Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

No talent will enable us to do any work without drudgery, but no childishness must tempt us to give it up because it is hard. No work- can be well done by anyone who is unwilling to sacrifice ease to its accomplishment. Save Sugar. Before the war Germany, AustriaHungary and Russia produced 57 per cent of the total supply of beet sugar, about one-third of the entire sugar supply of the tvorld. With the withdrawal of sugar exports of these heavily producing countries it is easy to see why the allies’ supply of sugar has shrunk. The one thing we can do in this country is to increase our production and decrease our consumption, to change our sugar habits until the war is over. In practically all dishes requiring sugar some other sweetening may be substituted. The sweetening power of sirups varies somewhat, so that will have to be taken into account. Honey is about as sweet as sugar, but when it is used the liquid in the dish will need to be decreased. Maple sirup is sweeter than sugar and corn sirup less sweet. When substituting sirups for sugar decrease the liquid one-fourth. Dried fruits of various kinds, when added to any cereal or pudding decrease the amount of sweetening needed.

Coconut Drop Cookies. Cream a half cupful of fat, add one cupful „of corn sirup, a fourth of a cupful of sour milk with a fourth of a teaspoonful of soda added, a third of of a teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of buckwheat* flour, one-fialf cupful of corn flour, a third of a pupful of coconut, a teaspoonful of vanilla, and a teaspoonful of baking powder sifted with the flours. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased tin. Bake in a quick oven.

Peanut Butter Cookies. Mix the following ingredients in thej order given: Six tablespoonfuls or fat, one-fourth of a cupful of peanut butter, one cupful of molasses, one-fourth cupful of sour milk, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of baking powder, and three and one-fourth cupfuls *of buckwheat flour, or sufficient to make a mixture stiff enough to roll. Roll, cut and bake in a moderate oven. Maple sirup cooked with a cupful of sour cream until waxy, nnd added to half cupful of broken nut meats, hickory, walnut, butternut or pecans, is a delicious filling for cake. If frosting is desired boil the maple sirup and, pour over the beaten white of the egg„ beating until thick before placing on the cake.

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