Chop 2 cups of H. O. (rolled oats),
add 1 cup of seeded and cut raisins,
1 cup of pecans or walnuts, broken in
small pieces, and 1 cup of butter
creamed with 1 scant cup of sugar.
Add 3 beaten eggs and % teasp. of
soda dissolved in J^ cup of milk.
Add the grated rind of 1 orange and
1 tbsp. of the juice, and 2 cups of flour✪ Oatmeal Drop Cakes.
Drop from small spoon on buttered
tin and bake. When cool pack in
layers in a box with paraffine paper
between each layer.
Ill
Peanut Cookies
Cream 4 tbsps. of butter, add }/£
cup of sugar, 2 beaten eggs, 2 tbsps.
milk, }/% teasp. of salt and 1 teasp. of
lemon-juice. Beat well and add 1
cup of flour sifted with 1 J^ teasps. of
baking-powder and 2 cups of chopped
peanuts✪ Peanut Cookies. Drop from a teaspoon onto
a tin sheet covered with buttered
paper, place a whole peanut in centre
of each and bake in a slow oven.
When cold pack in tin box with waxed
paper between the layers.
Picnic Cake
Cream J/£ cup of butter, add 1 cup
of sultana raisins dredged with flour,
1 cup of sugar, and 2 beaten yolks.
Add, alternately, 2 cups of flour sifted
with 2 teasps. of baking-powder, and
% cup of milk. Season with 1 teasp.
of cinnamon, J^ teasp. each, of salt
and nutmeg, and 1 teasp. of vanilla.
Fold in the beaten egg whites and
bake in a tin wafer box 30 min-
utes. While quite warm spread with
creamed butter, dust with granulated
sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle with
minced nuts, and return to oven until
a crust is formed. When cool put on
cover of the box. There will be too
much dough for the box, but the re-
mainder may be used for drop cakes.
113
Pound Cake
Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 ^ cups
of flour. Beat 1 cup of eggs with 1 J^
cups of sugar until very light and
lemon color. Add this to the butter
and flour mixture and beat 20 minutes,
flavor with 1 tbsp. of brandy, 1 teasp.
of vanilla, and 2 drops of the oil of
nutmeg✪ Pound Cake. Bake in a bread tin 1 hour.
Citron or fruit may be added if liked.
This cake will keep fresh a long time.
114
Rock Cakes
Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 cup
of fine granulated sugar, 3 beaten
eggs and beat well. Add 1 cup of flour
sifted with ^2 teasp. of baking-powder
and beat 15 minutes. Add 1 cup each
of seeded raisins or sultanas, currants,
and chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts,
or pecans), and 3 tbsps. of brandy.
A few chopped dates may also be
added, if at hand. Drop from a spoon
onto a buttered paper and bake in a
quick oven. These will keep for a
long time. Wrap each one in paraf-
fine paper and pack in a tin box.
115
Sweet Sandwiches
Any conserve or marmalade may be
used with minced nuts and spread
between slices of buttered bread✪ Sweet Sandwiches.
Both white and en tire- wheat or gra-
ham bread may be used. Jellies may
be mixed with cream or cottage cheese
and spread between buttered crack-
ers. Raisins and nuts, moistened with
grape- juice — white bread. Shaved
maple sugar and cream — entire- wheat
bread. Sliced bananas and red rasp-
berries mashed with cream — white
bread. Preserved ginger — white
bread. Stoned dates and walnut
meats — entire-wheat bread. The
butter for spreading should always be
creamed. Wrap in wax paper.
116
Index
INDEX
PAGE
FOR THE PICNIC BASKET 1
Baked Beans with Relish 3
Baked Beans Roll with Sausage ... 4
Baked Beans Savory 5
Bologna Biscuit 6
Eggs Delicieuse 7
Eggs Stuffed 8
Ham Shortcakes 9
SANDWICHES 11
Bloater or Anchovy Sandwiches ... 13
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Chop 2 cups of H. O. (rolled oats),
add 1 cup of seeded and cut raisins,
1 cup of pecans or walnuts, broken in
small pieces, and 1 cup of butter
creamed with 1 scant cup of sugar.
Add 3 beaten eggs and % teasp. of
soda dissolved in J^ cup of milk.
Add the grated rind of 1 orange and
1 tbsp. of the juice, and 2 cups of flour.
Drop from small spoon on buttered
tin and bake. When cool pack in
layers in a box with paraffine paper
between each layer.
Ill
Peanut Cookies
Cream 4 tbsps. of butter, add }/£
cup of sugar, 2 beaten eggs, 2 tbsps.
milk, }/% teasp. of salt and 1 teasp. of
lemon-juice. Beat well and add 1
cup of flour sifted with 1 J^ teasps. of
baking-powder and 2 cups of chopped
peanuts. Drop from a teaspoon onto
a tin sheet covered with buttered
paper, place a whole peanut in centre
of each and bake in a slow oven.
When cold pack in tin box with waxed
paper between the layers.
Picnic Cake
Cream J/£ cup of butter, add 1 cup
of sultana raisins dredged with flour,
1 cup of sugar, and 2 beaten yolks.
Add, alternately, 2 cups of flour sifted
with 2 teasps. of baking-powder, and
% cup of milk. Season with 1 teasp.
of cinnamon, J^ teasp. each, of salt
and nutmeg, and 1 teasp. of vanilla.
Fold in the beaten egg whites and
bake in a tin wafer box 30 min-
utes. While quite warm spread with
creamed butter, dust with granulated
sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle with
minced nuts, and return to oven until
a crust is formed. When cool put on
cover of the box. There will be too
much dough for the box, but the re-
mainder may be used for drop cakes.
113
Pound Cake
Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 ^ cups
of flour. Beat 1 cup of eggs with 1 J^
cups of sugar until very light and
lemon color. Add this to the butter
and flour mixture and beat 20 minutes,
flavor with 1 tbsp. of brandy, 1 teasp.
of vanilla, and 2 drops of the oil of
nutmeg. Bake in a bread tin 1 hour.
Citron or fruit may be added if liked.
This cake will keep fresh a long time.
114
Rock Cakes
Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 cup
of fine granulated sugar, 3 beaten
eggs and beat well. Add 1 cup of flour
sifted with ^2 teasp. of baking-powder
and beat 15 minutes. Add 1 cup each
of seeded raisins or sultanas, currants,
and chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts,
or pecans), and 3 tbsps. of brandy.
A few chopped dates may also be
added, if at hand. Drop from a spoon
onto a buttered paper and bake in a
quick oven. These will keep for a
long time. Wrap each one in paraf-
fine paper and pack in a tin box.
115
Sweet Sandwiches
Any conserve or marmalade may be
used with minced nuts and spread
between slices of buttered bread.
Both white and en tire- wheat or gra-
ham bread may be used. Jellies may
be mixed with cream or cottage cheese
and spread between buttered crack-
ers. Raisins and nuts, moistened with
grape- juice — white bread. Shaved
maple sugar and cream — entire- wheat
bread. Sliced bananas and red rasp-
berries mashed with cream — white
bread. Preserved ginger — white
bread. Stoned dates and walnut
meats — entire-wheat bread. The
butter for spreading should always be
creamed. Wrap in wax paper.
116
Index
INDEX
PAGE
FOR THE PICNIC BASKET 1
Baked Beans with Relish 3
Baked Beans Roll with Sausage ... 4
Baked Beans Savory 5
Bologna Biscuit 6
Eggs Delicieuse 7
Eggs Stuffed 8
Ham Shortcakes 9
SANDWICHES 11
Bloater or Anchovy Sandwiches ... 13