refully fold in the
stiffly beaten whites of the six eggs. Bake in a prepared pan for
eighty minutes in a moderate oven.
COBBLER, SOUTHERN STYLE
Select the fruit desired and to one quart of stewed fruit add
One and one-half cups of fine bread crumbs,
One cup of brown sugar,
Three tablespoonfuls of melted shortening,
One teaspoon of nutmeg or cinnamon.
Mix well and then turn into well-greased baking dish and cover with
a crust of pastry. Bake in a slow oven for forty minutes. Serve with
either fruit or vanilla sauce.
CHERRY ROLY-POLY
Place in a mixing bowl
Two and one-half cups of sifted flour,
Two tablespoons of baking powder,
One teaspoon of salt,
One-half cup of sugar.
Sift to mix. Now rub in one-half cup of shortening and mix to a dough
with three-quarters cup of water. Roll out one-quarter inch thick and
fill with the prepared cherries. Roll as for jelly roll and then
place in a well-greased and floured pan. Bake in a moderate oven for
thirty-five minutes, basting every ten minutes with syrup made from
One-half cup of brown sugar,
Three-quarters cup of boiling water.
To prepare the cherries: Stone two pounds of cherries and place in a
saucepan and add
One cup of brown sugar,
Four tablespoons of water.
Cook slowly until the cherries are soft and then add
Two tablespoons of cornstarch dissolved in
Three tablespoons of water.
Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Cool and use. This mixture
must be very thick.
OATMEAL DROPS
Place in a saucepan
One cup of corn syrup,
One-half cup of shortening,
One cup of chopped raisins.
Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes and then add
One teaspoon of soda dissolved in
Four tablespoons of cold water,
Two cups of rolled oats,
One-half cup of flour,
One-half teaspoon of nutmeg.
Mix and then drop by the spoonful on a greased and floured baking
sheet two inches apart. Bake in a hot oven for ten minutes.
CHEESE CAKE
Use level measurements. Place in a saucepan
One cupful of milk,
Two tablespoonfuls cornstarch.
Dissolve the starch in the milk and then bring to a boil. Cook for
five minutes. Cool and then rub one and one-half cupfuls of cottage
cheese through a sieve. Add
One teaspoonful of nutmeg,
Two yolks of eggs,
One teaspoonful of vanilla extract,
Two-thirds cup of sugar.
Beat to cream and then fill into the oblong cheese-cake pan, which has
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