Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1919 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

I believe in the deep blue sky and the smiling water. I can see through the clouds of the sky. And I am" not afraid of the waves of the sea. I believe in the living friendship given by the flowers and the trees; Outwardly they die, But in the heart they live forever. —— Honey is the nectar of flowers gathered by bees and ripened by them in the- hive. Honey beingm-natural sweet is more easily digested and foods prepared from it will keep better than tho.se prepared from sugar and molasses. Honey Tea Cake. Take one cupful of strained honey, one-half cupful of sour cream, two eggs, one-half cupful of shortening, two cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoodful of ( soda and one teasponful of cream of tartar. Add salt to taste. Bake 30 -minutes in a loaf pan. t» .Oberlin Layer Cake. • Take two-thirds of a cupful of shortening, one cupful of honey, three wellbeaten eggs, ope-half cupful of milk, two cupfuls of flour and one and onehalf teaspoonfuls of -baking powder. Bake in layers; use whipped cream for filling, which "is sweetened with honey. Honey Cookies. Take one cupful each of sugar, honey, Shortening and sour cream, three eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of flavoring and flour to roll. IZZZZZZ Pumpkin Pie. To one cupful of pumpkin add onehalf cupful of honey, two eggs, a pint Of milk, one teaspoonful of ginger, a. grating of nutmeg and three drops of lenym extract; salt to taste. Mix and fill the shell. Bake slowly. Honey Sauce for Puddingy Boil one cupful df honey, one-fourth of a cupful of whter, one tablespoonful of butter, a grating of nutmeg or a bit of cinnamon and the juice of one lemon. Cook together 15 minutes. Honey Salad Dresaing. — For a sweet dressing, use equal parts of lemon and orange juice with honey to make a sirup. Mix well and serve on fruit of various kinds. I