The international cook book

Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together. Cut in the shortening. Add the milk gradually, forming soft dough. Place a teaspoon of dough in small greased muffin tins. Cut the apricots in half and remove stones; place one-half in each tin, then a few walnut meats. Cover with another spoonful of dough and bake in a hot oven (400° F.) for fifteen minutes. Ice with confectioners' sugar icing while hot. Pitted stewed prunes may be used instead of apricots. Breakfast Bread % cup sugar 2 tablespoons shortening }4 teaspoon salt i egg % cup milk I teaspoon vanilla i>^ cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder }4 cup raisins K cup citron (cut fine) Mix the dry ingredients. Beat the egg with the milk. Add the melted shortening. Combine liquid and dry ingredients. Io6 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK Add the fruit. Pour into a shallow cake pan that has been well greased. Spread ■^dth unbeaten white of egg, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter. Bake in moderately hot oven (375° F.) for twenty-five minutes. Cheese Puffs 3 tablespoons grated cheese i egg y^ teaspoon salt i tablespoon butter % cup hot water l^ cup flour Put cheese, salt, water, and butter into saucepan and boil. Add flour and beat till it leaves the pan. Add egg and beat. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake fifteen minutes in hot oven (425° F.). Cheese Straws ^ pound grated American cheese 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ^ pound butter Put flour, baking powder, cheese, and butter together in the bowl. Mix thoroughly to a smooth paste. Chill. Roll as for pie crust. Cut into fancy shapes or squares and bake in hot oven (400" F.). Bake on ungreased baking sheets. Cheese Sticks I cup flour y2 teaspoon baking powder y^ cup shortening yi teaspoon salt Mix baking powder, flour, and salt. Cut in shortening. Add ice water to form ball. Turn onto a floured baking board. Roll to one-quarter inch thickness. Cover with one tablespoon grated American cheese. Fold edges of dough together. Roll out. Add I tablespoon grated cheese. Fold edges together. Repeat until 4 tablespoons grated cheese have been added. Chill. Roll to one-eighth inch thickness. Cut in strips one by two and one-half inches. Bake in hot oven (450° F.) until brown. Bake on ungreased baking sheets. RECIPES lo: Salad Tarts K pound cream cheese yi pound sweet butter I cup flour I teaspoon baking powder Mix the above ingredients. Mould into ball. Let stand in ice box overnight. Toss on floured board. Roll thin and cut in three-inch squares. Put a piece of cooked lobster on one half, tiu-n other half over, making a Uttle turnover. Seal thoroughly. Bake on a baking sheet in a hot oven (400° F.). Chicken may be substituted instead of lobster. Rye Gems I cup r>-e flour i teaspoon salt % cup sugar i cup flour I egg 2 teaspoons baking powder iK cups milk Mix dr\- ingredients. Beat egg and milk. Add to dr\- in- gredients. Bake in well-greased gem pans for twenty-five minutes in hot oven (400° F.). CHAPTER XIII Cakes ^ Burnt Sugar Cake }^ cup shortening >^ teaspoon salt I cup sugar 3 eggs yi cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder i^ cups flour 2 tablespoons caramelized sugar