RECOMMENDED RECIPES

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 18

RECOMMENDED RECIPES

COLD WEATHER PUDDIXGS

Sunday Pudding.—Half pound chopped, suet. Half-pound golden syrup. Half-pound flour. Eiud and juice of a lemon. , Three tablespoons .of milk. Tivo eggs. Mix these- ingredients . all together, and then add the two eggs very well beaten. , Place in a'basin and tio a pudding cloth round it, and boil for four hours. Serve with some hot golden syrup that has had a tablespoon of water added to it and powdered sugar. If golden syrup is thought' too expensive, raspberry jam can be used in the pudding with equally good results. Baked Apple Dumplings.—Baked apple dumplings are always enjoyed. Six large apples. One pound flour. Six ounces dripping. One teaspoon baking powder, and half teaspoon salt. Two ounces sugar. Peel and core the apples and fill up the centres with brown sugar. Rub tho dripping lightly into the flour, baking powder and salt until it becomes like fino breadcrumbs; make it into a. stiff paste with cold water, and. divide into six pieces of equal size. Place the apples in the pastry and roll it round; put them on' a dish and sprinkle' brown sugar over the dumplings, and put a little in tho dish. Phil them in the oven. When cooked they will be glazed with a' caramel, and the sugar in the dish will also be caramel. Instead of using brown sugar, the apple centres can be filled with white sugar and tho dumpling eases brushed' over with milk. Also the dumplings can be boiled instead of baked, but .in that case suet should bo used instead of dripping. They should bo tied ,in separate cloths, scalded and floured, and boiled for three-quarters of an hour.. . .■■ ' " Baked Custard do Luxe.—To makca plain ibaked custard specially nice, spread a layer of jam over it when it is cooked, and sprinkle chopped al; monds and walnuts ovfcr'the jam. Serve hot or cold with whipped cream. An American recipe for baked custard is as follows: One quart of milk. Four eggs. Half-cup sugar. Quarter grated nutmeg. Beat the eggs slightly, add tho sugar, mix well. Add tho nutmeg and milk. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a baking dish and bake in a moderate oven until ,011 cutting •with a knifo it comes out clean. The quantities can be halved, of course. Spread Apple Pie.—Three largo cooking apples or six small ones. Two tablespoons water. Quarter cup sugar. One*l tablespoon butter. Quarter teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg. Pare and slice the apples. Line a pie dish with plain paste. Fill with apples. Sprinkle with sugar, water, and a few grains of salt. Cut tho butter into bits over all. Roll out the top crust a' little larger than the bottom. Cut gashes in the centre to allow steam to escape. Wet the rim of the under crust with cold water and press both edges together with a fork or fingers. Bake from 40 to 45 minutes in a very hot oven for tho first 15 minutes, and cooler for the of the time.

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