The farm cook & rule book

Cook milk and granulated sugar together. When boiling add the hot caramelized sugar, which has been prepared by melting % cupful of granulated sugar in a frying pan without adding any water. The sugar must be stirred constantly while being melted to a golden brown color. Cook mixture of milk and sugars to the soft ball stage. Then remove from the stove, add butter and flavoring, and beat the icing until creamy and thick enough to spread. Lightning Icing 2 squares chocolate 3 tablespoonfuls hot water 1 teaspoonful butter powdered sugar few drops vanilla Melt the chocolate in a small pan placed over hot water. Add the butter and hot water and stir in the sugar gradually until the mixture is of the right consistency to spread. Then add a few drops of vanilla or some other flavoring. FILLINGS AND ICINGS 123 Honey Icing 1% cupfuls sugar % cupful hot water % cupful honey 2 egg whites Boil sugar and water together until it will thread when dropped from a spoon. Add the honey slowly and remove the icing from the stove. Have the egg whites beaten stiff and pour the hot syrup over them slowly, beating until the icing holds its shape. Marshmallow Icing 1 cupful sugar Vs cupful milk % pound marshmallows 3 tablespoonfuls hot water ^ teaspoonful vanilla Stir sugar in milk, boil slowly 10 minutes. Cut the marshmallows in small pieces with the kitchen scissors. Pour the water over them and cook the mixture slowly until smooth. Then add the sugar syrup in a thin stream, stirring all the time. Beat until smooth and of the consistency to spread. Add the vanilla. Sour Cream Icing % cupful sour cream 2 cupfuls sugar % teaspoonful flavoring Boil the cream and sugar together until the mixture threads when dropped from a spoon. Cool until tepid and beat until the mixture is creamy and thick enough to spread. Ftvdt Filling % pound figs V2 cupful sugar 1 teaspoonful lemon juice Chop the figs fine and mix with the other ingredients. Cook in a double boiler until thick enough to spread. Date Filling % pound dates ^ cupful water 1 cupful sugar 2 teaspoonfuls lemon juice Stone the dates and cut in small pieces. Mix ingredients and cook to a paste. Orange Icing Moisten powdered sugar with orange juice until the mixture is of the right consistency to spread. Orange Filling Mix % cupful sugar, 2% tablespoonfuls of flour and the grated rind of 1 small orange together and combine with ^ cupful of orange juice, 2 teaspoonfuls of lemon juice, 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoonful of melted butter. Cook 10 minutes in a double boiler, stirring constantly. Cool before using. FRUITS The purpose of cooking fruits is to soften them and to provide a change in flavor. Before cooking dried fruits they are soaked several hours in water. The liquid in which they are soaked is used in the cooking, which should be slow and gentle. Spices may be added to cooked fruit for variety if one wishes. Baked Apples Wash, wipe, pare and core tart apples. Put in a dripping pan or baking dish, fill the cavities of the apples with sugar and cover the bottom of the pan with water. Bake in a moderate oven until the fruit is soft, basting every 10 minutes with the syrup in the pan. Serve hot or cold with or without sugar and cream. Baked Apple Variations