The international cook book

I cup sugar i package dates (pitted and halved) I cup bread crumbs i cup walnut meats I teaspoon vanilla Beat the eggs; add sugeir gradually. Add vanilla. Add bread crumbs, which have been mixed with the baking powder. Add dates and walnuts which have been cut fine. Mix well. Bake in a greased cake tin. ]Moderate oven (350° F.) for thirty-five minutes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Individual servings of date torte may be covered with fresh raspberries before topping with whipped cream. Berries are a delicious addition. Cream Puffs I cup flour ^2 cup butter I cup boiling water 4 eggs Heat water and shortening together in a small saucepan to the boiling point. Add the flour all at once and beat thoroughly. l86 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK The dough will form a stiff ball in pan. Remove from fire. Add eggs one at a time, unbeaten. Beat thoroughly after each egg is added. Bake forty-five minutes, 500° F. for first fifteen minutes. Reduce heat to 350** F. last thirty minutes. A greased baking sheet is best for cooking cream puffs. Drop dough with a spoon, allowing enough space for puff to spread. Cream Puff Delight Cut cream puffs in half, crosswise. Fill with vanilla ice cream. Pour hot chocolate sauce over cream puff. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Butterscotch sauce may be used instead of chocolate if desired. Cream Filling for Cream Puffs y2 cup flour 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups scalded milk Y^ cup sugar 2 eggs )/2 teaspoon salt I teaspoon vanilla MLx the flour with some of the cold milk. Add to hot milk. Cook fifteen minutes in double boiler. Beat eggs, sugar, and salt together. Add to the hot liquid. Add butter. Return to double boiler and cook until thick. Cool. Cut slice from top of cream puff. Fill with cream filling. Cover with top. Dust with confectioners' sugar or ice with chocolate frosting. Gingerbread Gems with Apples 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 cups flour I egg Yi, cup molasses 1 teaspoon soda yi teaspoon ginger yi cup shortening i teaspoon cinnamon 2 apples y^ teaspoon salt I tablespoon milk yi, cup raisins or currants Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add molasses and melted shortening. Then add egg beaten with milk. Add raisins or currants. Into greased mufl&n tins put apples cut in eighths. RECIPES 187 Pour the mixture over the apples and bake in moderate oven (350" F.) twenty-five minutes. Serve with whipped cream or hard sauce. Blitz Torte yi cup shortening i cup flour yi cup sugar i>2 teaspoons baking pwwder 4 eggs 3 tablespoons milk yi teaspoon salt yi pound blanched almonds 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream the shortening and add sugar. Add the beaten egg yolks and vanilla. Beat well. Add the flour mixed with the salt and baking powder alternately with the milk. Spread in two shallow greased layer cake pans. Cover with a meringue made by beating the whites of the eggs very stiff and adding gradually one cup of sugar and one teaspoon baking powder. Sprinkle this with the almonds, cut fine. Bake in a moderate oven (350° F.) thirty-five minutes. When cool put the layers together with a lemon, custard, or cream filling. Washington Pie I egg I cup milk 4 teaspoons baking powder X cup melted shortening yi cup sugar 2 cups flour yi teaspoon salt i teaspoon vanilla