Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the oatmeal. Beat
the egg add sugar, water, and milk, dry ingredients mixed together,
raisins, and melted fat. Drop from spoon on greased baking sheet and bake
in moderate oven.
Oatmeal Macaroons (12)
Fat, 1 tablespoon
Corn syrup, 3/8 cup
Sugar, 2 tablespoons
Egg, 1
Almond extract if desired, 2 teaspoons
Oatmeal, 1 1/2 cups
Salt, 1/4 teaspoon
Baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon
Flour, 1-1/2 tablespoons
Combine the melted fat and sugar and syrup, add the beaten egg and stir in
the other ingredients. Drop from a teaspoon on greased baking sheets or
pans and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes.
Potato Drop Cookies (13)
Hot mashed potatoes, 1-1/2 cups
Sugar, 1-1/4 cups
Beef or mutton fat, 1 cup
Flour, 1-3/4 cups
Baking powder, 2 teaspoons
Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon
Cloves, 1/2 teaspoon
Nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon
Raisins, chopped, 1/2 cup
Nuts, chopped, 1/4 cup
Combine the ingredients in the order given and drop the mixture by
spoonfuls on a slightly greased tin. Bake the cookies in a moderate oven.
Spice Cake (9)
Hardened vegetable fat, 3-1/2 tablespoons
Sugar, 1/4 cup
Egg, 1
Corn syrup, 1/4 cup
Milk, 1/4 cup
Flour, 1 cup (plus 1-1/2 tablespoons)
Baking powder, 1-1/4 teaspoons
Chopped citron, 2 tablespoons
Raisins, cut in half, 1/2 cup
Cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon
Clove, 1/4 teaspoon
Nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon
Cream fat; add sugar gradually, syrup, egg well beaten; mix and sift dry
ingredients; add alternately with milk to first mixture. Add raisins
(which have been rolled in a little of the flour), mixing them through the
cake thoroughly.
Bake about 30 minutes in a moderate oven (about 380° F.).
JAMS AND SANDWICH FILLINGS
Banana and Nut Paste for Sandwiches (11)
Banana, 1
Shelled peanuts, 1/4 cup
Mix the banana with the shelled peanuts, which have been crushed. Salt to
taste. Use as a filling for sandwiches.
Carrot Marmalade (3)
Carrots, 3 pounds
Sugar, 3 pounds
Lemon, 1 (juice and grated rind)
Oranges, 2 (juice and grated rind)
Wash, scrape, and steam carrots until soft; chop fine and mix with fruit
and sugar. Cook gently one hour.
Date and Cranberry Marmalade (3)
Cranberries, 1 quart
Dates, stoned, 1 pound
Water, 1 pint
Brown sugar, 2 cups
Simmer together for 20 minutes cranberries, dates, and water; put through
a sieve; add sugar and cook 15 minutes longer.
Dried Apricot Conserve (11)
Dried apricots, 1/2 pound (1-2/3 cups)
Cold water, 2 cups
Raisins, 1 cup
Juice of 1 lemon
Whole orange, 1
Nuts, 1/2 cup
Corn syrup (light), 1 cup
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