Lowney's cook book

Use Plain Paste. Add one and one half cups of dates, which have been cooked in boiling water until tender and pressed through a sieve, to Custard Pie filling. Lemon Pie Use Plain Paste. For filling, mix two tablespoons cornstarch, one cup sugar, and one half cup boiling water, boil five minutes, add one tablespoon butter, juice and rind of one lemon, and two eggs well beaten. Lemon Pie No. 2 Use Plain Paste. For filling, mix one cup sugar, yolks of four eggs, one eighth teaspoon salt, one cup milk, grated rind and juice of one lemon, and the whites of four eggs beaten until stiff. Cover with meringue when done. Mince Pie Use Plain Paste for under crust, fill with mince-meat, cover with Puff Paste. Peach Pie Use Plain or Chopped Paste. For filling use two cups peaches, cut into eighths, one cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, one eighth teaspoon salt, and two tablespoons water. Plum Pie Use Plain or Chopped Paste. Remove stones from two cups plums; add one half cup sugar; dredge with flour; add two tablespoons lemon juice and one tablespoon butter. Prune Pie Substitute prunes for plums and follow rule for Plum Pie. Pumpkin Pie Line pie plate with Plain Paste. For filling, mix one and one half cups stewed and strained pumpkin, one and one half cups milk, one egg, three fourths cup brown sugar, one tablespoon butter, one half teaspoon each, of salt and ginger, and one teaspoon cinnamon. Chocolate Cream Pie 2 squares Lowney's Premium 2 egg whites Chocolate or i cup sugar i cup of Lowney's Cocoa 3 egg yolks 1 cup cornstarch ^ teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon vanilla Melt two squares Lowney's Chocolate or one half cup Lowney's Cocoa, add sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, salt and milk. Cook in double boiler till thick, stirring constantly; flavor with vanilla. Pour into a baked piecrust shell, cover with a meringue made by beating egg whites till stiff and adding two tablespoons sugar; brown in oven and serve cold. See colored illustration, Plate VIII. Rhubarb Pie Use Plain Paste. For filling, mix two cups rhubarb cut in inch pieces, one cup sugar, two tablespoons each of butter and flour, one egg, one eighth teaspoon salt, and one teaspoon lemon juice. Squash Pie Use Chopped Paste. For filling, mix one cup stewed and strained squash, one half cup sugar, one half teaspoon salt, two eggs, one half teaspoon cinnamon, one fourth teaspoon nutmeg, and one half cup milk. A very good pie may be made by using one and one half cups of the squash left from dinner, sweetening and seasoning it without adding eggs. Mince Pie Filling 3 lbs. lean beef finely chopped 2 tablespoons salt 2 lbs. suet finely chopped 4 cups sugar 3 qts. apples finely chopped 1 cup coffee 3 lbs. raisins seeded and chopped 2 cups cider 2 lbs. currants 1 teaspoon cloves 3 lbs. citron cut in small pieces 1 teaspoon allspice I cup candied orange peel chopped 2 teaspoons cinnamon I cup candied lemon peel chopped 3 cups brandy I cup lemon juice 1 cup sherry \ cup orange juice 1 cup currant jelly Mix all ingredients except brandy and sherry, and cook two hours; add liquor; let stand in crock for a week before using. Vol-au-vent