Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1919 — Mother’s Cook Book. [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book.

We cannot fail If we live always in the brave and cheerful attitude of mind. He alone fails who gives up and lies down. Food For the Family Meal. A good nourishing drink which you need not fear to give to the little people is barley coffee. Prepare It by roasting until a deep nut brown, then grind it and boil one tablespoonful in a cupful or more of water for five minutes, strain and add sugar and cream. This is a nourishing drink to give invalids recovering from a fever. - French Fruit Salad. f Remove-the skin and seeds, from a cupful of white grapes. Cut three bananas into small cubes and cover with lemon juice. Cut six oranges into bits and mix the salad with mayonnaise dressing. Arrange in nests of lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise dressing. w The salad may be served in orange cups if preferred. Fruit Cake. Take one cupful of bread sponge, one cupful of currants, one cupful of dates, one and one-half cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of figs, one cupful of raisins, one cupful of citron, one cupful of flour, one-half cupful of shortening. Mix all together with the bread sponge. Dissolve one teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of hot water, then add one teaspoonful each of cloves and cinnamon. Let rise forthree hours or until light. Bake one hour in moderate oven. Steamed Chocolate Pudding. Mix the following ingredients: one beaten egg, half a cupful of sugar, one half cupful of milk, two tablespoon-'' fuls of melted butter, one cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow-' der and one square of chocolate melted in one tablespoonful of water. Steam 20 minutes. This makes eight small puddings. Sauce For Chocolate Pudding. Separate the yolks and of two eggs, and beat well, add onefourth of a cupful of sugar, a teaspoonful of vanilla and a pinch of salt to the beaten yolks; then fold In the beaten whites, cook over water until steaming hot. The vanilla should be added when pudding Is taken from the heat. A simple dessert especially good for children is this: Steam as many slices of stale bread as needed, butter and pour over them a* hot Sauce of canned fruit, such as raspberries, blueberries or any kind well liked. Serve hot, with or without cream.