Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

War Foods. The new things that are being I thought out by our housewives today Will fill many recipe books and be a pource of great comfort, because they jtnean good things with no increase in the foods we must save,.for our armies. Cream Pie, Rice Crust I Cook a cupful of rice in milk or in water until tender. Line a well greased pie tin with the rice, then fill with the following cooked filling: A pint of milk, yolks of twd eggs, a teaspoonful of corn starch, a half Cupftil of honey, and a teaspoonful of vanilla; cook until smooth and coyer with a meringue made with the whites; set into the oven to brown.

Honey Custard. Cook a pint of milk, a half cupful bf honey and grating of nutmeg, two eggs, and a pinch of salt, over hot water stirring constantly, or bake setting the cups in hot water. Maple flavor may be used, for a change. Steamed Brown Bread* i . ; Take two cupfuls each of barley flour and corn meal, one and a half teaspoonfuls of soda, three-fourths cupful of molasses, two cupfuls of sour milk, a teaspoonful of salt; mix well and steam three hours. ’ ' ! ' Potato Flour Sponge Cake., . Separate the yolks and whites of four eggs, beat yolks until thick, add one cupful of sugar, beat well, add the Whites beaten Stiff, a pinch of silt, a half cupful of potato flour and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Bake in a moderate over 30 minutes. . - ■ ■ MW Raisin Drop Cakes. Take a third of a cupful of shortening, a cupful of sugar, two eggs, two cupfuls of corn flour* a cupful of raisins, a teaspoonful of vanilla, a cupful of milk. Mix as usual; bake In a moderate oven. 'i— ■ Cornmeal Muffins. Take two tablespoonfuls of shortening, a half teaspoonful of salt, a half cupful of corn meal and five-eighths of a cupful of wheat flour, a teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, the white of an egg and two-thirds of a cupful of milk. Cream the shortening and sugar, add salt, then milk, alternately with the dry ingredients. Lastly fold in the white of egg beaten stiff. Bake 20 minutes. •.