Delta Gamma cook book

1 cup stoned raisins, cut in two 1 teaspoon allspice and 1 of nutmeg Bake in a hot oven fifty minutes. Louise Schriefer (Omicron). Coffee Cake 34 cup butter or oleo 2 eggs ]/2 cup sugar 13/^ cups flour pinch salt milk enough to make a soft dough, about 34 cup 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs and milk, then dry ingredients, sifted together. Sprinkle top with sugar, cinnamon and chopped walnuts. Bake in shallow pan in hot oven, taking care to avoid burning. Lucia E. Lyons (Xi). COFFEE CAKE AND GINGER BREADS 173 Chocolate Ginger Bread 1 cup molasses 2 teaspoons melted butter ]/2 cup sour cream or milk J^ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon ginger 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 tablespoons (2 squares) grated chocolate Mix in order given. Bake in a loaf in a moderate oven. Theodora Stark Carpenter (Lambda). Cold Tea Ginger Bread }/2 cup cold tea 3^ cup molasses ]/2 cup sugar 1^ cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 egg 14, cup butter Cream butter and sugar. Add other ingredients and add egg last. Grace Conners Nelson (Lambda Nu). Frozen Gingerbread 1 cup New Orleans molasses 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon soda 1 cup melted lard 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 eggs 2 tablespoons ginger 4 cups flour 1 cup boiling water Mix molasses, sugar, and lard, then spices, salt to suit taste, yolks of eggs, stir in all flour you can, add boiling water with soda dissolved in it, beaten whites of eggs last. This batter can be set in a cool place and kept for two weeks, and any quantity baked as desired. Susanna H. Parry (Alpha Beta). Molasses Ginger Bread 2]/2 cups flour ]/2 teaspoon nutmeg ']/2 cup sugar 3^ tablespoon ginger }/2 cup butter }/2 teaspoon cinnamon ]/2 cup molasses 13^ teaspoons soda ^2 cup sour milk 3^ teaspoon salt 2 eggs Melt together in an earthenware dish butter, sugar, molasses and spices, then remove from fire. Add eggs well beaten, milk, soda, dissolved in a little hot water, and lastly flour. Bake in moderate oven from twenty to thirty minutes. This makes a deUcious cold weather dessert, served with sweetened and flavored whipped cream. Mabel W. Wright (Phi Omega). Nothings 1 egg pinch salt 1 tablespoon cream 2 tablespoons sugar Flour enough to make thick enough to roll. Roll very thin, cut in strips or in queer shapes. Fry in deep fat until brown. Dust with powdered sugar. Lois Marshall (Theta). Scotch Scones for Tea 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder buttermilk enough to make a stiff batter Roll out, cut with cookie cutter. Fry on a griddle or in a pan, on both sides and edges. Split with fork and butter. Blanche Garten (Kappa). DOUGHNUTS Fattimands Bockles 2 eggs, well beaten 2 tablespoons cream 2 tablespoons sugar flavor with nutmeg flour enough to make it stiff Roll very thin. Fry in deep lard. Margaret Denfeld Hudson (Lambda). Comfits 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract 3 cups flour salt 2 teaspoons baking powder Drop dough into hot lard and fry as doughnuts. When powdered with sugar they are pretty enough to serve with tea or coffee in the afternoon. Ethel Rockwood Phillips (Lambda). Doughnuts 2 eggs, well beaten 3^ nutmeg, grated 1 cup sugar, added 3 teaspoons full melted httle salt butter