The Times cook book, no. 2

NO. 13. CHOPPED APPLE PUDDING. Mrs. G. G. Watters, 715 Temple street, Los Angeles.— For a small family take two large, tart apples, pare, core and chop fine. Add two eggs well beaten, one-half cup sugar, melted butter size of a large walnut; one teaspoon baking powder, one-half teaspoon cinnamon; stir in flour and make as stiff as for loaf cake. Pour into buttered pan and bake one-half hour in moderate oven. Serve with lemon sauce as follows: Tablespoon of butter, two of sugar, one of flour, thoroughly mixed; moisten with cold water, then pour on boiling water to make quite thick sauce. Flavor with juice of one lemon. Serve hot (Original.) NO. 14. COTTAGE PUDDING. Miss C. Hernstein, 2302 Budlong avenue, Los Angeles. —One cup milk, half-cup sugar, two cups flour, one egg, one tablespoon melted butter, two tablespoons baking powder, flavor with extract of lemon; bake one-half hour; serve with lemon sauce. NO. 15. CROW'S NEST PUDDING. Mrs. E. A. Stickney, 1028 South Hill street, Los Angeles.— One and one-half cups sifted flour, salt, two teaspoons baking powder, three teaspoons lard, the last two things mixed in the flour. Then to this add sweet milk to make just soft enough to spread over a pie pan of sliced tart apples, and bake. When removed from oven, turn over on a plate and make a sugared sauce to put on the top. Sauce: Sugar, flour, nutmeg, or lemon, stirred into boiling water; not too thin, so It will stay on. (Excellent.) NO. 16. CRACKER PUDDING. M. P. de Dorticos, 1253 Westlake avenue, Los Angeles. — One-half cup currants, one-half cup raisins, one-half cup suet, one-half cup molasses, one cup cracker crumbs, three-quarters cup milk, one-quarter cup citron, one-quarter cup brandy, one-half cup sugar, one-half grated nutmeg, two eggs, one-quarter teaspoon soda (dissolved In molasses.) Steam three hours. NO. 17. DATE PUDDING. S. Alice .La- Rue, Riverside, Cal.— Remove the seeds from about one-half pound dates and boil onehalf hour in three or four pints water. Thicken with graham meal and cook until the meal is done; pour into cups to cool. Sugar may be added to taste, but it is fine without any. Use whipped cream for sauce. This is very simple but makes a delicious dessert. NO. 18. ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING. C. Laura Pooley, 1826 South Hope street, Los Angeles.— One-half pound beef suet, one-half pound currants, one-half pound raisins, onefourth pound mixed peel, one-half pound bread crumbs, one-half pound flour, one-half pound brown sugar, one-half cup molasses, two tablespoons strawberry jam, juice of one large lemon, four eggs, two ounces extract almonds, teaspoon salt; one-half teaspoon nutmeg, one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon cloves, tablespoon brandy. Boil tive hours.