Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 10, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1932 — SOME SWEET THINGS [ARTICLE]

SOME SWEET THINGS

THERE are many people who do not enjoy a meringue. The following pie is made with the eggs folded in and makes a filling like sponge cake: Lemon Sponge Pie.--Cream two tablespoonfuls of butter with two of flour, add the well-beaten egg yolks of two eggs, the juice and rind of a lemon. Mix well and stir in one cupful of milk, three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, and fold in the beaten whites. Pour into an uncooked pastry shell and bake until firm. Sweetmeat Wishes.--Put one-half cupful of candied orange peel, one cupful each of dates, figs, walnut meats and candied cherries through the meat chopper, add one tablespoonful of lemon juice and knead until well mixed. Toss on a board dusted well with powdered sugar, roll out to one-fourth inch in thickness and cut into small rounds with a cutter. When stiff frost with a plain orange icing and decorate with bits of cherry and citron. Orange Squares.--Soak two tablespoonfuls of gelatin in one-fourth cupful of cold water. Add one-fourth cupful of chopped nuts to the gelatin, add one-fourth cupful of orange juice, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and the grated rind of an orange. Boil together one cupful of sugar and three-fourths cupful of hot water to the soft ball stage, remove from the heat and add the gelatin, stir and cook for ten minutes. Pour into a pan and sprinkle with four tablespoonfuls of chopped nutmeats. Fig Pudding.--Cream one-third of a of fat with one cupful of sugar. Add the beaten yolks of two eggs, one-half cupful of milk added alternately with two cupfuls of flour sifted with four teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one teaspoonful of salt. Fold in the beaten egg whites. Bake in a quick oven. Cut into rounds or oblongs, place a spoonful of whipped cream over the top and place a steamed fig on each. Serve with a lemon sauce. © by Western Newspaper Union.