Our favorite recipes (Stake Relief Society, 1954)

It is wonderful for bringing out flavors. A suggestion of ginger in custards and puddings when lemon is also used produces a flavor that is unsurpassable. A little ginger in Mayonnaise or cooked cream dressing will provide background for fruit salads, Sour cream that has been sweetened with a bit of sugar is a perfect accompaniment for pumpkin pie if slivers of candied ginger are folded into the cream then poured over the top of each serving, , Sweet, sweet fruits, such as figs, dates, raisins, pears, pineapple, and sweet cherries are no longer too sweet to the tongue if ginger has been added to their syrup. A pinch of ginger or a stick of cinnamon will help glamorize any baked fruit dish, - Konda Atkisson SHELL PECANS Pat nuts on to boil, in shells, in cold water. Boil for about 1 min. (until shell softens), Remove from water and shell at once. Nutmeats all come out whole and with no damage to the nuts. And it works perfectly! Donnette McAllister HELPFUL HINTS 1. Add grated sharp cheese to pastry for one apple pie. Combine lightly with fork in pastry and when you take the pie from the oven you have cheese already there with your apple pie. Delicious!! 2. For super cocoanut layer cake, let the cocoanut which will be sprinkled over the icing stand 15 min, in the milk which will be used as the liquid in the cake batter. This gives the milk a cocoanut flavor which flavors the entire cake, Drain cocoanut thoroughly and sprinkle on frosting --- you will find the cocoanut now extra soft and fresh, 3. A tip for extra tender red meats ----- Pour boiling water over your roast of beef or any red meat. This Sears the meat, retains all good juices and turns out the most tender meat you have eaten, Jean Little SPECIAL HINTS Potatoes: To make mashed Irish potatoes simply perfect, just before serving whip into them 1 to 2 tbs. of finely grated raw onion, Carrots: That special something that makes carrots what they should be, is the teaspoon of lemon juice and 4 tsp. of | sugar added to the butter or margarine just before serving. Chopped parsley helps, too, Konda Atkisson HINT Try dipping peeled pears in grapefruit juice to keep them from turning dark. Have you ever tried serving hot grape juice in your prettiest cups on those real chilly days? Always add lemon juice to it, to make it perfect. A dash of spice (cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves) makes it have that perfect aroma, Konda Atkisson mah rere a = - ms = * al —, sn ba aor Me 2 - eo of ~, v. o . = ‘ Sg : ws ae ae a eae Fg a hp ge ta gs < ern oe ‘ Ke ~~ a ~ ye al wae ee Na Sore, Se cr at ee me er ays en hata ey cota ne I NN at We ar OO ae ge NT pena ge SE ae Oe MOOT ein gg nn Re Nia OE eR can ass ag Seng ee ae ae act a a RT a nn -— a ee ay ie tons: a “te Se a 5 ere thes . cai os og a ~ ¢ _s Saat we > Sr RO a NE ore eRe Bae PO - oat nen bow gl ae ~~ ae ~r — ad oor ee ee ‘Gia mS C4 nr eet Te Sys ia sO 3 OT ite en —_ ae —* Se ee aie nn te calin nian ge Og a a — on tp OO Bp es Ni hae ~ae ew ~ om - > —— ae ee > oe eae NOT ing ie Promcch. eR phy Se ia ae te gy Oe Pom _“ a 2 me nan “i = “a ee fee ne