties Pi yards. 1 yard
ribbon for shoulder straps.
Send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
Room 1116
211 West Wacker Dr. Chicago
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
Pattern No Size
Name
Address
JUST
JESTING
Determined
Traveler (buying ticket at rail
road station) —I want a ticket to
New York.
Agent—Would you care to go by
Buffalo?
Traveler—No, I want to go by
train.
Taking No Risks
A youth came to a farmer to borrow
a lantern. At first he refused to say
why he wanted it, but eventually con
fessed that he wanted it to go courting.
The farmer was scornful.
"I did my courting without a lantern."
"Yes," replied the youth, "and look
at your missus
How It Happened
"My dear, I was struck dumb.’*
"Oh, is that the explanation?”
Easier Way
"I'm musical. I’m always breaking
into song.’’
u lf you sang in key you wouldn’t
have to break in."
Late Addition
He was in deep disgrace, and
try as he would, he could not get
a smile out of his wife.
"Are you cross with me because
I came home with a black eye
last night?” he asked.
"No,” replied his wife tersely,
"you hadn’t got it when you came
home.”
Few men would mind if their
wives lost their tempers—provid
ed they never found them again.
ACCIDENTS
HELP THE AXIS"
Use WEED CHAINS
• Usually winter doubles driving accidents. But this is no or
dinary winter—it is a war winter when Americans must con
serve every car and truck and tire until after victory is won.
So there is a new appreciation of Weed Tire Chains which pre
vent skid accidents and help get through snow without delays.
Examine your Weeds—if there are broken links have them
replaced. Take chains off when no longer needed, and clean
them after using; it pays.
If your used chains are An
worn out get new Weed Wn
American Bar-Reinforced JBfm,
—for double mileage. Or
Weed Regular, standard of
value for 39 years. Look
for the name “Weed.”
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