Foods that will win the war

é 4 teaspoon salt Mix cornstarch and 1 cup water. Add to corn syrup. Cook over direct flame until thick. Cook over hot water 20 minutes. Mix other ingredients. Add one-half cup water and add to other mixture. Cook 5 minutes and use as filling—hot or cold. SOUR CRHAM FILLING FOR CAKE 1 cup sour cream (heated) 2 tablespoons corn syrup 1 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon gelatine 2 tablespoons cold water Soften gelatine in cold water. Add heated cream and when dis- solved add other ingredients. Chill and use for cake filling. This is a good way of using up leftover cream which has turned. 66 FOODS THAT WILL WIN THE WAR MOCK MINCE MEAT FILLING—FOR PIE 1 cup cranberries, chopped 2 tablespoons flour mixed | 1 cup raisins with + cup cold water 1 cup corn syrup 2 tablespoons fat Mix all. Bring to boiling point and place in double crust pastry or cook until thick and use as filling for tarts. PUMPKIN FILLING FOR PIE 2 cups stewed pumpkin $ teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup corn syrup + teaspoon allspice 1 egg 4 teaspoon ginger 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 teaspoon salt 14 cups milk Mix all ingredients and bake in double crust pastry, or cook and serve in cooked single crust avith meringue. MERINGUE FOR CHOCOLATE, LEMON OR PUMPKIN PIE 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons corn syrup Beat whites until very stiff. Add corn syrup by folding in. Do not beat. WHEATLESS, EGGLESS, BUTTERLESS, MILKLESS, SUGARLESS CAKE » 1 eup corn syrup 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 cups water 13 cups fine cornmeal, 2 cups 2 cups raisins rye flour; or, 34 cups 2 tablespoons fat whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon or, 4 teaspoon soda Cook corn syrup, water, raisins, fat, salt and spices slowly 15 min- utes. When cool, add flour, soda or baking powder, thoroughly blended. Bake in slow oven 1 hour. The longer this cake is kept, the better the texture and flavor. This recipe is sufficient to fill one medium- sized bread pan. SOUR MILK GINGER BREAD 2 tablespoons fat 4 cup sour milk 7 cup molasses 1 teaspoon soda 1 egg 2 cups whole wheat flour 4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger AND HOW TO COOK THEM — 67 Mix soda and molasses. Add other ingredients. Bake in muffin pans 20 minutes or loaf 40 minutes. MAPLE CAKE + cup fat 14 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup corn syrup 4+ teaspoon soda 14 teaspoons mapline 4 cup milk 1 egg 4 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 cup coarsely cut nuts Cream fat, syrup and mapline. Add beaten egg. Sift dry ingre- dients and add alternately with milk. Add flavoring and nuts last. Beat well. Bake 20 minutes in layer pan. This quantity makes one layer. COCOANUT SURPRISE 6 slices of bread cut in half 1 tablespoon corn syrup 4 cup of milk 2 tablespoons fresh grated 1 egg yolk cocoanut Tart jelly Mix milk, egg yolk and corn syrup. Dip bread in this mixture and brown in frying pan, with small amount of fat. Spread with currant or other tart jelly, preserve or marmalade. Sprinkle with cocoanut and serve as cakes. SOY BEAN WAFERS 1 cup soy beans, finely chopped 4 teaspoon lemon or vanilla 4 cup butter or shortening 4 cup flour 4 cup sugar 1 egg 4 cup corn syrup 2 teaspoons baking powder Soak beans over night, boil for 1 hour. Drain. Cool and put through food-chopper. Cream butter and sugar, add beans, egg. Sift flour with baking powder and add to first mixture. Drop by teaspoon- fuls on a baking sheet and bake 8 minutes in a hot oven. APPLE SPICE CAKE 4 cup fat 14 cups flour 4 cup sugar 4+ teaspoon soda 1 beaten egg teaspoon allspice 4 cup molasses teaspoon cinnamon 4 cup tart apple sauce teaspoon cloves 4 cup raisins, dates, prunes or teaspoon nutmeg currants (chopped) te A RS 68 FOODS THAT WILL WIN THE WAR