Notes and recipes, freshman domestic science, H. Sophie Newcomb memorial college

Beat mixture together till thick — about 20 minutes. Add 1 T. vanilla. Separate i/4 of mixture and tint it, then add to first in spots. Chill and serve with thick plain cream or with whipped cream. Pudding looks best heaped lightly in glass dish. English Pastry. 1/2 C. butter 1 Tb. sugar 2 C. flour Yolk 1 egg 1/2 T. salt 1 Tb. lemon juice Water to make soft dough (about % C). Good for tarts, or fancy desserts. Meringue — For Pies and Puddings. Whites 2 eggs, beaten very stiff 2 Tb. powdered sugar, added very slowly while beating 1/2 T. vanilla extract, or 1/2 Tb. lemon juice Beat whites until stiff, add sugar gradually and continue beating, then add flavoring. Bake in slow oven 15 minutes after spreading over the pie. If pie mixture is hot, a few seconds under flame will cook. Macaroons. Mix whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff and 1 C. granulated sugar. 1 C. chopped pecans, 1 heaping tablespoon toasted crumbs. Fold the second mixture into beaten whites and drop by teaspoons (from tip of spoon) on ungreased writing paper laid on wet boards. Dry out in very slow oven nearly an hour. Apricot Sponge. 1 box gran, gelatine in 1 C. cold water Soak 10 minutes and dissolve in — 2 C. boiling water 2 C, sugar 1 qt. (4 C.) apricot pulp (1 large can), 2 Tb. lemon juice if desired. Whites of 4 eggs beaten stiff and folded rapidly through and through the mixture when it begins to stiffen. Sauce — % C. butter or less 2 C. juice drained from fruit 1 C. sugar, or less 3 Tb. lemon juice Yolks 3 eggs A few gratings of rind Cook and stir over hot water in double boiler till thick. A Most Inexpensive Sherbet. % C. flour mixed well with 3 C. sugar. Stir into I/2 gal. boiling water, and let boil for 10 minutes. Add juice of 4 lemons after mixture is cool. When nearly frozen add the beaten whites of 3 eggs. Thin strips of lemon rind boiled with the syrup, and removed before freezing, add flavor. Raspberry Nut Ice. 1 qt. water, 1% C. sugar. Boil 20 minutes. Cool. Add juice from 1 can choicest red raspberries. 2 Tb. lemon juice. When nearly frozen add 1 C. pecans cut rather small. Bananas are our cheapest fruit, and highly nutritious. The flavor is better in raw fruit, but the starch does not change to sugar until the skin begins to darken. If bananas are bought before this time, they should be kept in the dark, or wrapped in clean paper until ripe. Peel, cut off the tip end and discard it, then scrape off the entire outside of the pulp. The outside fibrous material contains an astringent which is not wholesome. Cream and sugar are the most pleasant and nourishing addition. Figs. FIG TREE. The best variety of fig in this locality is the "Celeste." The fruit should be picked shortly before using, peeled, chilled, and served with sugar and cream. Fig- Preserves. Select figs not over ripe. Wipe with damp cheese cloth. Place in a frying basket and dip into a kettle of boiling water to kill the ferment on the skins. Let stand 2 minutes. Drain. For every pound of fruit use II/2 C. sugar and % C. water. Cook very slowly until transparent. Remove the figs to the jars and let syrup cook down to desired consistency. Pour over hot fruit in the jars and seal. Neither alum nor lime is necessary, but slices of lemon cooked with fruit make a pleasant variation. Orange Marmalade.