Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 316, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1920 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

I believe in the deep blue sky and the ninny 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 Dishes. Honey is the nectar of flowers gathered by bees and ripened by them In the hive. Honey being a natural sweet IS more easily digested and foods prepared from It will keep better than those 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 teaspoonful of soda and one teasponfnl of cream of tartar. Add salt to taste. Bake 80 minutes in a loaf pan. Oberlin Layer Qake. Take two-thirds of a cupful of shortening, one cupful of honey, three well- 1 beaten-eggs, one-half cupful of milk, of flour and one and one'"half teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bakeln 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.

Pumpkin Pl*. 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 lemon extract; salt to taste. Mix and fill the shell. Bake slowly. Honey Sauce for Puddings. BoU one cupful Of honey, one-fourth of a cupful of v ter, one tablespoonful of butter v a grating, of nutmeg or a hit of cinnamon and the juice of one lemon. Cook together 16 minutes, Honey Mad Dressing. For a sweet dressing, use equal parts of lemon and orafige juice with honey to make a sirup. Mix well and serve On fruit of various kinds. TtrjULM,