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The Memorial Hall cook book

1919

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Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
One pint of flour, 1 tsp. of Rumford baking powder, lump of butter or lard size of small egg, pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly, then add milk or water to make a thick dough. Divide into six parts and roll into three-inch strips. Lay thinly sliced peaches on the dough, sweeten with sugar, and roll as you would a cinnamon bun. Place in a deep pan and add enough hot water to half cover dumplings. Place a small piece of butter with sugar and cinnamonPeach or Apple Dumpling on top of each dumpling and bake Vst hour. Eat with hard sauce, fruit sauce or cream. — Mrs. Emma H. McCartney. Strawberries and Cake One dozen large berries crushed and sweetened; cake cut in half; the whites of two eggs; four tblsps, of sugar beaten stiff. Layer of cake, layer of egg, layer of berries. Eepeat and garnish with large whole berries. — Mrs. John Michener. Strawberry Shortcake Two cups flour, V2 cup sugar, 2 heaping tsps. Rumford baking powder, % teaspoonful salt, 2 tblsps. shortening, % to % cup water or milkStrawberry Shortcake. Sift dry ingredients together and rub in shortening. Add sufficient milk or water (water makes a shorter and more tender cake) to make soft dough. Spread in pans and bake 15 or 20 minutes in a medium oven, or until slightly brown. Let cake become cold then Best For Babies! Best For Invalids! Best For You! Physicians invariably prescribe HOLSTEIN COWS' MILK for bottle-fed babies because this milk is nearest to human milk in composition. Diet spec- ialists throughout the country advocate the use of HOLSTEIN COWS' MILK for invalids and persons whose digestive organs are out of gear. The lead- ing hospitals and sanatoriums use HOLSTEIN COW'S MILK. THERE IS A REASON! If you would know more about it write us for a free illustrated booklet containing "The Story of Holstein Milk." FOR A DAILY SUPPLY OF THIS WONDERFUL UP- BUILDING FOOD, CALL OGONTZ 842 Our dairy herd is tuberculin tested by U. S. Government veter- inarians. The milk is pure and sanitary. It costs no more than other milk. Brentwood Farm (Formerly The Folly Farms) Abington, Pa. 69 DESSERTS can be made in a short time with KNOX GELATINE. milk. Boil together until it forms a soft ball in water, without making the water look milky. Remove from fire and add heaping tablespoonful of marshmallow whip. Beat until it thickens, flavor as desired and spread on the cake. Mash slightly, sufficient strawberries to place between layers of cake, and spread on the icing. Put layers together. Place whole or halved strawberries on top of the cake. This may be served with milk or cream if desired. — Elsie M. Seibert. Strawberry Short Cake One cup sugar, % cup butter, 2 eggs, well-beaten, 1 cup milk, 2 cups flour, 2% tspns. Rumford baking powder, % tspn. salt, 1 tspn. vanilla. Bake in layers. Beat white of egg until stiff, add 2 tblsps. sugar, place strawberries on layers of cake and place icing on top of berries. Serve with fresh cream. — Mrs. George W. Hellings. Strawberry Mousse Cook 1 pt. water with 1 pt. sugar till it threads, then add 6 stiffly-beaten egg whites, whipping continually. Add % pt. straw- berry (or other fruit) juice, and beat till cold. Pack in ice and salt 5 hrs. If desired, add 1 pt. whipped cream, and use only 3 egg whites. — Contributed. _ Tapioca Jelly Strawberry Short Cake