Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward

Kitty Clayton DESSERT SQUARES 2/3 cup flour 4 eggs 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder Sift flour and baking powder 3 times. Separate eggs. Beat egg yolks first then add sugar. Beat whites of eggs, add part of the whites, then flour then add the rest of the whites. Bake in greased tin about 20 minutes at 350° F. Take out of pan and cut into squares. Put on icing and roll in finely ground nuts. ICING 3 cups powdered sugar 1/2 pound butter 2 teaspoons vanilla Louie Rae Woodard YORKSHIRE PUDDING 2 eggs, beaten slightly 1 cup flour (all purpose) 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk Pour in well buttered loaf pan. Bake at 450° about 30 minutes. Serve with roast gravy or raspberry vinegar or butter and sugar. Lona S. Hyde DATE NUT ROLL 1/2 lb. graham crackers (3 dozen) 1 cup nuts 1/2 lb. dates (1 cup) 1 cup evaporated milk 1/2 1b. marshmallows (30) Roll graham crackers fine, reserve 1/2 cup crumbs. Cut dates, marshmallows in small pieces. Combine with nuts and crumbs. Add evaporated milk. Blend well. Spread 1/2 cup crumbs on waxed paper, turn mixture into crumbs and form into a roll. Chill overnight in refrigerator. Marjorie Madsen DATE CRUMBLES 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 2 cups rolled oats Mix together well. 1 cup butter or crisco Filling: 1 lb. dates 1/2 cup brown sugar _ Boil together until thoroughly cooked. 1 cup hot water Take 1/2 of first mixture, spread a pan with this mixture, then spread on filling, spread the rest of the crumble part over filling. Bake in hot oven about 15 minutes. Marjorie Madsen LEMON CAKE PUDDING 1 cup sugar Juice of 1 lemon 3 tablespoons flour 2 egg yolks Pinch of salt 1 cup milk Beat egg whites stiff add to the above ingredients which are mixed together. Bake in buttered baking dish set in pan of hot water, at 350° for about 45 minutes, or until knife comes out clean. Serve hot or cold from baking dish. Priscilla Lee - 22 - DATE TORTE 1/2 cup dates 1/2 cup nuts 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup boiling water 1 egg, well beaten 1/2 tablespoon butter Whipped cream 1/2 cup sugar Cut dates up fine and sprinkle with soda. Pour over boiling water and let stand until cool. Work butter until creamy, adding sugar gradually. Add to date mixture with nuts chopped fine. Add flour and egg. Turn into pan lined with wax paper and greased. Bake 40 minutes at 300°. Serve with whipped cream. Ella May Crowder DATE PUDDING 1 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon baking powder Mix all together. Pour into well buttered glass dish. Cook 1- -1/4 hours at 350°. Virginia Bird APPLE PANDOWDY 3 cups apples, sliced 1 cup flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon baking powder 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt and sprinkle over the thinly sliced apples which have been arranged in a greased baking dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle with the water. Cover and bake until apples start to become tender. Sift the flour and then sift again with the baking powder and salt. Cut in the shortening and then add milk. Mix and roll out sheet to fit over baking pan. Place over the apples. Return to oven and bake until crust is brown. Serve with hard sauce or ice cream. Daphne Roderick - 23 - LEMON ICE BOX PUDDING Two eggs separated 4 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup whipped cream 1 1/2 cups graham crackers 1/2 cup sugar or vanilla wafer crumbs Pinch of salt