Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward

REFRIGERATOR ROLLS 1 cup scalded milk 1 cake yeast 1/4 cup shortening 2 tablespoons lukewarm water 1/4 cup sugar 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg well beaten Heat milk, shortening, sugar and salt until shortening is melted. Cool to lukewarm temperature. Add yeast which has been dissolved in water. Add egg and flour. Let rise, then mold into desired shapes or place in refrigerator until needed. Bake as for any hot rolls. Edith Dunn DATE BREAD 1 cup dates (8 oz. pkg.) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1-1/2 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon soda 1/3 cup honey 1 egg beaten 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup nuts 1/2 teaspoon salt Boil water, add honey and butter - pour over cut dates and cool. Add dry ingredients, beaten egg, vanilla and nuts, bake one hour and ten minutes at 350°. Alice Beckett RAISIN BREAD 1 yeast cake 4 tablespoons shortening 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup sugar 1 cup lukewarm water 1 cup raisins floured 1 cup milk, scalded and cooled 1 tablespoon salt 6 cups sifted flour Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in lukewarm water, add luke warm milk and 2 cups flour. Add shortening and sugar to the yeast mixture, and beat until smooth. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 1-1/2 hours. When well risen add raisins, salt and remaining flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead lightly. Place in well greased bowl, cover and let rise again until double in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours. Mold into loaves and let rise about an hour. Brush with egg beaten with 2 tablespoons cold water; bake about 45 minutes. Make 2 loaves. Christella Naylor DATE NUT LOAF 2 cups dates cut 2 teaspoons salt 3 cups boiling water (pour over dates) 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 sq. butter or margarine; add and let cool 2 cups raisins 2 eggs beaten well added to 5 cups flour (sifted) 2 cups sugar add to first mixture 4 teaspoons soda 2 cups nuts Mix together well. Bake at 300° for 1-1/2 hours. Yield 3 loaves. Edith Dunn APPLESAUCE NUT BREAD ‘ee 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup chopped nuts 3 teaspoons baking powder ‘1 egg beaten 1/2 teaspoon soda 1 cup medium thick smooth applesauce 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons melted shortening Sift together dry ingredients, add nuts. In mixing bowl beat egg and applesauce and shortening. Add dry ingredients. Stir just until blended, pour into greased loaf pan (about 8”x 4”x 4”) bake in moderate oven 350° one hour - cool on rack. Pat Boswell - 5- DATE NUT BREAD 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup nuts 2 Tablespoons butter 3 cups flour (whole wheat may 2 eggs be used) 1 1/2 cups boiling water poured over 1 scant teaspoon salt 2 cups chopped dates 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons soda Combine as cake. Put in two loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 3509. Pearl Goodsell DANISH PANCAKES 1 1/2 cups sifted flour 4 eggs, well beaten 2 tablespoons sugar 1 2/3 cups milk (at 1 teaspoon salt room temperature) 1/2 teaspoon cardamon or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup butter, melted Sift flour once, measure, add sugar, salt and spices and sift again. Combine eggs, milk and butter. Add to flour mixture gradually, beating until smooth. Bake on ungreased griddle, spreading quickly to make a thin 6 inch pancake. (For variation use 6 tablespoons and completely cover griddle or frying pan.) Remove from pan, spread with butter and strawberry (or other berry jam) roll up and serve with crisp bacon and favorite beverage. Virginia Bird aie HOT CAKES 1 cup butter-milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 1/2 cups sweet milk 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 eggs - separated 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups flour 6 tablespoons melted shortening Beat egg yolks - add milk. Add sifted flour to which baking powder, salt and soda have been added. Add shortening and last beaten egg whites. Bake on ungreased griddle. Makes thin light cakes. Pearl Goodsell