The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bettina's best desserts

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: Bettina's best desserts

Author: Louise Bennett Weaver

Helen Cowles LeCron

Illustrator: Elizabeth Colborne

Release date: February 9, 2026 [eBook #77897]

Language: English

Original publication: US: A. L. Burt company

Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77897

Credits: Aaron Adrignola, BlueDiamondHead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BETTINA'S BEST DESSERTS ***

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book.

Chapter headers are added consistently with roman numerals.

New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

BETTINA’S

BEST

DESSERTS

By

Louise Bennett Weaver

And

Helen Cowles LeCron

Authors

of

A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband

A Thousand Ways to Please a Family

and Bettina’s Best Salads

“Give Your Table The Bettina Touch”

Illustrated by Elizabeth Colborne

A. L. Burt Company

Publishers

New York

Copyright, 1923

By

A. L. Burt Company

All Rights Reserved

Made in U. S. A.

Foreword

Desserts are dreadful

things to plan?

Besides, you never know

Just what is going to

please a man?

My dear, this book will show

You countless things with.

out a doubt.

Why, Bob himself asserts

That not one home should

be without

Bettina’s Best Desserts!

PAGE

A PPLE DESSERTS

9

A PRICOT DESSERTS

22

B ANANA DESSERTS

26

B LUEBERRY DESSERTS

30

C AKE DESSERTS

32

C HERRY DESSERTS

40

C REAM PUFFS AND ECLAIRS

45

C USTARDS

49

F ROZEN DESSERTS

54

G ELATINE DESSERTS

81

G RAPE JUICE DESSERTS

87

M IXED FRUIT DESSERTS

89

O RANGE DESSERTS

91

P EACH DESSERTS

95

P IES

102

P INEAPPLE DESSERTS

122

P RUNE DESSERTS

129

P UDDINGS

131

R ASPBERRY DESSERTS

163

S OUFFLES

167

S TRAWBERRY DESSERTS

169

W HIPS

174

S IMPLE DESSERT SUGGESTIONS

177

I NDEX

179

I. APPLE DESSERTS

Apple Cobbler (Four portions)

(A good old-fashioned recipe that nearly everybody likes. Successful equally for a family and a “company” dessert.)

Three cups peeled diced apples

One-half cup sugar

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons butter

One-half cup water

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-third level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard

One-half cup milk

One cup sugar

One-half cup water

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the apples, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Place in a shallow buttered baking-pan. Dot the apple mixture with the butter and add the water. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife. Slowly add the milk until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board and roll out to the thickness of two-thirds of an inch. Shape to fit on top of the apple mixture in the pan. Make three slits in the top of the dough. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes and add the vanilla to the syrup. Pour this over the dough in the pan and continue baking the cobbler for ten minutes more in a moderate oven. Serve warm with cream.

Apple Dessert (Four portions)

(Sue and Robin are always begging for “apples stuffed with dates,”—and brown sugar improves the flavor of the dessert. Serve with plain cream if preferred.)

Four apples

One cup brown sugar

One cup water

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cloves

Eight dates

One-half cup whipped cream

Wash and core the apples. Place in a baking-dish. Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes. Add the cinnamon and cloves. Remove the seeds from the dates and stuff each apple with two dates. Pour the syrup over the stuffed apples. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Place portions of the whipped cream on top and serve at once.

Apple Puffs (Four portions)

(Good and unusual.)

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup sugar

One egg, well-beaten

One-third cup milk

One tablespoon melted fat

One-half cup cooked apples

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Add the egg, milk and fat. Beat for two minutes. Mix the apples and ground cinnamon. Place a spoonful of the batter in a greased pudding-mold, add some of the apple mixture, and place another spoonful of the batter on top.

Steam in a closed steamer for thirty minutes. Serve warm with cream.

To prepare the apples, pare, core and dice them. Cover with cold water and cook slowly until soft. Cool, drain off the juice and use the apples in the recipe.

Apple Sauce Cake (A complete dessert)

(Good served with coffee as a dessert.)

One-half cup fat

One cup sugar

One egg, well-beaten One cup strained apple-sauce

Two and one-half cups flour

One level teaspoon soda

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level teaspoons ground cinnamon

One-half level teaspoon ground cloves

One-half level teaspoon mace

One teaspoon vanilla

Cream the fat and sugar and add the egg. Add the apple sauce and all the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Add the vanilla. Beat the batter for three minutes. (It will be quite thin, but that is as it should be.) Pour into a loaf cake, lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes.

Remove from the oven, let stand for five minutes, then turn out the cake and remove the paper. When cool cut in one-inch slices. This cake will keep moist a long time.

(To make the apple sauce, take about one and a half cups of peeled, diced apples, cover with water and cook until tender. Press through a strainer.)

Apple Tapioca Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple home dessert that children like.)

- One-half cup pearl tapioca

- Cold water

- Two and one-half cups boiling water

- One-half level teaspoon salt

- One and one-half cups chopped apples

- One-third cup sugar

- One teaspoon vanilla

Soak the tapioca in cold water to cover, for one hour. Add the boiling water and cook in a double boiler for thirty minutes. Add the salt, apples and sugar. Cook for thirty minutes. Add the vanilla and serve cold with cream.

Baked Apple Dumplings (Four portions)

(Nothing can take the place of “dumplin’s” in apple season.)

Four apples

One cup sugar

One and one-fourth cups water

One and one-half cups flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Six level tablespoons lard

One-fourth cup cold water

Two level tablespoons butter

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Wash, peel and core the apples. Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes, add the apples and cook slowly until they are tender and the syrup is thick. Turn the apples frequently during the cooking.

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the fat. Add the cold water slowly until a stiff dough is formed. (More water may be needed.) Divide the dough in fourths and roll out flat. Place a cooked apple in the center of each piece of dough. Add some of the syrup and sprinkle portions of cinnamon over the top. Add a bit of butter. Fold up the edges of the dough around the apple. Pinch together. Prick the top with a fork. Place upside down in a greased baking pan. Bake in a quick oven for fifteen minutes. Serve warm with Hard Sauce or Cream.

Baked Apples with Brown Sugar (Four portions)

(Another way to “make baked apples better.”)

Four apples

One-fourth cup raisins

One-half cup brown sugar

One-third cup nut-meats

One level teaspoon cinnamon

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup water

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash and core the apples. Place in a buttered baking-dish. Mix the raisins, sugar, nuts, cinnamon and salt. Fill the apple cavities with the mixture and sprinkle what remains over the top. Add the water and the butter, melted. Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Baste frequently. Serve warm with plain or whipped cream.

Baked Apples with Marshmallows (Four portions)

(A favorite with Sue and Robin.)

Four apples

One-half cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Eight marshmallows

One-half teaspoon vanilla

One cup water

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash and core the apples and place in a buttered baking-dish. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the tops. Cut the marshmallows in quarters and stuff them in the cavities of the apples. Add the vanilla and water. Dot with butter. Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes, basting frequently. Serve warm or cold with cream.

Brown Betty (Four portions)

(A delicious and economical dessert for the home meal.)

Two cups soft bread-crumbs

Two and one-half cups peeled diced apples

One cup water

Two level tablespoons butter

One-half cup sugar

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One tablespoon lemon juice

Mix all the ingredients, and place in a buttered baking-dish. Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes or until the apples are soft.

Serve warm with Hard Sauce or Cream.

Hard Sauce for the Brown Betty

One-fourth cup butter

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One tablespoon boiling water

About one and one-fourth cups sifted powdered sugar.

Cream the butter, add the vanilla, lemon extract, salt and water. Slowly add the sifted powdered sugar, mixing well until a creamy mixture is formed. The exact amount of sugar can not be stated, but the sauce must be stiff enough to stand alone. Shape into a flat cake and place in a cold place for half an hour or more. Cut in thin slices and place on top of the warm pudding.

Butterscotch Apples (Four portions)

(Children usually like this simple and wholesome dessert.)

Four apples

One-third cup water

Two-thirds cup brown sugar

Two level tablespoons butter

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three-fourths cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash, peel, quarter and core the apples. Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes, add the apples and cook until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove and place in serving dishes.

Melt the butter, add the flour and salt, and when well-mixed add the milk. Cook until creamy and then pour into the syrup in which the apples were cooked. Cook until well blended. (About three minutes.) Add the vanilla and pour over the apples. Serve warm or cold.

The syrup may not combine at once with the creamy mixture, but if allowed to cook slowly for a short time they will blend.

Coddled Apples

(When apples are plentiful, this is an attractive way of serving them.)

Six apples

Three cups water

One and one-half cups sugar

Four cinnamon candy drops

One-teaspoon vanilla

One level teaspoon butter

Wash the apples and remove the cores by cutting clear through the apple. Boil the sugar and water together for two minutes. Add the cinnamon drops and the apples. Place a lid over the apples and cook slowly for ten minutes. Turn the apples frequently; remove the lid and let the syrup cook down thicker; keep turning the apples. When they are soft and glazed remove the apples and place in a dish.

Add the vanilla and butter to the syrup, and when melted, pour over the apples.

Dutch Apple Cake

(A good old dessert that our grandmothers liked.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard or a lard substitute

One-half cup milk

Mix and sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the fat with a knife and add the milk slowly, mixing with the knife until a soft dough is formed. Flatten out and place the apple mixture on top.

Apple Mixture for the Cake

One cup thinly sliced quartered apples

One-half cup water

One-third cup sugar

One teaspoon cinnamon

Three level tablespoons butter

Peel the apples, cut in quarters and remove the cores. Cut in thin slices, add the water and sugar and cook slowly until the apples are a little soft, but still retain their shapes. Flatten the dough to the thickness of half an inch. With a knife make little grooves one-half inch apart across the dough. When the apples are cool, place the slices in these grooves.

Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top, and dot with the butter. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Cut in squares and serve with Lemon Sauce.

Glazed Apples (Four portions)

(Simple and wholesome.)

Four apples

One cup light brown sugar

One and one-half cups water

Two level tablespoons butter

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Wash, peel and core the apples. Boil the sugar, water, butter and vanilla together for four minutes. Add the apples, and cook slowly, turning the apples frequently, until they are tender and have a glazed appearance. Baste the apples during their cooking. Place the cooked apples in a serving dish and pour the remaining syrup over them. Serve warm or cold with cream.

Individual Apple Rolls (Six portions)

(A favorite with most men.)

Three cups apples cut fine

One cup water

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard or a lard substitute

One-half cup milk

Two level tablespoons butter

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One and one-half cups sugar

One cup water

Cook the apples and water together for five minutes. Drain off the liquid. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the fat with a knife. Slowly add the milk until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board and pat into a rectangular shape half an inch thick. Arrange the drained apples on top. Spread the butter on top the apples and sprinkle the cinnamon over all the mixture. Roll up like a jelly roll and cut into one-inch slices.

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Place in the bottom of a baking pan. Place the unbaked apple rolls in the pan, flat side down. Pour the liquid left from the cooked apples over the top.

Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Baste frequently during the baking. Serve with cream.

Maple Rice and Apple Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple home dessert that is a good dish in which to use up left-over boiled rice.)

Four apples

One cup boiled rice

One cup maple syrup

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup water

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash, peel and core the apples. Place in a small buttered baking-dish. Spread the rice over the tops of the apples. Add the maple syrup, sugar, vanilla, water and butter. Bake in a moderate oven for forty-five minutes. Serve warm with cream.

Marshmallow Apple Dessert (Four portions)

(A good home luncheon dish that is a favorite with most children.)

Two and one-half cups sliced peeled apples

One cup light brown sugar

One-half cup raisins

One cup water

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One level tablespoon butter

Twelve marshmallows

Mix the apples, sugar and raisins. Place in a buttered baking-dish. Add the water, and sprinkle the cinnamon over the top. Dot the top with the butter in small bits. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes, or until the apples are soft. Place the marshmallows over the top and return to the oven for ten minutes, or until the marshmallows are well puffed up and brown. Serve warm with cream.

Pineapple Baked Apples

(An unusual combination that is really delicious.)

Four apples

One-third cup sugar

One-half cup grated pineapple

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash the apples and remove the cores. Place the apples in a small pan. Sprinkle the sugar and pineapple over the top. Dot the tops of the apples with butter.

Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes, or until the apples are soft. Serve with Whipped Cream Sauce.

Whipped Cream Sauce

One egg white

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

One cup stiffly-whipped cream

One cup powdered sugar

Beat the egg white until stiff, add the extract and whipped cream, and slowly add the powdered sugar sifted. Continue beating until the mixture is stiff. Serve on the warm apples. (This is a good way in which to “amplify” whipped cream.)

Rice Apple Pudding (Four portions)

(For the simple home meal.)

Two cups sliced apples

One cup water

One-half cup sugar

One-half level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One cup cooked rice

Two level tablespoons butter

One tablespoon lemon juice

Wash the apples and peel, core and slice. Add the water and sugar and cook slowly until the apples are tender. Pour into a buttered baking-dish. Place the rice and cinnamon over the top. Place the butter in dots on top of the apples. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes, or until the whole is brown. Serve with cream.

II. APRICOT DESSERTS

Apricot Blanc Mange (Four portions)

(For the simple home meal.)

Four level tablespoons cornstarch

Six level tablespoons sugar

Two cups milk

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup diced apricots. (Canned apricots or cooked dried ones may be used.)

One egg, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cornstarch and sugar in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk and salt, and cook over hot water until the pudding is very thick. (The cooking requires about twenty-five or thirty minutes.) Add the apricots and egg, and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and beat for one minute. Fill serving dishes three-fourths full and set in a cold place until thoroughly chilled. Serve with cream.

Apricot Bread Pudding (Four portions)

(A good bread pudding few housewives know about.)

Four slices dry bread

One cup cooked dried apricots

One-half cup sugar

Two eggs, well-beaten

Two cups milk

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon lemon extract

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Two level tablespoons butter

Remove the crusts from the slices of bread and break (the bread) into two-inch pieces. Place in a shallow buttered baking-dish. Spread the apricots on top and sprinkle the sugar over them. Beat the eggs, add the milk, salt and extracts. Pour this custard over the prepared food. Place the butter in small bits over the top. Bake in a moderately slow oven for thirty-five minutes. Serve warm with or without cream.

Apricot Gelatin Souffle (Four portions)

(A light and appetizing dessert that may most acceptably follow a heavy dinner.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One cup boiling water

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup peeled diced apricots. (Cooked, fresh or canned.)

Two egg whites

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture hardens around the edge of the bowl. Beat for three minutes. Add the apricots, and the egg whites, stiffly beaten. Beat for five minutes or until the mixture holds its shape.

Pour into a moistened gelatin mold. Set in a very cold place for one hour or more. Unmold and cut in slices.

Apricot Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(Simple and wholesome.)

One cup cooked apricots

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Two eggs

Two cups milk

One cup boiled rice

Mix the apricots, salt, sugar and the extracts. Beat the eggs, add the milk and rice. Add this to the apricot mixture. Pour into a buttered baking-dish and bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve cold.

Apricot Whip, Uncooked (Four portions)

(If you like stiffly-beaten egg whites, uncooked, you will like this dessert.)

One cup dried apricots

One and one-half cups water

One-half cup sugar

Two tablespoons lemon juice

Two stiffly-beaten egg whites

One cup whipped cream

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash the apricots, add the water and soak over night. In the morning cook slowly for twenty minutes. Add the sugar and cook for five minutes, stirring constantly. Add the lemon juice, egg whites, whipped cream, salt and vanilla. Beat for one minute. Pile lightly in glass dishes or sherbet cups. Set in a very cold place for half an hour or more.

Steamed Dried Apricot Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple steamed dessert that may be made when you are using your steamer for brown bread.)

One-third cup fat

One-half cup sugar

Two eggs, well-beaten

One-fourth cup milk

One and one-fourth cups flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

One cup soaked cooked apricots

Cream the fat and sugar, add all the rest of the ingredients and beat for two minutes. Fill well-buttered molds half full. Steam for two hours. Serve hot with Lemon Sauce, cream or whipped cream.

III. BANANA DESSERTS

Banana Compote (Four portions)

(A simple dessert that will please you if you are fond of bananas.)

One cup sugar

One and one-half cups water

Two slices lemon

One tablespoon lemon juice

Two cups sliced bananas

One teaspoon vanilla

Cook the sugar, water and lemon slices together for five minutes. Add the bananas, lemon juice and vanilla. When the syrup is cool, set in a very cold place for half an hour. Serve.

Banana Custard Pudding (Four Portions)

(Sue and Robin consider this a great treat.)

Two cups sliced bananas

One-fourth cup sugar

Two cups boiled custard

One-fourth cup shredded cocoanut

Place the bananas in a serving dish, add the sugar and custard. (See recipe for Boiled Custard.) Sprinkle the cocoanut over the top. Set in a very cold place for half an hour. Serve.

Banana Dessert (Six portions)

(Attractive for the “company” meal.)

One-third cup fat

One cup sugar

Two eggs

One-half cup milk

One teaspoon lemon extract

One and two-thirds cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Cream the fat, add the sugar, and beat for two minutes. Add the milk and lemon extract and then all the dry ingredients, well mixed and sifted. Fill two layer cake pans, lined with waxed paper, half full. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes.

Place the Banana Filling between the layers and the Meringue on the top.

Banana Filling

Two egg yolks

Three level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup sugar

One-half cup water

One-half cup milk

One teaspoon lemon extract

One cup bananas, sliced very thin

Beat the egg-yolks in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the flour, salt and sugar, and when well-mixed, the water and milk. Cook in a double boiler until thick and creamy. Add the extract, and when well-mixed, spread over the bottom layer of the cake. Arrange the sliced bananas on top, pressing them down into the filling. Place the meringue on the other layer of cake, and place this on top of the prepared layer.

Bake in a moderate oven for five minutes. Serve in wedged-shaped pieces.

Meringue

Two egg whites

Four tablespoons powdered sugar

Beat the egg whites very stiff. Add the powdered sugar slowly and mix and beat until creamy. Pile on top of the layer cake.

Banana Fritters

(A rather common but generally popular dessert.)

One egg

One and one-half cups flour

One level tablespoon sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One level teaspoon baking-powder

Three-fourths cup milk

One tablespoon melted fat

One and one-half cups diced bananas

Two tablespoons lemon juice

Beat the egg and add the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Add the milk and fat. Beat for three minutes. Add the bananas which have been sprinkled with lemon juice. Drop by tablespoons into hot deep fat. Serve hot with Lemon Sauce or syrup.

Bettina’s Banana Custard Pudding (Four portions)

(Good for the simple home meal.)

One and one-half cups sliced bananas

Three egg yolks

One level teaspoon flour

Five level tablespoons sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the egg-yolks in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the flour and sugar which have been mixed together, and the salt and milk. Cook slowly over boiling water until the custard will coat a silver spoon. Stir constantly during the cooking or the custard may curdle. Add the vanilla and immediately remove the upper utensil from the hot water. Beat the custard for three minutes. Keep in a very cold place until ready for use. Add the diced bananas and serve in glass dishes.

(Do not dice the bananas until they are needed.)

IV. BLUEBERRY DESSERTS

Blueberry Batter Pudding (Four portions)

(An old-fashioned favorite.)

Two cups blueberries

One-half cup sugar

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One and one-half cups flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth cup sugar

One egg, well-beaten

Three-fourths cup milk

Mix the blueberries, sugar and cinnamon, and place in a shallow buttered baking-dish. Mix and sift the flour, salt, baking-powder and sugar. Add the egg and milk and beat for three minutes. Pour over the blueberries. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes.

Serve warm with cream.

Blueberry Roll (Four portions)

(One of the things you probably ate from a willow-ware saucer “back at Grandmother’s.”)

One and one-half cups flour

Two level tablespoons sugar

Three teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard

One-half cup milk

One tablespoon egg

One cup blueberries. (If canned, drain before using.)

Three level tablespoons sugar

One-half level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Two level tablespoons butter

Mix and sift the flour, sugar, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard and add the milk and egg. Stir with a knife until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board. Roll out to the thickness of two-thirds of an inch. Spread the blueberries mixed with the sugar and cinnamon, over the dough, being careful to have the berries an inch in from the outer edge of the dough. Dot the top with butter. Roll up like a jelly roll, press the edges together and place in a greased pan.

Bake in a quick oven for fifteen minutes. Cut in one and a half-inch slices and serve with cream or Lemon Sauce.

V. CAKE DESSERTS

Angel Dessert (Six portions)

(Delicious for luncheon or dinner.)

Six pieces angel-food cake

Six halves of peaches

Six marshmallows

Six strawberries

One cup whipped cream

Three level tablespoons sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Arrange the cake on serving plates and place half a peach on top of each piece. Mix the cream, sugar, vanilla, marshmallows cut in quarters and the strawberries. Pile some of this mixture on top each peach. Serve at once.

Lucie’s Boston Cream Pie (Eight portions)

(An attractive, rather hearty, “company” dessert.)

The Filling

One cup sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup flour

Two cups milk

Two eggs, well-beaten

One teaspoon lemon extract

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, salt and flour in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk and cook over hot water until thick and creamy. Add the two eggs, well-beaten, and cook for three minutes. Add the flavorings and after stirring well, allow to cool.

The Cake

Three egg yolks, well-beaten

Two tablespoons milk

One teaspoon lemon extract

One cup sugar

One-eighth teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

Beat the egg yolks and milk together. Add the sugar slowly, beating constantly. Add the lemon extract. Add the dry ingredients which have been mixed and sifted. When well mixed pour into two cake pans lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.

When cool, place the cooked filling between the layers and cut in squares. If round pans have been used, cut in wedge-shaped pieces. Serve with or without whipped cream.

Round eight-inch cake pans are the best to use for this as it is not a large recipe. The batter should be two-thirds of an inch thick in the pan.

Chocolate Cream Roll

(Rich but very popular.)

Three eggs

One cup sugar

Three level tablespoons cocoa

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Two tablespoons melted fat

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

Beat the eggs, add the sugar, cocoa and salt and beat for two minutes. Add the vanilla and fat and beat for three minutes. Carefully fold in the flour and baking-powder which have been mixed and sifted. Spread upon a greased paper which has been placed on a flat pan. The batter should be spread to the thickness of one inch. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. The cake should not be hard.

Remove from the pan upon a wet cloth. Trim off one inch from each edge. Spread the nougat filling on top of the cake and roll up like a jelly roll. Roll in a cloth and let stand for half an hour. Remove the cloth, and cut with a wet knife into two-thirds-inch slices.

Nougat Filling

One cup sugar

One-fourth cup corn syrup

One-half cup water

One egg white

One teaspoon vanilla

One-third cup nut-meats

Cook, (without stirring), the sugar, corn syrup and water, until the mixture forms a hard ball when tested in cold water. Pour slowly over the stiffly-beaten egg white. Continue beating, add the nut-meats and beat until the mixture is cool and thick. Add the vanilla and spread on top of the roll.

Crumb Dessert (Four portions)

(Simple and delicious.)

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

One-fourth cup sugar

Two teaspoons vanilla

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup sponge-cake crumbs

One-half cup nut-meats

One cup diced marshmallows

Mix the cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat for one minute. Add the salt, crumbs, nut-meats and marshmallows. Pile in sherbet cups and serve very cold.

Bettina’s Best Gingerbread

(This is one of Bettina’s favorites, but she has learned not to let it follow a heavy meal.)

One-half cup lard or lard substitute

One cup sugar

One-half cup sorghum or molasses

One egg

One cup milk

Two and one-half cups flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level teaspoons ground cinnamon

One level teaspoon powdered ginger

One-fourth level teaspoon powdered cloves

One-fourth level teaspoon allspice

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One level teaspoon soda

Cream the fat and sugar and add the sorghum, egg and milk. Mix well. Add all the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Beat the gingerbread for three minutes. Pour into a square cake pan lined with waxed paper. Bake on the bottom shelf of a moderately slow oven for thirty minutes. Cut in squares and serve with whipped cream.

Ice Box Cake

(Rich but oh, so good! If you are trying to reduce, turn the page.)

One-fourth cup water

One-half cup sugar

Two squares chocolate

Four egg yolks

One cup butter

One cup powdered sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Four egg whites

Two dozen lady fingers

Cook the water, sugar and chocolate together in a double boiler until the mixture is smooth. Add the beaten egg yolks. Cook for one minute, beating constantly. Cream the butter, and slowly add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Beat the egg whites very stiff and add to the first mixture. Line a square cake pan with waxed paper. Arrange the lady fingers, split, around the sides and across the bottom. Add a layer of the cake mixture. Add another layer of the lady fingers and place the rest of the mixture on top. Set in an ice box for twenty-four hours. Unmold and serve in slices with whipped cream. It is delicious but very rich.

Lady Baltimore Cake

(Food with which any Eve may tempt any Adam. And he simply can’t resist.)

One cup sugar

One-half cup fat

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Two-thirds cup milk

Two and one-third cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three egg whites

Cream the sugar and fat together and add the extracts and milk. Add the flour, baking-powder and salt, mixed and sifted together. Beat vigorously for three minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten. Pour into two layer cake pans, the bottoms of which are fitted with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.

When cool, spread the filling between and on top the cake layers.

Lady Baltimore Filling

One cup sugar

One-half cup water

One egg white, stiffly beaten

One-third cup dates, chopped

One-half cup nut-meats chopped

One teaspoon lemon extract

Cook together, without stirring, the sugar and water. When a thread spins when a portion is dripped from the spoon, carefully and slowly pour the syrup over the stiffly-beaten egg white. Beat constantly until the mixture thickens and gets cool. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and spread on the cake.

Sponge Cake a La Mode

(A good dessert for a “company” luncheon.)

Six individual sponge cakes

One quart vanilla ice cream

Two cups Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce

Remove the centers from the sponge cakes and add portions of ice cream. Serve the Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce over the ice cream.

(See the Index for recipe for Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce.)

Chocolate Torte

(A popular but rather hearty dessert.)

Bake a sponge cake in three round layers. Place the Mocha Filling between each layer and on the top.

Filling

One-third cup fat

One cup powdered sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Cream the fat and add the sugar. Beat until creamy and stiff enough to stand alone, add the Custard Cream and the vanilla and spread on the cake. When the icing has set for one hour, cut in half-inch wedge-shaped pieces. Arrange, over-lapping, upon a tray and serve.

Custard Cream

One level tablespoon sugar

Three level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup milk

One square chocolate, melted

One egg yolk, well-beaten

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler, add the milk and chocolate and cook until the Custard Cream is thick and creamy. Add the egg yolk and cook for one minute. Beat for one minute. Cool and add to the powdered sugar mixture.

VI. CHERRY DESSERTS

Cherry Cobbler (Four portions)

(One of Bettina’s “standbys” in cherry season.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons sugar

Four level tablespoons lard

One egg, well-beaten

One-half cup milk

One cup seeded cherries

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Cut in the fat with a knife. Add the egg, milk and cherries. Fill (half full) a square cake pan lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.

Cut in squares and serve with Lemon Sauce. (See Index for Lemon Sauce.)

Cherry Pudding (Four portions)

(Simple, but satisfactory.)

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup sugar

One cup drained canned cherries

One-third cup milk

Two tablespoons melted fat

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Add the cherries, milk and fat. Fill greased muffin pans half full. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Serve warm with Lemon Sauce. (See Index for Recipe.)

Cherry Snow Pudding (Four portions)

(A light and attractive hot-weather dessert.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One cup boiling water or cherry juice, boiling

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup cherries

Two egg whites, stiffly beaten

Soak the gelatin in cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar and set in a cold place until the mixture hardens round the edges. Beat for three minutes. Add the cherries and stiffly-beaten egg whites. Beat for two minutes. Pile lightly in glass sherbet glasses. Set in a cold place for an hour or more.

Serve with whipped cream.

Cherry Turnovers (Four portions)

(Another of Grandmother’s masterpieces.)

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons lard

Three tablespoons cold water

One cup drained canned or fresh seeded cherries

One-third cup sugar

Two tablespoons water

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife and add the cold water slowly, until dough stiff enough to roll is formed. More water may be needed. Roll out very thin on a floured board. Cut in four-inch squares.

Cook the cherries, sugar and water until stiff. Cool and place portions of the cherry mixture on each square of dough. Fold over the dough cornerwise, making a three-cornered turnover. Press the edges together.

Place on a greased baking-pan and bake in a quick oven for ten minutes.

Cherry Tarts (Twelve)

(Sue and Robin always beg for more, and Bob—hints.)

Two cups cherries, stemmed and pitted

One and one-fourth cups sugar

One and one-half cups flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup lard

One-fourth cup cold water

Cook the cherries and sugar together until a stiff mixture is formed. (About five minutes.) Mix and sift the flour and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife and add the cold water slowly until a stiff dough is formed. (More water may be needed.) Roll out very thin upon a floured board. Select doughnut and cooky cutters of the same diameters. Cut out twelve bits of dough with the doughnut cutter and twelve with the cooky cutter. On the circles of dough place portions of the cherry mixture. Fit the doughnut-shaped pieces of dough on top of the cherry mixtures. Pinch the edges together with a fork dipped in flour. Place one inch apart on a greased baking sheet and bake in a quick oven for ten minutes.

Steamed Cherry Pudding (Eight portions)

(Why not try this when you’re “putting up” cherries?)

One-fourth cup fat

One-half cup sugar

One-half cup milk

Two cups flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

Two egg whites, stiffly-beaten

One cup pitted, drained cherries. (Canned or fresh)

Cream the fat and add the sugar. When well mixed, add the milk and all the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Beat for two minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites and the cherries. Fill a well-greased pudding mold half full. Cover and steam for one and one-half hours.

If individual molds are used, thirty minutes is required for steaming. Unmold and serve with Cherry Sauce.

Cherry Sauce (Eight portions)

Two-thirds cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup cherry juice

One-third cup water

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One level teaspoon butter

Mix the sugar, flour, and salt. Add the liquids and cook slowly, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce is formed. Add the butter and serve.

VII. Cream Puffs and Eclairs

Cream Puffs

(Few people realize how easily cream puffs may be made at home. Follow the directions carefully and you are sure to succeed.)

One-half cup butter

One cup boiling water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup flour

Four eggs

Place the butter, water and salt in a small pan over the fire. When the mixture boils, remove the pan from the stove. Add the flour all at once. Beat vigorously for three minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and unbeaten, and beat for three minutes after each egg is added.

Drop from the end of a spoon onto a greased baking pan. Space three inches. Bake in a moderately hot oven for thirty minutes.

Make a slit in the side of each puff and fill with Cream Filling.

Cream Filling for Eclairs or Cream Puffs

Two-thirds cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

Two eggs

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the milk and cook for fifteen minutes, or until the filling is creamy.

Add the eggs, well beaten, and cook for two minutes. Add the extracts and beat well. Cool and fill eclairs or cream puffs with the filling.

Mocha Cream Puffs

(A delicious variation of this Cream Puff recipe.)

For the shells, follow the recipe for plain Cream Puffs. Use with Mocha Filling.

Mocha Filling

One-half cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and three-fourths cups strong coffee

Two eggs, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the coffee and cook until the mixture is thick and creamy. (About fifteen minutes.) Add the eggs and cook for two minutes. Add the vanilla. Cool and use as filling for Eclairs or Cream Puffs.

Cream Puffs With Cocoanut Cream Filling

(If properly made, this dessert will “melt in your mouth.”)

For shells, use the recipe for plain Cream Puffs. Add the Cocoanut Cream Filling.

Cocoanut Cream Filling

One-half cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and three-fourths cups milk

Two egg yolks

One-third cup cocoanut

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the milk and cook slowly for fifteen minutes. Add the egg yolks and cocoanut and cook for three minutes. Add the extracts and when cool fill the cream puffs. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops.

Chocolate Eclairs

(A universal favorite.)

Cream Puff Mixture. (See Cream Puff recipe)

Chocolate Filling. (See Custard Cream recipe under Chocolate Torte)

Three tablespoons boiling water

One teaspoon vanilla

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three-fourths cup sifted powdered sugar

Shape the cream puff mixture into long eclairs, four inches by one inch wide. Place four inches apart in a greased pan. Bake in a hot oven for thirty minutes. Make small incisions in the sides and insert the Chocolate Filling.

Mix the boiling water, vanilla and salt, add the powdered sugar slowly until a soft creamy icing is formed. Spread over the top of the eclairs.

VIII. Custards

Baked Custard (Four portions)

(A wholesome recipe that every mother ought to know.)

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three cups milk

One and one-half teaspoons vanilla

One-eighth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

Three eggs, well-beaten

One-third cup sugar

Beat the eggs, and add the sugar, salt, milk and vanilla. Beat for one minute. Pour into moistened custard cups and sprinkle the nutmeg over the top. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a slow oven for about forty minutes, or until a silver knife inserted will come out clean. The custard should shake a little in the center as it will become harder when cool. (The oven must be slow for making a good custard. Serve with or without cream in the dishes in which baked.)

Boiled Custard (Four portions)

(Simple to make and a general favorite.)

Two whole eggs or four egg yolks

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Four level tablespoons sugar

One level teaspoon flour

Two cups milk

One-half teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Beat the eggs, add the salt, sugar and flour. Add the milk and extracts and beat for one minute. Cook in a double boiler until the mixture will coat a silver spoon. Serve very cold.

Caramel Custard (Four portions)

(Many people who don’t like custards, do like this simple dessert.)

One-half cup sugar

One-third cup water

Three eggs

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three cups milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Place the sugar in a frying pan and heat slowly, stirring constantly until a light brown syrup is formed. Add the water and boil for two minutes. Cool. Beat the eggs, add the salt, milk, vanilla and caramel mixture. Beat for one minute. Pour into buttered custard cups. Bake in a pan of hot water in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Let stand until cool and then set in a very cold place for an hour or more. Serve with cream or alone.

Cocoanut Custard Pudding (Four portions)

(Sue and Robin always welcome this old friend.)

Three eggs

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth cup sugar

Two level teaspoons flour

Two cups milk

One-fourth cup shredded cocoanut

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Beat the eggs, add the salt, sugar and flour. Add the milk and beat for one minute more. Cook slowly in a double boiler until the mixture will coat a silver spoon when tested. Add the cocoanut and flavorings. Beat for two minutes. Pour in glass serving dishes. Serve very cold.

Custard Float (Four portions)

(A good way to use up your dry cake-crumbs and at the same time make a delicious dessert.)

One cup dry cake crumbs

One and one-half cups milk

Three level tablespoons sugar

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Two egg whites, stiffly-beaten

Three level tablespoons sugar

One-third cup nut-meats

Soak the cake crumbs in the milk for ten minutes. Add the sugar, egg yolks, salt and vanilla. Pour into a buttered baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Beat the egg whites very stiff, add the sugar and beat for one minute more. Pile on top of the pudding. Sprinkle the nut-meats over the top. Bake in a slow oven for ten minutes more. Serve cold.

Floating Island (Four portions)

(An old-time favorite.)

Three egg yolks

One level teaspoon flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth cup sugar

Two and one-half cups milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the egg yolks in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the flour, salt and sugar, well-mixed. Add the milk and cook until the mixture will coat a silver spoon. Add the vanilla and beat for two minutes. Pour into a serving dish, add the Baked Meringues and serve very cold.

Baked Meringues for Floating Island

Three egg whites

Four level tablespoons sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the egg whites stiff, add the sugar and vanilla and beat for one minute. Drop from a spoon into a pan of hot water. Set in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Slip on top of the custard.

Maple Custard (Four portions)

(When eggs and maple syrup are plentiful, try this. It is good and wholesome.)

Three eggs, well-beaten

One-half cup maple syrup

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Two cups milk

Beat the eggs, add the maple syrup, sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk. Beat for two minutes with a Dover egg beater. Pour into buttered custard cups. Set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve very cold.

IX. Frozen Desserts

I. ICE CREAMS

Plain Vanilla Ice Cream (Two quarts—Twelve portions)

(A dish that every housewife ought to know how to make well.)

Three pints cream

One cup sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

Mix the cream, sugar and vanilla. Let stand for five minutes to dissolve the sugar. Pour into a well sterilized freezer, which should never be more than three-fourths full. Place in the ice cream freezer bucket and fasten the top tightly in place. Mix three parts of chopped ice to each part of coarse salt. Pack this about and over the ice cream can.

Freeze slowly and evenly until the mixture becomes stiffer. (When crank is harder to turn). Turn quickly to produce smooth, fine-grained ice cream. Add more ice when necessary. When the handle becomes very hard to turn and the water is running freely from the hole on the side of the outside tub, the cream is frozen.

Tip the can and drain off the water. Remove the top and carefully wipe off the top of the can. Then remove the lid of the can holding the cream. Remove the dasher and carefully scrape off all the cream. With a long spoon, scrape off the cream from the side of the can and smooth it around the can. Place a waxed paper or cloth over the top and add the lid. Pack tightly with ice, using four parts to one part of coarse salt. Let stand for two hours or more to “ripen.” After using, the cream remaining may be repacked, the water drained off, and the freezer stored in a cool place. In repacking, use the same proportions of ice and salt. Have at least four inches of the ice mixture on top of the packed can and then cover with a sack or an old piece of carpet.

Banana Ice Cream (Twelve portions)

(For any one who likes bananas.)

One and one-half cups diced bananas

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup milk

Two cups cream

One-fourth cup sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Force the bananas through a coarse-meshed sieve, add the lemon juice and one-half cup sugar. Mix the milk, cream, one-fourth cup sugar, vanilla and salt, and freeze until “mushy.” Add the banana mixture and continue freezing until very stiff.

Pack and let “ripen” for two hours.

Caramel Ice Cream (Eight portions)

(Easy to make and really delicious.)

One-half cup sugar

One-half cup water

One cup milk

Three cups cream

One-half cup sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

Place the sugar in a frying pan. Cook slowly, stirring constantly until it is all melted and has become a light brown color. Add the water and boil for three minutes. Cool, and add all the rest of the ingredients.

Freeze and pack in the usual way. (See Vanilla Ice Cream.)

Chocolate Ice Cream (Twelve portions)

(Robin’s favorite dessert.)

One and one-half cups water

One and one-half cups sugar

Three squares chocolate or six level tablespoons cocoa

One cup milk

Three cups cream

One tablespoon vanilla

Cook the water, sugar and chocolate together until creamy, stirring frequently. Cool, add the rest of the ingredients and freeze until stiff. Remove the dasher and pack for “ripening.” (See directions under Vanilla Ice Cream.)

Maple Ice Cream (Ten portions)

(A delightful “company” ice cream.)

Two eggs, well-beaten

Two cups milk

Three-fourths cup maple syrup

One-fourth cup sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half teaspoons vanilla

Place the eggs in the double boiler, and add the milk, syrup, sugar, nutmeg and salt. Cook very slowly until the mixture coats a silver spoon. Remove immediately from the fire. Beat until cool, add the vanilla and cream, and pour into a well-sterilized freezer. Freeze until stiff, using three parts of chopped ice to one part of coarse salt.

Pack and let “ripen” for two hours. In this packing use two parts of ice to one part of salt.

Mocha Ice Cream (Twelve portions)

(If you like the coffee flavor, you will like this. It is delicious topped with a little whipped cream.)

One-half cup ground coffee

One cup boiling water

One cup milk

Four cups cream

One cup sugar

Two teaspoons vanilla

Boil the coffee and water together for five minutes. Strain and cool. Add the rest of the ingredients and pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer. Freeze, and remove the dasher. Pack and allow to “ripen” for two hours. (See directions for making Vanilla Ice Cream.)

New York Ice Cream (Eight portions)

(A custard ice cream that many people prefer to the plain vanilla variety.)

Two eggs

Three cups cream

One-half cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two teaspoons vanilla

Beat the eggs and add the cream and sugar. Cook in a double boiler until a portion coats a silver spoon. Cool and add the salt and vanilla. Freeze until stiff. (For freezing directions, see Vanilla Ice Cream.)

Peach Ice Cream (Ten portions)

(One of the delights of the peach season.)

One and one-half pints cream

Two-thirds cup sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

Four cups peeled peaches

Two-thirds cup sugar

Mash the peaches and add two-thirds cup of sugar. Let stand for fifteen minutes or more. Mix the cream, sugar and vanilla. Pour into a cooled, sterilized freezer and freeze until partially hard, or of a “mushy” consistency. Add the peaches and sugar and freeze until very hard.

Pack by using four parts of chopped ice to one of coarse salt. Three cups of ice to one of salt is required for the freezing.

Peppermint Ice Cream (Twelve portions)

(Unusual, but very good.)

Nine long sticks red and white peppermint candy

One cup milk

Three pints cream

One-fourth cup sugar

Place the stick candy, broken into small portions, with the milk in a double boiler and let remain until the candy is dissolved. Cool and add the rest of the ingredients. Freeze and let “ripen.” (For directions for freezing, see Vanilla Ice Cream.)

Red Raspberry Ice Cream (Eight portions)

(Really delicious in the raspberry season.)

Two cups red raspberries (either canned or fresh)

One-half cup sugar

One-half cup milk

Two cups cream

One-third cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash and crush the raspberries, add the one-half cup sugar and let stand for ten minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and freeze until very stiff. Pack and let “ripen.” (For directions as to freezing, see Vanilla Ice Cream.)

Strawberry Ice Cream (Ten portions)

(Bob’s favorite frozen dessert. When made with fresh strawberries, nothing is better.)

One quart crushed strawberries

One cup sugar

One quart cream

One cup sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

Wash and hull the berries, crush well, and add one cup of sugar. Let stand for thirty minutes or more. Mix the cream, one cup of sugar and the vanilla. Pour into a cold freezer, which has been well-scalded before cooling. Freeze to a “mushy” consistency, add the strawberry mixture and freeze till stiff. Remove the dasher and pack with a salt and ice mixture. (See Vanilla Ice Cream.) Let stand for two hours to “ripen.”

Fruit ice creams will not freeze as hard as plain vanilla ice cream and should be allowed to “ripen” and harden.

II. ICES

Cranberry Ices (Six portions)

(One of the commonest and best of the ices.)

One quart cranberries

Two cups water

Two cups sugar

One-half cup lemon juice

Look over the cranberries and wash carefully. Add the water, cover with a lid and cook until the berries are tender. (About ten minutes.) Strain, add the sugar, and cook until it is thoroughly dissolved. Cool and add the strained lemon juice. Freeze until stiff. (For freezing directions, see Orange Ice.)

Currant Ice (Eight portions)

(Simple and very good.)

One cup sugar

Three cups water

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One and one-half cups currant juice

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a cool, well-scalded freezer and freeze until stiff.

Fruit Peach Ice (Two quarts—Twelve portions.)

(Delicious in the peach season.)

Two cups crushed peaches, fresh or canned

Two cups sugar

Two cups water

One cup orange juice

One-half cup lemon juice

Mix the peach pulp and sugar and let stand for fifteen minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients and pour into a cooled, well-sterilized freezer. Freeze until stiff, drain off all the water and remove the dasher from the freezer. Carefully repack and allow to stand for one hour. (For directions for freezing ices, see the recipe for Orange Ice.)

Ginger Ice (Eight portions)

(If you like ginger, you will like this dessert.)

One cup sugar

Three cups water

One-third cup orange juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-fourth pound Canton Ginger cut in very small pieces

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer and freeze until stiff.

Grape Juice Ice (Eight portions)

(One of Bettina’s favorites.)

Three cups water

One and one-half cups sugar

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One and one-half cups grape juice

Boil the water and sugar together for five minutes. Cool, add the rest of the ingredients, and freeze.

Lemon Ice (Twelve portions)

(A stand-by of many households.)

Two cups sugar

Five cups water

Two cups lemon juice

Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes, cool and add the lemon juice. Pour into a well-sterilized freezer. Pack with three parts of ice to one of coarse salt. Let stand for five minutes. Freeze until stiff.

Drain off water and repack, adding four parts of ice to one of salt. Let stand one hour and serve. Letting the mixture stand for five minutes before starting to freeze it, makes it freeze more quickly.

Mint Ice (Ten portions)

(It looks, and is, appetizing.)

Two cups sugar

Four cups water

One-half cup finely chopped mint leaves

One-third cup lemon juice

Boil the sugar and water together for seven minutes. Cool, add the rest of the ingredients and pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer. Freeze until stiff.

Orange Ice (Ten portions)

(A good dessert with which to end a hearty dinner.)

Two cups sugar

Four cups water

Two cups orange juice

One-third cup lemon juice

Two level tablespoons grated orange rind

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool, and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer, filling not more than two-thirds full. Pack with three parts of ice to one of coarse salt. Turn the crank of the freezer steadily and slowly for ten minutes. Increase the speed and turn until moving becomes difficult. Drain off the water through the hole in the side of the freezer. Remove the top and carefully wipe off the top of the can. Remove the lid and lift out the dasher, scraping off all the ice.

Place a waxed paper or cloth on top of the can and firmly replace the lid. Mix three parts of chopped ice with one part of coarse salt, and pack the freezer. Have three inches of the ice mixture on top of the can. Cover with a sack or an old piece of carpet.

Ice may be served as soon as frozen or it may be packed and kept for three or four hours. It cannot be kept much longer.

Pineapple Ice (Six portions)

(Light and popular.)

One cup grated pineapple

One-third cup lemon juice

One cup sugar

One cup water

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a sterilized freezer. Add one part of coarse salt to every three parts of chopped ice. Freeze until stiff.

(For directions for freezing, see Orange Ice.)

Summer Ice (Eight portions)

(Most acceptable in hot weather.)

One and one-half cups sugar

Two cups water

One cup lemon juice

One cup crushed raspberries

One egg white, stiffly beaten

Boil the sugar and water together for two minutes, cool, and add the lemon juice. Freeze until a “mushy” consistency. Add the berries and the egg white, and freeze until very stiff.

III. SHERBETS

Apricot Sherbet (Eight portions)

One and one-third cups sugar

Three cups water

Two cups apricot pulp, fresh or canned

One-third cup lemon juice

Two egg whites

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and add the apricot pulp and lemon juice. Pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer and freeze until “mushy.” Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites and continue freezing until stiff.

Fruit Sherbet (Twelve portions)

Two cups sugar

Four cups of water, or two cups of fruit juices and two cups of water

One cup grated pineapple

One-half cup seeded cherries

One cup orange juice

One-third cup lemon juice

Three egg whites

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool. Add the pineapple, cherries, orange juice, and lemon juice, and freeze until “mushy.” Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites and continue freezing until very stiff.

Grape Milk Sherbet (Eight portions)

One and one-half cups sugar

One-third cup lemon juice

Two cups grape juice

Two cups milk

Mix the sugar, lemon juice and grape juice, and let stand for ten minutes. Slowly add the milk and pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer. Freeze until very stiff.

Lemon Milk Sherbet (Eight portions)

One-half cup lemon juice

One and one-half cups sugar

Two level teaspoons grated lemon rind

Three and one-half cups milk

Mix the lemon juice, sugar and grated rind, and let stand for ten minutes. Slowly add the milk and pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer. Freeze until very stiff.

Orange Milk Sherbet (Ten portions)

One cup orange juice

One-half cup lemon juice

One and one-half cups sugar

One quart milk

One level tablespoon grated orange rind

Mix the orange and lemon juices and add the sugar. Let stand for ten minutes. Gradually add the milk and the grated rind. Pour into a cooled, scalded freezer.

Freeze very stiff. Serve at once, or pack in three parts of ice to one part of salt and let stand for an hour or more.

NOTE: Wash the orange, and grate while still whole.

Peach Sherbet (Ten portions)

Two cups sugar

One-half cup lemon juice

Three cups pulp of fresh or canned peaches

Four cups milk

Mix the sugar, lemon juice and peach pulp and let stand for ten minutes. Slowly add the milk. Pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer and freeze until very stiff.

Pineapple Sherbet

Two cups sugar

Two cups water

One cup lemon juice

One cup grated pineapple

Two cups water

Two egg whites

Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes, cool and add the lemon juice, pineapple and water. Pour into a sterilized freezer and freeze until “mushy.” Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten. Freeze until very stiff.

Red Raspberry Sherbet (Eight portions)

One and one-fourth cups sugar

Two cups water, or half fruit juice and water

Two cups fresh or canned red raspberries

One-fourth cup lemon juice

Two egg whites

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool, add the raspberries, crushed, and the lemon juice, and freeze until “mushy.” Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten, and freeze until stiff.

Strawberry Sherbet (Eight portions)

One and one-third cups sugar

Three cups water

Two cups crushed strawberries

One teaspoon vanilla

Two egg whites

Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool, add the crushed strawberries and vanilla, and freeze until “mushy.” Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten, and freeze until very stiff.

“Three of a Kind” Sherbet (Twelve portions)

Grated rind of one orange

Juice of three oranges

Juice of three lemons

Mashed pulp of three bananas

Three cups sugar

Three cups water

Three egg whites

Wash the oranges and grate the rind of one. Mix the grated rind with the juices of the oranges and lemons. Combine with the bananas which have been forced through a sieve. Add the sugar and let stand for five minutes. Add the water and freeze until “mushy.” Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites and freeze very stiff.

IV. PARFAITS

Maple Parfait (Six portions)

One cup maple syrup

Four egg yolks, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups stiffly-beaten cream

Heat the maple syrup, and pour slowly over the egg yolks. Beat for one minute. Cook slowly for a short time over hot water, until the mixture coats a silver spoon. Be very careful not to over-cook this mixture or it will curdle. Beat until cool and add the salt and vanilla. Chill by keeping in a very cold place for ten minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten cream, and fill a moistened ice cream mold two-thirds full. Place a heavy piece of waxed paper over the top of the mold. Fix the lid firmly on top. Pack in equal parts of chopped ice and coarse salt, having six inches of this mixture surrounding the mold. Leave for several hours. Remove from the ice mixture and rinse off the mold with cold water. Wrap a warm cloth about the mold for one minute. Turn the parfait out onto a chilled platter.

Bettina’s Parfait (Eight portions)

One and one-half cups sugar

Two-thirds cup water

Three egg whites

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup chopped nut-meats

One-half cup candied cherries

Three cups stiffly-beaten whipped cream

Mix the sugar and water and boil without stirring until the mixture spins a thread when dropped from the spoon. Very slowly pour onto the stiffly-beaten egg whites. Beat steadily until the mixture is cold, add the vanilla, nut-meats and cherries and set in a cold place for fifteen minutes.

Add the stiffly-whipped cream. Fill an ice cream mold, moistened with cold water. Place a piece of waxed paper on top of the mixture and add the lid. Be sure to have at least one inch of the paper extending outside the lid. This will keep salty water from entering the mold.

Pack in equal parts of coarse salt and chopped ice. Have eight inches of the ice mixture surrounding the mold. Let stand for four hours. Unmold by wrapping a hot cloth around the mold for one minute. Serve on a cold platter.

V. MOUSSES

Maple Mousse (Eight portions)

(An attractive dessert for a rather elaborate luncheon.)

One cup maple syrup

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three cups stiffly-whipped cream

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix all the ingredients and pour into a moistened mold. Fill to overflowing. Pack in equal parts of coarse salt and ice. Have six inches of the ice mixture above, below, and around the Mousse. Let stand for five hours. Unmold upon a flat dish and serve.

Peach Mousse (Six portions)

(An unusual recipe that women nearly always like.)

One level teaspoon granulated gelatin

Three tablespoons cold water

One cup peeled, seeded, crushed peaches

One tablespoon lemon juice

Three-fourths cup sugar

Two cups stiffly-beaten cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for three minutes. Dissolve by placing over hot water for about five minutes. Add the peach pulp, lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place for ten minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten cream.

Fill a moistened ice cream mold very full. Add a heavy sheet of waxed paper and place the lid tightly in place. Pack for four hours in equal parts of coarse salt and chopped ice. Six inches of the ice mixture must entirely surround the filled mold. The Mousse will easily unmold if a warm cloth is held around the mold for one minute. Serve at once.

Strawberry Mousse (Six portions)

(Another good “strawberry season” dessert.)

One cup crushed strawberries

One teaspoon lemon juice

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three-fourths cup sugar

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

Crush the strawberries after they have been washed and hulled. Add the lemon juice, salt and sugar, mix well, and let stand in a very cold place for ten minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten whipped cream.

Pour into an ice cream mold, which has been moistened with cold water. Have the mold full to overflowing. Fit the lid tightly in place over a piece of waxed paper. Pack in equal parts of salt and ice, and let stand for four hours. The ice mixture should extend at least four inches under, above, and around the mold. To unmold, slip the mold in hot water for a second and turn out onto a chilled platter.

VI. SAUCES FOR ICE CREAMS

Cherry Sauce (Eight portions)

(Ways to vary and “dress up”—to “partify,” as Sue calls it—plain Vanilla Ice Cream.)

One-half cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup cherries, fresh or canned

One cup water or cherry juice

Mix the sugar, flour and salt thoroughly. Add the cherries and water and cook slowly for four minutes, stirring constantly. Serve cold on ice cream.

Chocolate Sauce (Four portions)

One level tablespoon flour

One-half cup sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One square chocolate

One cup water

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the flour, sugar and salt. Add the chocolate and water and cook slowly, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick and creamy. Add the vanilla and beat for one minute. Serve cold or hot on ice cream.

Chop Suey Sauce for Ice Cream (Eight portions)

One-half cup chopped raisins

One-half cup chopped figs

One-half cup sugar

One cup water

One-half cup nut-meats, cut fine

Mix the raisins, figs, sugar and water. Cook slowly for ten minutes. Add the nuts and serve cold over ice cream.

Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce (Six portions)

One cup sugar

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three squares chocolate, cut fine

One cup water

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the chocolate and water. Cook until creamy. (About five minutes.) Add the vanilla. Serve hot or cold on ice cream.

Butterscotch Sauce (Six portions)

One cup brown sugar

One-half cup corn syrup

Two level tablespoons butter

Mix the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter. Cook slowly until a soft ball is formed when a portion is dropped in cold water. Serve hot over ice cream.

Bettina’s Butterscotch Sauce (Six portions)

One cup brown sugar

Four level tablespoons butter

One tablespoon vinegar

One-half cup cold water

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix and cook the sugar, butter, vinegar, water and salt, stirring frequently until a portion will form a soft ball in cold water. Add the vanilla and serve over ice cream. (This sauce may be kept and reheated just before serving.)

Caramel Sauce (Eight portions)

One cup sugar

One cup water

One level tablespoon flour

One level tablespoon butter

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Place the sugar in a frying pan. Heat slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon, until a light brown syrup is formed. Add the water and boil for one minute. Mix the flour, butter and salt, and add to the hot syrup. Stir constantly for one minute. Serve hot or cold on ice cream.

Bettina’s Hot Caramel Sauce (Eight portions)

One cup sugar

One-half cup brown sugar

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and one-fourth cups water

One level teaspoon butter

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the water and cook slowly for four minutes. Add the butter and vanilla. Serve hot on ice cream.

Fig Sauce for Ice Cream (Six portions)

One cup figs

One-half cup sugar

One cup water

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Cook the figs, sugar and water together slowly for ten minutes. Add the lemon extract and serve cold on ice cream.

Hot Fudge Sauce (Six portions)

One and one-half cups light brown sugar

Two squares chocolate

One cup milk

One level tablespoon butter

One teaspoon vanilla

Boil the sugar, chocolate, milk and butter together until a soft ball forms when a portion is tested in cold water. Add the vanilla and serve hot over vanilla ice cream.

Maple Sauce (Eight portions)

One-fourth cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup maple syrup

One-fourth cup water

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour, and salt. When well blended, add the maple syrup and water. Cook slowly for two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla. Serve hot or cold over ice cream.

Maple Nut Sauce (Eight portions)

Three level tablespoons sugar

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth cup water

Three-fourths cup maple syrup

One-third cup Pecan meats

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the water and maple syrup and cook slowly for three minutes, stirring constantly. Add the nut-meats and vanilla. Serve hot or cold over ice cream.

Bettina’s Marshmallow Sauce (Six portions)

One cup sugar

One cup water

One cup diced marshmallows

Boil the sugar and water without stirring for four minutes. Add the marshmallows. Keep hot in the double boiler and serve over ice cream.

Hot Marshmallow Sauce (Six portions)

One cup sugar

One-half cup water

One cup dried marshmallows

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Boil the sugar and water together for three minutes. Add the marshmallows and when melted add the vanilla.

Strawberry Sauce (Eight portions)

Two cups fresh strawberries

One-half cup water

One cup sugar

Wash and hull the strawberries, add the water and cook slowly for five minutes. Add the sugar, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Serve cold on ice cream.

VII. MISCELLANEOUS FROZEN DESSERTS

Baked Alaska (Eight portions)

(An elaborate dessert that few housewives attempt although it can be made at home most successfully.)

One quart brick vanilla ice cream

One layer of sponge cake one inch thick and two inches wider than the brick of ice cream

Three egg whites

One-half cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Place the layer of sponge cake upon a paper, which has been arranged upon a wooden plank. Beat the egg whites stiff. Add the sugar slowly, and beat for two minutes. Add the vanilla. Set the brick of ice cream, molded very hard, upon the sponge cake. Pile the egg mixture all over the top and sides of the ice cream and sponge cake, entirely covering both.

Bake in a quick oven for four minutes, or until the meringue is a delicate brown color.

Remove quickly to a platter and serve in slices.

Bombe Glace (Eight portions)

(An attractive and somewhat unusual dessert.)

One quart lemon sherbet, colored green

Four cups stiffly-beaten cream

One-half cup sugar

Two teaspoons vanilla

One-half cup nut-meats

Line a melon mold with the green sherbet. Mix the cream, sugar, vanilla and nut-meats, and place inside the lined mold. Place a waxed paper over the top. Cover with a lid. Pack in equal portions of chopped ice and coarse salt. Have at least six inches of the ice mixture surround the mold. Let stand for four hours. Remove to a platter and cut in slices.

Chocolate Ice Cream with Meringues

(Meringues are very easily made at home, although few housewives are aware of the fact.)

See Index for Chocolate Ice Cream. Arrange portions of the Ice Cream between two meringues.

Meringues

Four egg whites

One cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the egg whites stiff, add the sugar and vanilla gradually, and continue beating until the mixture will hold its shape. Shape with a spoon or pastry bag upon a greased baking-sheet.

Bake in a very slow oven on the bottom shelf until the meringues are a delicate brown color and very light and fluffy. Remove from the pan at once with a moistened knife.

(These may be served with a frozen dessert or used in combinations with fresh fruits or whipped cream for a fancy dessert.)

Frozen Apricots (Eight portions)

(Simple and very good.)

Two cups peeled canned or fresh apricots, cut in small pieces

One cup sugar

Two cups water or fruit juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

Boil the sugar and juice together for five minutes. Cool, and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a chilled, well-scalded freezer, and freeze until very stiff. Serve at once, or pack and let stand until needed.

Frozen Custard (Eight portions)

(Many people prefer this to any other frozen dessert.)

Three eggs

One cup milk

One cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two cups cream

One tablespoon vanilla

Beat the eggs, add the milk, sugar and salt. Cook in a double boiler, stirring constantly, until the custard coats a silver spoon. Cool and add the rest of the ingredients. Freeze until stiff. Serve at once or let stand, well-packed, for an hour or more. In packing use two parts of ice to one part of coarse salt.

Meringue Glace (Ten portions)

(Women nearly always like meringues. This is a good luncheon dessert.)

Twenty meringues (See Index for Meringue recipe)

One quart vanilla ice cream

Two cups whipped cream

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Shape the meringue mixture into rings one and one-half inches in diameter. Place one meringue circle on each serving plate, add a portion of ice cream and top the ice cream with another meringue. Mix the whipped cream, sugar and vanilla and serve a portion on top the second meringue. Serve at once.

Nesselrode Pudding (Twelve portions)

(A recipe seldom followed in the home kitchen, but very good, nevertheless.)

One cup chestnuts

Two cups boiling water

One cup sugar

One cup boiling water

Four eggs

Two cups cream

One-half cup candied fruit peel, chopped fine

One cup nut-meats, chopped fine

One cup pineapple, chopped fine

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One tablespoon vanilla

Shell the chestnuts, remove the skins and cook in the two cups of boiling water until tender. Drain off the water and press through a strainer. Boil the sugar and one cup of water together for five minutes. Pour into the well-beaten eggs and cook in a double boiler for three minutes. Cool, add the chestnut pulp and then the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a cooled, well-scalded freezer. Freeze until very stiff. Pack in three parts of chopped ice to one part of coarse salt. Let “ripen” for four hours.

X. Gelatine Desserts

Bavarian Cream (Six portions)

(A simple dessert that literally “melts in your mouth.”)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

Two cups milk

One-half cup sugar

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups stiffly-beaten cream

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup cocoanut

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the milk and cook in a double boiler until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the sugar, egg yolks and salt, and cook slowly until the custard becomes creamy. (About three minutes.) Beat for three minutes. Allow to cool. Beat for one minute more and add the whipped cream and vanilla. Pile lightly in serving dishes. Sprinkle the cocoanut over the tops.

Set in a very cold place for one hour or more. Serve with cream.

Charlotte Russe (Eight portions)

(Delicious as a luncheon or afternoon party dessert.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-fourth cup cold water

One-half cup hot milk

One-half cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

Four cups stiffly-whipped cream

Sixteen lady fingers

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the hot milk and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the sugar and flavorings. Cook, beating constantly, for two minutes. Add the whipped cream. Pour into a moistened mold lined with lady fingers.

Set in a cold place for one hour or more. Unmold upon a platter and serve in slices.

Coffee Bavarian Cream (Six portions)

(If you like the coffee flavor, you are certain to like this.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling water

One and one-half cups strong coffee

One-fourth cup sugar

One and one-half teaspoons vanilla

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the coffee and sugar. Set in a cold place until the gelatin mixture is partially congealed. Beat until frothy and until the mixture will hold its shape. Add the vanilla and whipped cream. Beat for two minutes. Pour into a moistened mold. Set in a cold place for an hour or more. Unmold and serve with whipped cream.

Dainty Gelatin Dessert (Six portions)

(Bob calls this concoction “lady-like,” but he enjoys it nevertheless.)

Six two-inch squares of sponge cake half an inch thick

Six one and one-half inch squares of fruit gelatin

One cup stiffly-whipped cream

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

One-half cup shredded cocoanut

Arrange the sponge cake on serving plates. Set the gelatin squares on top of the pieces of cake. Mix the cream, sugar, vanilla and lemon extract. Pile on top of the gelatin. Sprinkle the cocoanut on top of the creamy mixture. Serve.

Fruit Gelatin (Four portions)

(Light and simple.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling pineapple juice

One-third cup lemon juice

One-half cup water

One-third cup sugar

One-half cup diced pineapple

One-half cup diced oranges

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling pineapple juice. Add the lemon juice, water and sugar. Allow to cool, and then add the diced pineapple and orange. Pour into a moistened mold. Set in a cold place for one hour. Unmold and serve with whipped cream.

Helen’s Gelatin Dessert (Six portions)

(A fluffy dessert that is “fit for a king,”—or better yet, for a president.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling fruit juice. (Any kind)

One-half cup lemon juice

Two-thirds cup sugar

Two egg whites

One cup marshmallows diced fine

One-half cup peeled diced peaches

One-half cup diced pineapple

One-half cup nut-meats

One cup whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling fruit juice and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture is partially congealed. Beat for three minutes. Add the egg whites, marshmallows diced, the fruits and the whipped cream. Beat for three minutes. Pile into glass serving dishes. Set in a very cold place for one hour or more. Serve with whipped cream.

Loganberry Cream (Six portions)

(Very light and always acceptable.)

Two cups loganberry juice, boiling hot

Three level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling loganberry juice and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the sugar and lemon juice, and set in a cold place until partially congealed. Beat until frothy, and add the stiffly-beaten cream. Continue beating until the mixture will hold its shape. Pile lightly in stemmed sherbet glasses. Set in a very cold place for an hour or more. Garnish with whole loganberries.

Persian Sherbet (Six portions)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-half cup cold water

One-half cup boiling water

One cup sugar

One-half cup lemon juice

One-third cup orange juice

One-half cup seeded chopped dates

One-half cup chopped figs

One-half cup chopped candied pineapple

One-half cup chopped nut-meats

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the sugar and fruit juices. Pour half into a moistened mold. Allow to congeal partially and then add a layer of all the rest of the ingredients. Let set in a cold place for fifteen minutes. Pour the remaining liquid gelatin mixture into the mold. Set in a very cold place for an hour or more. Unmold onto a platter and serve in slices with whipped cream.

Rhubarb Gelatin Dessert (Four portions)

(Try this in the rhubarb season.)

Four cups peeled diced rhubarb

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-fourth cup cold water

One cup sugar

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One egg white, stiffly beaten

Cook the peeled diced rhubarb slowly until soft. Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes and then pour into the hot cooked rhubarb. Add the lemon juice and sugar and set in a cold place until partially congealed. Allow to congeal partially, then whip with an egg-beater until frothy. Add the stiffly-beaten egg white and beat until the dessert will hold its shape. Pour into a well-moistened mold and stand in a cold place for an hour or more. Unmold and serve.

XI. Grape Juice Desserts

Grape Gelatin Parfait (Six portions)

(Delicious after a heavy meal)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One cup grape juice

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup orange juice

One-half cup sugar

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Heat the grape juice to the boiling point and pour over the gelatin mixture. Stir until dissolved. Add the lemon juice, orange juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture becomes stiff around the edges.

Beat for three minutes with a Dover egg-beater, add the whipped cream, and beat for one minute more.

Pile lightly in glass sherbet cups. Set in a cold place for one hour or more. Serve.

Grape Juice Gelatin (Four portions)

(One of the uses to which Bettina puts her home-made grape juice.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling water

One cup grape juice

One-fourth cup sugar

One-fourth cup lemon juice

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the grape juice, sugar and lemon juice. Pour into a moistened mold. Set in a very cold place for an hour or more. Unmold and serve with whipped cream.

XII. Mixed Fruit Desserts

Chilled Fruit (Four portions)

(A popular fruit combination)

One cup white cherries

One-half cup peeled diced oranges

One-half cup diced pineapple

One cup peeled diced grapefruit

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup other fruit juice of any kind

Two-thirds cup sugar

Mix all the fruits, lemon juice, fruit juice and sugar. Set in a cold place for one hour. Serve in sherbet glasses.

Fruit Dessert (Six portions)

(Good, and attractive-looking)

One cup white grapes

One cup diced pineapple

One cup peeled orange, diced

One-third cup sugar

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Twelve red cherries, seeded

Six slices peeled oranges, cut thin

Mix the grapes, pineapple, orange, sugar, lemon juice and salt. Let stand in a very cold place for half an hour or more. Place in tall sherbet glasses and garnish with the red cherries and orange slices. Keep in the ice box until ready to serve.

Fruity Marshmallow Cup (Four portions)

(An unusual mixture, but very good.)

One cup raisins

One-half cup water

One-half cup diced pineapple

One-half cup oranges

One-half cup nut-meats

One cup diced marshmallows

Mix the raisins and water and cook slowly for three minutes. Cool and add the pineapple, oranges, nut-meats and marshmallows. Pile in glass serving dishes. Serve very cold, topped with whipped cream.

Heavenly Hash (Four portions)

(A simple home dessert)

One cup diced bananas

One cup diced oranges

One-fourth cup sugar

One cup diced marshmallows

One-third cup shredded cocoanut

Mix all the ingredients together and set in a cold place for half an hour. Serve in glass dishes.

XIII. Orange Desserts

Orange Bread Pudding (Four portions)

(An unusual bread pudding.)

One cup bread crumbs, crumbled fine

One-half cup sugar

Two cups milk

Two eggs, well-beaten

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two cups diced oranges

One level tablespoon grated orange rind

One teaspoon lemon extract

Two tablespoons melted butter

Soak the crumbs and sugar in the milk for fifteen minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and pour into a buttered pudding dish. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Orange Cream Cake Pudding (Eight portions)

(A rich dessert that you’ll like if you like oranges.)

One-third cup fat

One cup sugar

Two egg yolks

One-half cup orange juice

One teaspoon lemon extract

One and three-fourths cups flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two egg whites, stiffly beaten

Cream the fat, and add the sugar and egg yolks. Beat for two minutes. Add the orange juice and lemon extract. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Beat for three minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites, stirring in lightly. Fill two layer cake pans, lined with waxed paper, half full. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Place Orange Filling between the layers.

Orange Filling

Two level tablespoons cornstarch

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup sugar

One cup orange juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One egg, well-beaten

One level teaspoon butter

Mix the cornstarch, salt and sugar in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the orange and lemon juice and cook over hot water until the filling becomes very thick and creamy. Add the egg and butter and cook for two minutes more. Cool and spread between the layers of the cake. Sprinkle powdered sugar on the top.

Cut in wedge-shaped pieces and serve.

Orange Dessert (Four portions)

(Good and simple.)

Four medium-sized oranges

Four level tablespoons sugar

Four level tablespoons shredded cocoanut

Peel the oranges, remove all the seeds and cut in one-third-inch slices, crosswise. Arrange on serving plates and sprinkle portions of sugar and cocoanut over each serving.

Keep in a very cold place until ready to serve. The dessert should stand for at least fifteen minutes before serving.

Orange Shortcake (Four portions)

(A popular winter dessert.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard

One-half cup milk

One and one-half cups diced oranges

One-third cup sugar

White Mountain Cream Icing

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the fat with a knife. Add the milk until a soft dough is formed. (More milk may be needed.) Toss upon a floured board and mold into a rectangular shape one inch thick. Place on a greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Split the short cake and place half the oranges, mixed with the sugar, between the split layers. Pour a soft White Mountain Cream Icing over the top. Arrange the rest of the oranges on top of the icing.

White Mountain Cream Icing

Two cups sugar

One cup water

Two egg whites, beaten stiff

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar and water. Cook, without stirring, until a thread is spun when a portion is dropped from a spoon. Pour slowly into the stiffly-beaten egg whites. (Beat while adding.) Beat until very creamy and cold. Add the vanilla and spread on top of the cake.

(The mixture should be beaten until it is cold. If it hardens before cooling, add a small amount of hot water. If too thin, add sifted powdered sugar.)

Orange Snow Pudding (Four portions)

(Light and appetizing.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling water

One cup orange juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-third cup sugar

Two egg whites

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the orange and lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture hardens around the edge. Beat with a Dover egg-beater until frothy. Add the egg whites, stiffly beaten. Beat for five minutes. Pile lightly in glass sherbet cups. Set in a very cold place for one hour or more.

Serve with whipped cream.

XIV. Peach Desserts

Peach Cobbler

(One of the good old standbys of the peach season.)

Two cups diced peeled peaches

One-half cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One level tablespoon flour

One-half cup water

One cup flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons lard

Three tablespoons cold water

Place the diced peeled peaches in the bottom of a shallow buttered baking-dish. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, salt and one tablespoon of flour. Sprinkle over the top of the peaches. Add the half cup of water.

Mix and sift the cup of flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife. Add the cold water slowly until a stiff dough is formed. Roll out to fit over the top of the peaches. Make three slits in the top of the dough. Place on top of the peaches. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve warm with cream.

Peach Custard (Four portions)

(Very popular with Sue, Robin and other little folks.)

Two cups sliced peaches

One-fourth cup sugar

Two cups boiled custard

Place the peaches in a serving dish, add the sugar and custard and set in a cold place for half an hour. (See the Index for Boiled Custard.)

Peach Dessert (Four portions)

(It looks and tastes delicious.)

Four slices angel food cake

Four halves of peaches

Eight marshmallows, quartered

One and one-half cups whipped cream

One-fourth cup sugar

Two teaspoons vanilla

Arrange the cake on serving plates. Place the peaches on top of the cake and arrange the marshmallows in the cavities of the peaches. Mix the stiffly-beaten cream, sugar and vanilla. Place on top of the peaches and serve at once.

Peach Dessert Supreme (Four portions)

(Another delicious confection.)

Four slices angel-food cake

Four halves of fresh or canned peaches

One cup whipped cream

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-fourth cup nut-meats

Arrange the slices of cake on serving plates. Place the peaches, open side up, on top of the cake. Mix the cream, sugar, and vanilla. Pile portions of this mixture on top the peaches. Sprinkle the nuts over the top. Serve.

(Have all the ingredients very cold before combining.)

Peach Dumplings (Six portions)

(A man always likes this dessert.)

Two cups flour

Four level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Four level tablespoons lard

Two-thirds cup milk

Two cups peeled diced peaches

One-half cup sugar

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the fat with a knife and add the milk until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board. Cut into small pieces and fit into greased muffin pans. Mix the peaches and sugar. Place portions of the peach mixture on the dough mixtures in the muffin pans. Place small circles of the dough on top of the peaches. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Serve warm with cream.

Peach Marshmallow Cup (Six portions)

(A light and airy favorite.)

Two cups diced marshmallows

Two cups diced peaches

One-third cup sugar

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup shredded cocoanut

One cup whipped cream

Mix all the ingredients. Pile in sherbet glasses and set in a cold place for half an hour.

Peach Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple home dessert.)

Two eggs

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups milk

One and one-half teaspoons vanilla

One cup fresh or canned peaches, diced

One cup boiled rice

Beat the eggs and add the sugar and salt. Add the milk and beat for one minute. Add all the rest of the ingredients and pour into a buttered baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve warm or cold with cream.

Peach Sillibub (Six portions)

(It will “melt in your mouth.”)

Two cups peaches, peeled and diced

One-half cup sugar

One teaspoon lemon extract

Two stiffly-beaten egg whites

One and one-half cups stiffly-whipped cream

One-half cup cocoanut

Mix the peaches, sugar and lemon extract. Add the egg whites stiffly beaten, and beat for one minute. Fold in the whipped cream. Pile portions in tall sherbet glasses. Sprinkle the cocoanut over the tops. Set in a very cold place for thirty minutes. Serve.

Peach Short Cake (Four portions)

(Almost as good as its strawberry brother.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons sugar

Three level tablespoons lard

One-half cup milk

Two cups peeled diced peaches

One-half cup sugar

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and two tablespoons of sugar. Cut in the fat with a knife. Add the milk until a soft dough is formed. (More milk may be needed.) Roll out to the thickness of one inch, place upon a greased baking pan and bake in a hot oven for ten minutes.

Set upon a platter. Mix the peaches and sugar and place on top of the baked dough. Serve with whipped cream.

Peach Sponge Cake Dessert (Six portions)

(Attractive as a luncheon dessert.)

Six individual sponge cakes

One and one-half cups peeled sliced peaches

One-fourth cup sugar

One cup whipped cream

Two level tablespoons sugar

One tablespoon vanilla

One-third cup nut-meats

Remove the tops and parts of the insides of six baked cakes. Mix the peaches and sugar. Place portions inside of the cake cases. Mix the whipped cream, sugar and vanilla. Pile portions on the cakes. Sprinkle the nuts over the cream. Serve.

Peach Tapioca (Four portions)

(For the simple home meal.)

One-third cup quick-cooking tapioca

One-half cup cold water

One cup boiling water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup sugar

Two cups peeled diced peaches, canned or fresh

One teaspoon vanilla

Soak the tapioca in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and salt and cook in a double boiler for twenty-five minutes. Add the sugar and peaches and cook for fifteen minutes more. Add the vanilla, and serve very cold with whipped cream.

Windsor Peaches (Six portions)

(Unusual and delicious.)

Six three-inch circles of sponge cake, half an inch thick

Six halves of canned, or fresh peaches. (If fresh ones are used, peel, seed, and cut in half)

One-half cup seeded chopped dates

One-third cup chopped nuts

Two level tablespoons jelly

Two egg whites

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon lemon extract

Place the circles of sponge cake upon a greased baking sheet. Place the peaches, open side up, on top of the cake. Mix the dates, nuts and jelly and fill the peach cavities with this mixture.

Beat the egg whites stiff; add the sugar and extract. Beat for one minute. Cover the peaches with the egg white mixture. Set in a moderate oven for five minutes or until the meringue is light brown.

XV. PIES

Apple Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Probably the most universally popular dessert in the book.)

Four cups sliced apples

One-half cup water

One cup sugar

One level tablespoon flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One-half level teaspoon powdered cinnamon

Two level tablespoons butter

Peel and core the apples and slice very thin. Add the water and cook slowly in a covered saucepan until the apples are a little tender. (This will take about seven minutes.) Add the sugar and cook for four minutes more or until the sugar is well dissolved and the filling a little thick. Add the flour, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and cook for another minute. Pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked pie-shell. Roll out the upper crust and spread the butter on its under side. (The side that will fit next to the apple filling.) Fit the crust carefully on top of the pie. Moisten the

outside edge of the under crust with cold water and pinch the two crusts together. Cut off the superfluous dough with a knife. Place the pie on the lower shelf of a moderate oven for ten minutes. Place on the upper shelf and bake in a slower oven for twenty-five minutes more, or until the pie is well browned.

Crust for a Two-Crust Pie

Two cups flour

One-half level teaspoon salt

Two-thirds cup lard or a lard substitute

One-third cup cold water

Mix the flour and salt, and cut in the fat with a knife. When well mixed, add the water very slowly, mixing with the knife until a stiff dough is formed. The exact amount of water cannot be given, so care must be exercised in adding. Take two-thirds of the dough, cutting it off with a knife. Toss it upon a floured board and roll in a circular shape on one side of the dough only. When four inches larger than the diameter of the pan, fold over the dough and fit into a deep pie pan. Press the dough down into the sides of the pan, so that a good deep case for the pie filling will be made. The dough should extend over the edges of the pan. Do not cut it off until the upper crust is in place.

Take the rest of the dough and roll out to extend one inch beyond the crust. Make three or more slits in the center of the dough by folding in half and making the cuts in the center of the fold.

Pour the filling in the prepared lower crust, and carefully put the dough of the upper crust in place. Moisten the edge of the lower crust with cold water and pinch the two crusts firmly together. Cut off the superfluous dough with a sharp knife.

Place the prepared pie on the lower shelf of a moderate oven for ten minutes. Remove to the upper shelf of the oven, and bake in slow heat for twenty-five minutes more.

Dried Apricot Meringue Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(An old-fashioned favorite.)

One cup dried apricots

One and one-half cups cold water

One-half cup sugar

One tablespoon lemon juice

One-fourth cup flour

One-half cup apricot juice or water

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash the apricots well and soak over night in the cold water. In the morning cook slowly for twenty-five minutes in the water in which they were soaked. Mix the flour, one-half cup of apricot juice (or water, if there is not enough juice) and salt. Add the sugar to the cooked, drained, apricots and cook slowly for about three minutes or until the mixture is slightly thick. Add the flour mixture and lemon juice and cook slowly for about two minutes more. Stir constantly. Add the egg yolks well beaten and cook for two minutes more. Add the vanilla. Pour into a baked pie-shell and cover with a meringue. Bake in a moderate oven for about ten minutes or until the meringue is a delicate brown color.

The Pie-Shell (For one medium-sized one-crust pie)

One cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup lard or a lard substitute

Cold water (About four tablespoons)

Mix and sift the flour and salt. Cut in the fat with a knife and slowly add enough cold water to make a stiff dough. Toss on a floured board and roll out to fit a medium-sized pie tin. Crinkle the edges with the fingers and pierce holes with a fork in the sides and bottoms of the crust. Bake in a quick oven until a delicate brown color.

Meringue

Two egg whites

Three tablespoons sugar

Beat the egg whites very stiff, add the sugar and beat for a minute more. Pile lightly on the filling.

Banana Cream Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Bob says it “melts in his mouth.”)

Two cups sliced bananas

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup whipped cream

Two level tablespoons sugar

Two level tablespoons shredded cocoanut

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the bananas, lemon juice and one-half cup sugar. Place in a baked pie-shell. (See Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.) Mix the whipped cream, two tablespoons sugar, cocoanut and vanilla, and pile lightly on top of the banana filling. Cut in pie-shaped pieces, and serve at once.

Blueberry Pie

(One of the joys of the blueberry season.)

Three cups blueberries

One-half level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One tablespoon lemon juice

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Mix the cinnamon, sugar and flour. Add all the rest of the ingredients and pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust. Place the upper crust on top of the berry mixture and bake. (For the pie-crust recipe, see Apple Pie.)

Illiopolis Butterscotch Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(A really delicious winter dessert; it should be served when fruits are scarce.)

One and one-half cups brown sugar

Three level tablespoons butter

One cup milk

Three egg yolks

One cup water

Four level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Place the sugar and butter together in a pan and stir over the fire until the mixture gets “waxy.” (About three minutes.) Add the milk and cook in a double boiler until the sugar is all dissolved. (This requires about ten minutes). Beat the egg yolks; add two tablespoons of the water and the flour and mix well. Add the rest of the water and the salt. Add to the sugar mixture and stir well. Cook until the filling becomes very thick. (This will take about ten minutes.)

Pour into a baked pie-shell, and cover with meringue. (See Apricot Meringue Pie for crust and meringue recipes.) Bake in a slow oven for ten minutes to brown the meringue.

Caramel Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Another winter pie.)

One cup sugar

Four tablespoons water

Five level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

Two egg yolks

One teaspoon vanilla

Place one-third of the sugar in a frying pan. Heat slowly, and stir constantly with a wooden spoon, until a light-colored liquid is formed. Allow to become a light brown color; this is called caramel. Add the water and boil for three minutes, or until a thick syrup is formed.

Mix the rest of the sugar, the flour, and the salt in the upper part of the double boiler. Slowly add the milk and the caramel syrup, mixing well. Cook over hot water until thick and creamy. (About fifteen minutes.) Add the egg yolks and cook for one minute. Remove from the fire and add the vanilla. Pour into a baked pie shell. Cover with Meringue and bake. (For the crust and meringue recipes, see Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Cherry Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Second only to apple-pie in popularity, and oh, so welcome in cherry season!)

Four cups of well-washed cherries, pitted and stemmed

One-half cup water

One and one-half cups sugar

Four level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Cook the cherries and water together for five minutes. Mix the sugar, flour and salt and add to the cherry mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, for five minutes. Cool, and pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust. Add the upper crust and bake. (For the double crust recipe, see Apple Pie.)

Chocolate Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(A winter-time favorite.)

One-half cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

One square melted chocolate (melted over hot water) or two level tablespoons cocoa

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk and cook slowly over hot water until the mixture is thick and creamy. Add the chocolate (or cocoa) and egg yolks. Cook, (stirring constantly) until well-mixed. (About two minutes.) Add the vanilla, mix well, and pour into a baked pie-shell. Use the egg whites for making a meringue for the top. (For the crust and meringue recipes, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Chocolate Pie Pudding (Six portions)

(Most people like this.)

One medium-sized baked pie-shell. (See Apricot Meringue Pie)

Three-fourths cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two squares chocolate, melted

Two cups milk

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

Two egg whites, stiffly-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

One cup whipped cream

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk and chocolate, and cook until thick and creamy. Add the egg yolks and cook for two minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten, and the vanilla. Pour into the baked shell. When cool, spread the whipped cream over the top. Serve.

Cocoanut Cream Pie

(Another of those “melting” desserts.)

Three-fourths cup sugar

Four level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One-third cup shredded cocoanut

One teaspoon lemon extract

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk and cook over boiling water until the filling is thick and creamy. Add the egg yolks and cocoanut and cook for one minute more. Remove from the fire and add the lemon extract. Pour into a baked pie-shell and cover with Cocoanut Meringue. (For the pie-shell, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Cocoanut Meringue

Two egg whites

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons sugar

One-fourth cup shredded cocoanut

Beat the egg whites and salt until very stiff. Add the sugar and beat for one minute more. Pile lightly on top of the filled pie. Sprinkle the cocoanut over the top. Bake in a moderate oven for seven minutes, or until the meringue is a delicate brown color.

Cranberry Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Many people make it with two crusts, but to Sue and Robin its “criss-cross” face is one of its charms.)

Four cups cranberries

Two cups water

One and one-half cups sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons butter

Pick over and wash the cranberries. Add the water and cook until the berries are soft. (About ten minutes.) Mix the sugar, flour, and salt, and add to the cooked cranberries. Cook (stirring frequently) until the mixture becomes quite thick. Pour into an unbaked pie-shell. Place the butter in small pieces on top of the cranberry mixture. Make one-inch strips of dough and arrange in criss-cross fashion over the top of the cranberries. Bake on the lower shelf of a moderately hot oven for ten minutes. Remove to the upper shelf of the oven and bake in moderate heat for fifteen minutes more.

Crust for Cranberry Pie

One-half cup lard or lard substitute

One and one-half cups flour

One-half level teaspoon salt

About four tablespoons cold water. (The exact amount cannot be given)

Mix the flour and salt and cut in the fat with a knife. When well mixed, add the cold water slowly until a stiff dough is formed. Toss two-thirds of the dough upon a floured board. Roll very thin to fit a pie pan. Fit the dough carefully into the pan and add the cranberry mixture.

Roll out the rest of the dough and cut into one-half-inch strips to stretch across the top of the cranberries in criss-cross fashion. Moisten the edges of the crust with cold water before arranging the strips in place.

Cream Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(A good winter dessert.)

One cup sugar

One-fourth cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two cups milk

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

One teaspoon butter

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler. Slowly add the milk, mixing well. Cook slowly (stirring constantly) until thick and creamy. Add the egg yolks, and cook for one minute more. Remove from the fire and add the rest of the ingredients.

Pour into a baked pie-shell. (See Dried Apricot Meringue Pie for crust and meringue.) Cover with meringue and bake in a moderate oven for seven to ten minutes, or until the meringue is a delicate brown color.

Custard Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(A winter “stand-by” in nearly all homes.)

Three eggs

Five level tablespoons sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Two cups milk

One-eighth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One-eighth level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Beat the eggs and add the sugar, salt, vanilla and milk. Beat for one minute, and pour into an unbaked pie-shell. (For the crust, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.) Sprinkle the nutmeg and cinnamon (mixed together) over the top. Bake in a moderate oven for ten minutes and continue baking in a slower oven for twenty-five more minutes.

The custard should shake a little in the center when it is taken from the oven, as it will stiffen when cold.

Date Custard Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(People who are fond of dates always like this dessert.)

One and one-half cups seeded dates

One cup water

Two level tablespoons sugar

Two eggs, well-beaten

One-half level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cloves

One and one-half cups milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash and seed the dates, and cut in small pieces. Add the water and sugar and cook slowly for about fifteen minutes, or until the dates are soft. Add all the rest of the ingredients, and pour into an unbaked pie-shell. Bake on the lower shelf of a moderate oven for thirty minutes. (For the pie-shell recipe, see Index for Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Lola’s Date Pie (Four portions)

(A rich but delicious company dessert.)

One pie-shell, baked

One and one-half cups dates, seeded and chopped

One-half cup water

One-fourth cup sugar

One-half cup nut-meats

One cup whipped cream

Mix the dates, water and sugar. Cook slowly until a soft creamy mixture is formed. Cool. Pour into the baked pie-shell. Pile the whipped cream on top. Serve in wedge-shaped pieces. (For the pie-shell recipe, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Lemon Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(“You’ll always know a good cook,” says Aunt Lucy, “by her lemon pie. And Bettina’s is—well, you just watch Bob when she brings it in!”)

Lemon Filling for Lemon Pie

Three egg yolks

One cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-sixth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups water

Four tablespoons lemon juice

One level teaspoon grated lemon rind

One level teaspoon butter

Place the egg yolks in the upper part of a double boiler and beat until light. Add the sugar and continue beating for a minute. Add the flour and salt and slowly add the water, lemon juice and rind. Mix thoroughly. Cook over hot water until the mixture is very thick and creamy. (This requires about fifteen minutes.) Add the butter, mix, and pour into a baked pie-shell. Cover with meringue. (For the pie-shell recipe, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Meringue

Three egg whites

Five level tablespoons sugar

Beat the egg whites very light. Add the sugar and continue beating for two minutes. Pile lightly on top of the filling. Bake in a moderate oven for about ten minutes or until the meringue is a light brown color.

Maple Cream Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Try this in winter. You’ll like it.)

One-third cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup maple syrup

One cup milk

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the maple syrup and milk. Cook in a double boiler until the filling is thick. (About fifteen minutes.) Add the egg yolks, and cook for one minute more. Add the vanilla and pour into a baked pie-shell. Cover with meringue and brown in a moderate oven.

(For the pie-crust and meringue recipes, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie. Make the meringue with the two egg whites that are left.)

Mince Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Bettina makes her own mincemeat, and her mince pies are the best of their kind.)

Three cups mincemeat

One-third cup fruit juice

Mix the mincemeat and fruit juice and pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust. Add the upper crust and bake. (To make the pie-crust, see the recipe for Apple Pie.)

Mincemeat (Eight quarts or filling for twelve pies.)

Two pounds uncooked beef, chopped fine

One pound suet, chopped fine

Three pounds raisins, well washed

Three pounds currants, well washed

Five cups brown sugar

One cup molasses

Three quarts chopped apples. (Twelve cups)

Four cups fruit juice, any kind

Two level tablespoons salt

Three level tablespoons ground cinnamon

Two level teaspoons mace

Two level teaspoons ground clove

One level teaspoon grated nutmeg

Two lemons, grated rind and juice

One-fourth pound chopped citron

Four cups meat stock

Wash the meat and cook in boiling water to cover, until tender. (Round, flank or shoulder of beef may be used.) Remove all the gristle and chop the rest of the meat. Reserve the meat stock, measure out four cups of the stock, and add all the rest of the ingredients. Cook slowly for one hour. Pour into glass jars, sterilized and boiling hot. Seal at once.

Spiced peach juices, cider, jellies or fruit juices may be added when the mincemeat is used in pies.

Orange Meringue Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(An unusual but pleasing dessert.)

The Filling

One cup sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup flour

One cup orange juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One level teaspoon grated orange rind

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One level teaspoon butter

Mix the sugar, salt and flour. Add the juices and orange rind and cook in a double boiler until thick and creamy. (About fifteen minutes.) Add the egg yolks and butter and cook for one minute more. Beat for one minute and pour into a baked pie-shell and cover with Orange Meringue. (For the pie-shell recipe, see Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Orange Meringue

Two egg whites. (Left from making the Filling)

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Four level tablespoons sugar

One level teaspoon grated orange rind

Beat the egg whites and salt very stiff. Add the sugar and beat for one minute. Pile lightly on top of the orange-filled pie. Sprinkle the orange rind over the top and bake in a moderate oven for eight minutes, or until the meringue is a delicate brown color.

Peach Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(One of the most popular pies Bettina makes.)

Three cups peeled sliced peaches

One cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One level tablespoon flour

Two tablespoons water

One level tablespoon butter

Mix the peaches, sugar, salt, cinnamon and flour. Pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust. Add the water and dot the peach filling with small pieces of butter. Add the upper crust and bake. (For the pie-crust, see Index for Apple Pie.)

Pineapple Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Unusual, but well-liked by people who are fond of the pineapple flavor.)

One and one-half cups grated pineapple

One-fourth cup pineapple juice or water

Three-fourths cup sugar

One-fourth cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One tablespoon lemon juice

One egg, well-beaten

One level teaspoon butter

Mix the pineapple and juice (or water). Mix the sugar, flour and salt, and add them to the pineapple mixture. Cook slowly for five minutes, or until the filling is thick and creamy. Add the lemon juice, egg and butter and beat vigorously for one minute. Pour into a medium-sized pie tin lined with an unbaked piecrust. (See Apple Pie for the crust recipe.) Place the upper crust on top of the filling and bake in a moderately hot oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Prune Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(A winter favorite.)

One-half pound prunes

One and one-half cups cold water

Three-fourths cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-half level teaspoon ground cinnamon

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash the prunes thoroughly, cover with the water and soak over night. In the morning, cook the prunes very slowly in the same water until tender. (About twenty-five minutes.) Allow the prunes to cool and then remove the stones. Mix the sugar, flour and salt, and add to the prunes and prune juice. Cook slowly for about four minutes, or until the mixture is a little thick. Remove from the fire and add the lemon juice, cinnamon and butter. Pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust and place another crust on top. (See Apple Pie for crust recipe.) Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. (It is best to place such a pie as this on the lower shelf of a moderately hot oven for ten minutes. Then reduce the heat, and bake on the upper shelf for twenty minutes more.) Serve hot or cold.

Prune Pie may be made with one crust and a meringue on top. In that case, pour the filling into a baked pie-crust, and cover with a meringue. Bake in a slow oven for ten minutes, or until the meringue is a delicate golden brown color. (For the crust and meringue, see recipe for Dried Apricot Meringue Pie.)

Pumpkin Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(Nothing ever quite equals it as a November and December dessert.)

One and one-half cups steamed, mashed pumpkin. (Canned pumpkin may be used)

Two eggs

One cup brown sugar

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon ground cloves

One-fourth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One-fourth level teaspoon ground ginger

One-fourth level teaspoon allspice

One-half level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups milk

Beat the eggs and add all the rest of the ingredients. Beat for two minutes and pour into an unbaked pie-shell. (See Dried Apricot Meringue Pie for crust recipe.) Bake in a moderate oven for ten minutes, then bake in a slower oven for twenty minutes more. Let stand until firm, and serve.

Raisin Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(“Old-fashioned, perhaps, but all the better for that,” says Uncle John.)

One and one-half cups raisins

One and one-fourth cups water

One level teaspoon salt

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon cornstarch

Three tablespoons water

One teaspoon lemon extract

Wash the raisins well, add the water, salt and sugar and cook slowly for fifteen minutes. Mix the cornstarch and three tablespoons water, and add to the raisin mixture. Cook (stirring constantly) for two minutes. Add the lemon extract and when well mixed, pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked crust. Add the upper crust and bake at once. Serve warm or cold. (For the double crust recipe, see Apple Pie.)

Red Raspberry Pie (One medium-sized pie made with canned raspberries.)

(“It drips with goodness,” says little Robin.)

Filling for Red Raspberry Pie

Three cups canned red raspberries, drained

Three tablespoons raspberry juice

One and one-fourth cups sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Mix the sugar, flour and salt, combine with the rest of the ingredients and pour into an unbaked shell. Place an upper crust on top of the berries and bake.

(For the two-crust pie-shell recipe, see Apple Pie.)

Rhubarb Pie (One medium-sized pie)

(One of the joys of early spring.)

Four cups peeled diced rhubarb

One-half cup water

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-third level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons butter

Wash and peel the rhubarb and cut into one-inch pieces. Add the water and cook for five minutes. Mix the sugar, flour and salt, and add to the rhubarb. Cook for five minutes, or until the mixture is thick. Stir constantly. Pour into a pie pan lined with an unbaked pie-shell. Dot the top with the butter. Add the upper crust, and bake for thirty minutes in a moderate oven.

(To make the double pie-crust, see the recipe for Apple Pie.)

XVI. Pineapple Desserts

Baked Pineapple Pudding (Five portions)

(An unusual bread pudding.)

One cup bread crumbs

One cup sugar

One cup shredded or diced pineapple

Three level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One teaspoon lemon extract

One teaspoon vanilla extract

Three eggs, well-beaten

Mix the crumbs, sugar and pineapple and let stand for five minutes. Add the flour, salt and baking-powder mixed and sifted. Add all the rest of the ingredients and beat for five minutes. Pour into a well-buttered baking dish and set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes or until the mixture sets.

Hard Sauce

Four level tablespoons butter

One teaspoon vanilla

Three tablespoons boiling water

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups powdered sugar

Cream the butter, add the vanilla, water and salt and slowly add the sifted powdered sugar. Beat until light and creamy. Set in a cold place to chill and then serve on the pudding.

Pineapple Delicious (Four portions)

(A light and appetizing concoction.)

One and one-half cups diced pineapple

One-half cup sugar

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One cup diced marshmallows

One-half cup nut-meats

One-half cup cocoanut

Mix all the ingredients. Arrange in glass serving cups. Set in a cold place for half an hour.

Pineapple Fluff (Four portions)

(A fluffy, delicious dessert with which to follow a rather heavy meal.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One cup boiling pineapple juice

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

Two egg whites, stiffly-beaten

One cup diced pineapple

One cup whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling pineapple juice and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture hardens around the edge. Beat until frothy. Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites. Beat for five minutes. Add the pineapple and whipped cream. Pour into a moistened mold. Set in a cold place for one hour. Unmold and cut in slices.

Pineapple Cottage Pudding

(A good old recipe pleasingly varied.)

See recipe for Plain Cottage Pudding. Serve with Pineapple Hard Sauce.

Pineapple Hard Sauce for Cottage Pudding

One-third cup butter or butter substitute

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups powdered sugar

One-half cup diced or grated pineapple

Cream the butter, add the lemon juice and salt. Beat for one minute. Add the powdered sugar, sifted. Add the pineapple and beat for one minute. Serve cold on cottage pudding.

Pineapple Marshmallow Gelatin Pudding (Six portions)

(Bob is very fond of this light dessert.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One-half cup boiling pineapple juice

One-half cup boiling water

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup cherries

One cup diced pineapple

One cup diced marshmallows

One-half cup nut-meats, cut fine

Two egg whites

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling pineapple juice and boiling water. Stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the gelatin mixture hardens slightly. Beat for three minutes. Add the cherries, pineapple, marshmallows and nut-meats. Beat for two minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly beaten. Beat until the mixture will hold its shape. Pile lightly in glass sherbet cups. Set in a cold place for one hour or more.

Serve with cream or whipped cream.

Pineapple Pudding (Four portions)

(A good home recipe.)

Two level tablespoons cornstarch

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup pineapple juice

Three-fourths cup water

One egg yolk

One cup diced pineapple

One teaspoon lemon extract

One egg white

Two level tablespoons sugar

Mix the cornstarch, sugar and salt in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the pineapple juice and water and cook over hot water for fifteen minutes. Add the egg yolk and diced pineapple. Cook for one minute. Add the lemon extract and pour into a buttered baking dish. Beat the egg white, add the sugar and pile lightly on top of the pudding. Set in a slow oven for twenty minutes.

Serve warm with cream.

Pineapple Rice Dainty (Four portions)

(Try this; you’ll like it if you like the pineapple flavor.)

Three-fourths cup cooked rice

Three-fourths cup diced pineapple

Three-fourths cup powdered sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Three-fourths cup stiffly-whipped cream

Mix the rice, pineapple, sugar and the extracts. Just before serving, add the stiffly-beaten cream. Pile lightly in tall serving glasses. Serve at once.

(Have all the ingredients very cold before combining.)

Pineapple Snow Pudding (Four portions)

(Easy to make and very good.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

Four tablespoons cold water

One cup boiling pineapple juice and water mixed

Two-thirds cup sugar

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two egg whites, stiffly beaten

Two-thirds cup diced pineapple

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes; add the boiling pineapple juice mixture, and stir until dissolved. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Set in a cool place and allow partially to congeal. Beat up with a Dover egg-beater until frothy, add the stiffly-beaten egg whites, and continue beating until the mixture is stiff enough to hold its shape. Add the diced pineapple and pile in glass sherbet cups. Set in a very cold place for one hour or more, and serve.

Pineapple Tapioca (Four portions)

(For the simple home meal.)

One-third cup quick-cooking tapioca

One and one-half cups water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup grated or diced pineapple

One-third cup sugar

Three tablespoons lemon juice

Cook the tapioca, water, salt, pineapple, sugar and lemon juice together for forty minutes. Serve cold with cream.

Pineapple Turnovers (Four portions)

(A rather elaborate “company” recipe.)

One cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Five level tablespoons lard

Cold water

Mix the flour and salt, and cut in the lard with a knife. Slowly add just enough cold water to make the dough stick together. Toss upon a floured board and roll out very thin. With a knife cut out four-inch squares and place a tablespoon of the pineapple filling in the center. Turn over the corners in three-cornered style. Press down the corners with a fork. Slip onto a baking sheet and bake in a hot oven for fifteen minutes. Remove from the sheet and when the turnovers are cold, cover with a spoonful of icing.

Pineapple Filling for the Turnovers

One-half cup diced pineapple

Four level tablespoons sugar

Two tablespoons pineapple juice or water

Mix all the ingredients and cook slowly, stirring constantly, until a thick mixture is formed. Cool and drop on the squares of dough.

Icing

One tablespoon pineapple juice

Two tablespoons water

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

One cup powdered sugar

Mix the juice, water and extract, and slowly add enough sifted powdered sugar to form a soft icing that will spread easily upon the turnovers. More sugar may be needed, or less, as the exact amount cannot be given.

Spread over the centers of the turnovers, not entirely covering them.

XVII. Prune Desserts

Prune Cake Pudding (Ten portions)

(Light, and really delicious. Easily made if you are in the habit of keeping stewed prunes on hand.)

One-third cup fat

One cup sugar

Two egg yolks

Two-thirds cup prune juice

One teaspoon lemon extract

Two cups flour

One level teaspoon soda

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup prunes, cut in small pieces

One-half cup nut-meats, cut fine

Two egg whites

Cream the fat, add the sugar and the egg yolks. Beat for two minutes. Add the prune juice and extract and the flour, soda and salt, mixed with the prunes and nuts. Beat for three minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten. Pour into a square cake pan, lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Cut in squares and serve with whipped cream.

Prune Lemon Gelatin (Four portions)

(Easy to make and very popular.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold prune juice

One cup boiling water

One-third cup lemon juice

One-fourth cup sugar

One cup diced prunes

One-half cup nuts

Soak the gelatin in the prune juice for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Mix and set in a cool place until the mixture partially congeals. Beat until frothy, add the prunes and nuts. Pile in glass sherbet cups. Serve very cold with cream.

Stewed Prunes (Four portions)

(Good for a child’s luncheon dessert.)

One cup dried prunes

One and one-half cups water

Four level tablespoons sugar

Wash the prunes, cover with the water and let soak over night. Cook slowly for fifteen minutes. Add the sugar and cook for three minutes more.

Serve in small serving dishes.

XVIII. Puddings

Chocolate Bread Pudding (Four portions)

(Sue and Robin dislike plain bread pudding but they consider Chocolate Bread Pudding a real treat.)

Two cups bread, broken in one-inch pieces

Three cups milk

Two eggs, well-beaten

One-half level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

One-third cup sugar

Two squares chocolate, melted

Soak the bread in the milk for ten minutes. Beat the eggs, add the rest of the ingredients and pour over the soaked bread. Pour into a buttered baking dish.

Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve warm or cold with cream.

Queen Bread Pudding (Four portions)

(Plain old Bread-Pudding, the Cinderella of Desserts, is here disguised as a real queen!)

One and one-half cups bread, cut in one-inch pieces

One-third cup sugar

Two cups milk

Two egg yolks

One-half level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup jelly

Two egg whites

Two level tablespoons sugar

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the bread, sugar and milk, and soak for ten minutes. Beat the egg yolks, add the salt and vanilla. Add to the bread mixture. Place bits of jelly on the top. Beat the egg whites stiff; add the sugar and vanilla. Pile on top of the jelly. Bake in a slow oven for thirty minutes.

Cottage Pudding (Four portions)

(A universal “stand-by.”)

Four level tablespoons butter, butter substitute, or lard substitute

One-half cup sugar

One egg

One-half cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

One and two-thirds cups flour

Two and one-half level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Cream the fat, add the sugar and egg and beat for one minute. Add the milk and vanilla, and then the flour, baking-powder, and salt mixed and sifted together. Beat for three minutes. Fill well-greased muffin pans two-thirds full. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes, or pour into a square sauce pan lined with waxed paper and bake twenty-five minutes. Serve with Currant Jelly Sauce.

Currant Jelly Sauce (Four portions)

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup water

One cup currant jelly

One level tablespoon butter

Mix the cornstarch, sugar and salt. Add the water and cook for four minutes, stirring constantly. Add the currant jelly and the butter. Beat for one minute and serve warm with cottage pudding.

Caramel Cottage Pudding

(This is Bob’s favorite Cottage Pudding.)

Use the plain Cottage Pudding Recipe.

Brown Sugar Sauce for Puddings (Four portions)

One cup brown sugar

One-half cup milk

One level tablespoon butter

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup cream

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Cook the sugar, milk, butter and salt together, stirring frequently, until a soft ball is formed when a portion is dropped in cold water. Add the cream and vanilla and serve warm or cold on Cottage Pudding.

Chocolate Cottage Pudding

(If you like chocolate, you will like this simple pudding.)

Use the plain Cottage Pudding Recipe. Serve with Chocolate Sauce.

Chocolate Sauce (Four portions)

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two squares chocolate, cut fine

One cup water

One cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the chocolate, water and milk. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, for four minutes. Add the vanilla. Serve warm or cold on Cottage Pudding.

Raisin Cottage Pudding

(Children nearly always like this.)

Two cups flour

Four level teaspoons baking-powder

One-third level teaspoon salt

Three-fourths cup sugar

One egg

One cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Two tablespoons melted fat

One-half cup raisins

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Add the egg beaten with the milk, and the vanilla, fat and raisins. Beat vigorously for three minutes. Fill well-greased muffin pans two-thirds full. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes.

Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.

Royal Cottage Pudding

(Nearly everybody likes the lemon flavor of this pudding.)

Use the plain Cottage Pudding recipe. Serve with Royal Sauce.

Royal Sauce for Puddings (Four portions)

One level tablespoon butter

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One cup water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two level tablespoons sugar

One-half cup jam

One tablespoon lemon juice

One level teaspoon grated lemon rind

Mix the butter and cornstarch, add the water and cook slowly until creamy. Add the salt, sugar, jam, lemon juice and lemon rind. Cook (stirring constantly) for one minute. Serve hot on Cottage Pudding.

Sterling Cottage Pudding

(Plain cottage pudding served with the simplest sauce of all. Very good.)

See recipe for Cottage Pudding. Serve with Sterling Sauce.

Sterling Sauce (Four portions)

One-third cup butter

One cup brown sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Four tablespoons cream

Cream the butter, add the sugar, and cream for three minutes. Add the vanilla and cream. Beat for two minutes. Serve cold on puddings.

Baked Date Pudding

(Easy to make and very popular.)

Two eggs

One cup sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Four level tablespoons flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One cup dates, washed, seeded and chopped

One cup nut-meats, chopped fine

Beat the eggs, add the sugar and beat for two minutes. Add the salt, flour and baking-powder, mixed and sifted together. Add the dates and the nuts. Place in a buttered baking dish. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve with cream.

Crumb Date Pudding (Six portions)

(Many housewives think that the “C” sugar and the bread crumbs greatly improve the flavor of date pudding.)

One-half cup bread crumbs

Two-thirds cup seeded chopped dates

Two-thirds cup chopped nut-meats

One level teaspoon salt

One cup “C” sugar

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

Two eggs

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the bread crumbs, dates, nuts, salt, “C” sugar and baking-powder thoroughly. Add the eggs well beaten and the vanilla. Place in a shallow buttered pan and bake thirty minutes in a slow oven. Cut into squares and serve with cream.

Date Pudding

(Simple and very good.)

One egg

Two-thirds cup sugar

One-half cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two tablespoons milk

One cup seeded dates, chopped fine

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the egg and sugar together for three minutes, add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well, then pour into a well-buttered baking dish and bake in a slow oven for forty minutes. Serve hot or cold with Lemon Sauce or cream.

Lemon Sauce

Two-thirds cup sugar

Four level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One and one-fourth cups water

Three tablespoons lemon juice or one teaspoon lemon extract

One level teaspoon butter

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. When well-blended, add the water. Cook, stirring frequently, until thick and creamy. Add the lemon juice, butter and vanilla. Beat for one minute. Serve very hot on the warm or cold pudding.

Bettina’s Date Pudding (Four portions)

(Probably the lightest of all the date puddings. Bettina uses it both for an every-day and a “company” dessert, and Bob and the children consider it a great treat.)

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One-half cup sugar

Four level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup chopped dates

One cup chopped nut-meats

One teaspoon vanilla

Two stiffly-beaten egg whites

One cup whipped cream

Beat the egg yolks, add the sugar and beat for one minute. Add the flour, salt, dates, nut-meats and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites. Pour into a shallow greased pan or baking dish. Bake in a slow oven for thirty minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

Delicious Date Pudding (Six portions)

(A most successful recipe.)

Two eggs

Three tablespoons water

One cup sugar

Three level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One cup dates, seeded and chopped fine

One teaspoon vanilla

Beat the eggs for two minutes. Add the water and sugar and beat two minutes more. Mix and sift the flour, salt, and baking-powder, and add the dates and nuts. Combine with the egg mixture. Add the vanilla. Beat for one minute. Spread one inch thick in a greased shallow baking pan. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.

Cut in squares and serve with Lemon Sauce or cream.

Caramel Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(Delicious when served very cold.)

One cup boiled rice

Three tablespoons thick caramel

Four level tablespoons sugar

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups milk

Two eggs, well-beaten

One and one-fourth teaspoons vanilla

Mix all the ingredients together and place in a buttered baking-dish. Bake in a moderately slow oven for forty-five minutes. Serve warm or cold, with or without cream.

To make the caramel, place one-third cup sugar in a frying pan and heat slowly, stirring constantly until a light brown liquid is formed. Add one-half cup of water and boil three minutes. Reserve the extra portion of caramel for future use.

Chocolate Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(A favorite with most children.)

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-half level teaspoon salt

One-half cup sugar

Three level tablespoons cocoa, or two squares chocolate, melted

Two cups milk

One egg

One and one-half cups cooked rice

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cornstarch, salt, sugar and cocoa (or chocolate) in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the milk and cook for fifteen minutes. Add the egg and rice. Cook for three minutes more. Add the vanilla and mix. Serve very cold with cream.

Custard Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(Probably the best-known of all the rice-puddings. Use a little nutmeg instead of the vanilla for seasoning, if you prefer.)

Two eggs

One-half cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One teaspoon vanilla

Two cups milk

One cup boiled rice

Beat the eggs, add the sugar, salt, vanilla and milk. Cook for one minute. Add the boiled rice and pour into a buttered baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Serve cold or warm with cream.

Lemon Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(A rice pudding that is a little more “dressy” than most of its family.)

One-fourth cup rice

One cup boiling water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One and one-half cups milk

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-half cup brown sugar

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

Wash the rice and add the water and salt. Cook in a double boiler until the water has been absorbed by the rice. (About twenty-five minutes.) Add the milk and lemon juice and cook for ten minutes. Add the sugar and egg yolks. Cook two minutes. Pour into a buttered baking dish and cover with Meringue.

Meringue

Two egg whites

Three level tablespoons sugar

One tablespoon lemon juice

Beat the eggs until stiff, add the sugar and beat two minutes. Add the lemon juice. Pile the meringue lightly on top of the pudding. Place in a slow oven for ten minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Poor Man’s Rice Pudding (Four portions)

(Simple and old-fashioned, but oh, so creamy and good if properly cooked. It should be served very cold.)

Two-thirds cup rice

One level teaspoon salt

Three cups milk

One-half cup raisins

One teaspoon vanilla

One-third cup sugar

Wash the rice, add the salt and milk, and cook in a double boiler for forty-five minutes. Add the raisins, vanilla and sugar. Mix and pour into a shallow buttered baking dish. Bake in a slow oven for one hour. Serve warm with cream and sugar.

Raisin Rice Pudding

(Robin and Sue like this for luncheon.)

Two-thirds cup rice

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three cups milk

One-half cup raisins

One third cup sugar

Two teaspoons vanilla

Wash the rice and add to the milk. Add the salt and cook slowly in a double boiler for one hour, stirring frequently. Add the raisins and sugar and cook for five minutes more. Add the vanilla and serve cold or hot with cream.

Rice Gelatin Pudding (Four portions)

(A good dessert to make with left-over boiled rice.)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

Two-thirds cup boiling water

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One-half cup sugar

One cup diced or grated pineapple

One cup boiled rice

One cup stiffly-whipped cream

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and sugar. Set in a cold place until the mixture hardens around the edge of the bowl. Beat with a Dover egg-beater for three minutes. Add the pineapple, rice and cream and beat for three minutes more.

Pile lightly in glass serving dishes. Serve cold with whipped cream.

Rice Fruit Meringue Pudding (Four portions)

(A good “company dish” made by elaborating the simple rice pudding recipe.)

One cup cooked rice

Two-thirds cup cooked apricots

One-third cup diced pineapple

Two-thirds cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Two egg yolks, well-beaten

One and one-half cups milk

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Beat the egg yolks and add the milk and all the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a greased baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Remove from the oven, cover with the Meringue and return to a slower oven for fifteen more minutes. Serve warm.

Meringue

Two egg whites

Four tablespoons sugar

Beat the egg whites very stiff, add the sugar and beat for one minute. Pile lightly on top the prepared pudding and return to a slow oven for fifteen minutes.

Rice Pudding with Caramel Sauce (Four portions)

(Good if you like the caramel flavor.)

One-half cup rice which has been thoroughly washed

Six cups boiling water

One level teaspoon salt

One-half cup milk

One-third cup raisins

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Drop the rice in the boiling salted water and boil rapidly for twenty minutes. Drain, and rinse well with cold or hot water. Add the salt, milk, raisins, sugar and vanilla; pour in a buttered baking dish and bake in a slow oven for forty-five minutes.

The pudding is done when the milk has been absorbed by the rice and the top is a light brown color. Serve warm or cold with Caramel Sauce.

Caramel Sauce

One-half cup brown sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One level tablespoon butter

One cup milk

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt and, when well mixed, add the butter and milk. Cook slowly until the mixture is creamy. Add the vanilla and serve warm over the pudding.

Method of Steaming Puddings

Small baking-powder cans may be greased, filled half full, and used as molds. Creased papers should be tied on tightly or lids used which fit into place. If individual molds are used, the steaming need be for one and a quarter hours only, but a large mold requires two hours of steady steaming. When baking-powder cans are used, set them on some small article in the bottom of a kettle. Add boiling water to cover by three inches, add a lid and boil for two hours. When adding more water (this is usually necessary) use it boiling. If a steamer is used, use small tin, aluminum, or enameled cups instead of earthenware custard cups, as the latter take so much more time for the steaming.

Hunter’s Pudding (Six portions)

(One of the best-known of the steamed puddings.)

Two-thirds cup chopped suet

Two-thirds cup molasses

Two-thirds cup milk

Two cups flour

One level teaspoon soda

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-half level teaspoon each of powdered mace, cloves, nutmeg and salt

One cup raisins

One cup currants

One-half cup nut-meats

Mix all the ingredients and steam for two and one-half hours. Unmold and serve warm with Orange Sauce.

Orange Sauce (Six portions)

One-half cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup orange juice

One cup water

One level teaspoon orange rind, grated

One level teaspoon lemon extract

One-half level tablespoon butter

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the juice and water and cook until the mixture thickens. Add the rind, extract and butter and beat for one minute. Serve hot or cold on the pudding.

Plum Pudding (Ten portions)

(A good Christmas recipe.)

One cup crumbs

Two cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One level teaspoon soda

One-half level teaspoon salt

One level teaspoon cinnamon

One-fourth level teaspoon powdered cloves

One cup suet, chopped very fine

One cup chopped raisins

One-half cup peeled, chopped apple

One cup molasses or sorghum

One cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Add the crumbs, suet, raisins, apple, molasses, milk and vanilla. Beat for two minutes. Fill a well-buttered pudding mold half full, cover tightly, and steam for three hours. Reheat by steaming when time to serve. Serve with Creamy Hard Sauce.

Creamy Hard Sauce (Ten portions)

One-half cup butter

One-half cup boiling water

One tablespoon vanilla extract

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-eighth teaspoon salt

Three cups sifted powdered sugar

Cream the butter, add the water, extract and juice and beat for two minutes. Add the sugar and salt and beat until creamy. Shape into a mold and set in a cold place. Cut in small cubes or slices and serve on the hot pudding.

Steamed Cabinet Fruit Pudding

(A rich pudding in which dry cake crumbs are used.)

One and one-half cups dry cake crumbs

One level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One-half level teaspoon ground cloves

One-half cup peeled diced peaches

One-half cup raisins

Two eggs

One-half level teaspoon salt

One-fourth cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One and one-half cups milk

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

Two tablespoons melted butter

Mix the cake, cinnamon, cloves, peaches and raisins. Beat the eggs, add the salt, sugar, vanilla and milk. Pour this over the cake mixture and let stand for fifteen minutes. Add the baking-powder and melted butter. Mix well, and fill a greased pudding mold half full. Steam one hour. Unmold and serve with Lemon Sauce.

Lemon Sauce

See Index for recipe for Lemon Sauce.

Steamed Chocolate Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple and delicious recipe.)

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon butter

One egg, well-beaten

Two squares chocolate, melted

One-third cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Cream the sugar and butter together and add the egg and chocolate. Beat for two minutes. Add the milk and vanilla and all the rest of the ingredients, mixed and sifted. Beat for one minute. Pour into a greased pudding mold. Steam for one hour. Cut in slices and serve warm with Vanilla Sauce or whipped cream.

Vanilla Sauce (Four portions)

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two cups water

Two teaspoons vanilla

Two level tablespoons butter

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the water and cook, stirring constantly, for four minutes. Add the vanilla and butter. Serve warm or cold on puddings.

Steamed Date Pudding (Eight portions)

(A good “company” dessert.)

One-third cup fat

One cup light brown sugar

One cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

Two and one-half cups flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth level teaspoon mace

One-fourth level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One cup seeded chopped dates

Cream the fat and sugar together. Add the milk and vanilla. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt, mace and nutmeg. Add the dates and combine with the creamed mixture. Beat for three minutes. Fill a greased pudding mold half full. Steam for two hours. Serve warm with whipped cream or Lemon Sauce.

Steamed Fig Pudding (Eight portions)

(Rich, but nearly always liked.)

One-third pound suet, chopped fine

One-half pound figs, chopped fine

One cup flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup sugar

Two eggs

Two-thirds cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

One and one-half cups bread crumbs

Mix the suet and figs. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar, and add to the suet mixture. Add the eggs, well beaten, the milk and vanilla. Beat for three minutes. Add the crumbs and mix thoroughly. Fill a buttered pudding mold half full. Steam for two hours. Serve hot with Lemon Sauce or Whipped Cream Sauce.

Steamed Fruit Pudding (Four portions)

(Popular in winter.)

One cup flour

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon soda

Two level tablespoons sugar

One level teaspoon powdered cinnamon

One level teaspoon powdered cloves

One-half level teaspoon grated nutmeg

One-half level teaspoon mace

One-half cup raisins

One-third cup currants. (Or dates seeded and chopped)

One-third cup sorghum or molasses

One egg, well-beaten

One-half cup milk

Two teaspoons melted fat

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, soda, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and mace. Add the raisins, currants, sorghum, egg well beaten, milk and melted fat. When well mixed, pour into a greased pudding mold and steam for two and one-half hours.

If stored, these puddings will last a long time. Keep in a cool, dry place. Reheat by steaming for thirty minutes. Serve warm in slices with Lemon or Orange Sauce. (See Index for Lemon or Orange Sauce recipes.)

Bettina’s Steamed Fruit Pudding (Ten portions)

(A successful holiday pudding.)

Two cups chopped raisins

Two cups chopped seeded dates

One cup nut-meats, chopped fine

One-third cup citron, chopped fine

One-fourth cup orange peel, chopped fine

One cup bread crumbs

One cup grape juice or milk

One cup flour

One level teaspoon cinnamon

One-third level teaspoon nutmeg

One-third level teaspoon allspice

One-half level teaspoon soda

One-half cup sugar, brown if possible

One and one-half cups suet, chopped fine

Four eggs, well-beaten

Mix the raisins, dates, nut-meats, citron and orange peel, all of which have been chopped thoroughly. Soak the crumbs in the grape juice for five minutes. Mix and sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, soda and sugar. Add these to the first mixture and also add the crumbs and juice. Add the suet and eggs. Pour into a well-buttered pudding mold, filling but half full. Steam for four hours or more. Serve warm with Lemon Sauce or Hard Sauce. (See recipes.)

Steamed Graham Puddings (Six portions)

(An old-fashioned favorite that our grandfathers liked.)

One and one-half cups Graham flour

One level teaspoon powdered cinnamon

One-half level teaspoon powdered cloves

One-fourth level teaspoon nutmeg

One level teaspoon soda

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup raisins

Two-thirds cup molasses or sorghum

One-half cup sour milk or buttermilk

Mix the Graham flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, soda and salt. Add the raisins, molasses and sour milk. Beat for three minutes. Fill a buttered pudding mold half full.

Steam for two and a half hours. Cut in slices and serve hot with Lemon Sauce.

Steamed Raisin Puddings (Six portions)

(One of Bettina’s favorites.)

Two cups flour

One-third level teaspoon soda

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Six level tablespoons sugar

One-third cup molasses

One cup raisins. (Washed thoroughly)

One egg, well-beaten

Two-thirds cup warm water

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix and sift the flour, soda, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat for three minutes.

Pour into six small greased pudding molds, filling each three-fourths full. Cover tightly. If the molds have no lids use buttered paper, tying it on securely. Steam for thirty minutes.

Serve warm with Brown Sugar Sauce.

(The pudding may be placed in one large mold and steamed for two and one-half hours. To reheat, place in a steamer for twenty minutes.)

Suet Pudding (Eight portions)

(A delicious and fruity dessert that should not be eaten too freely at night.)

One cup suet, chopped fine

One cup molasses

One cup milk

Three cups flour

One level teaspoon soda

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One level teaspoon powdered ginger

Two level teaspoons cinnamon

One level teaspoon cloves

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One cup nut-meats, cut fine

One cup raisins, cut fine

One cup dates, stoned and cut fine

Mix all the ingredients together and steam for three hours in a well-buttered covered pudding mold. Serve with Cambridge Sauce.

Cambridge Sauce (Eight portions)

One cup water

Three level tablespoons flour

One-half cup butter

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Three tablespoons grape juice

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

Two cups powdered sugar

Slowly add the water to the flour, mixing well. Cook, stirring constantly, for three minutes, or until the mixture thickens. Cool, and add the butter creamed, the salt, grape juice, and extracts. Add the powdered sugar, sifted. Beat until thick and creamy. Set in a cold place until chilled, cut in small slices and place on top of the pudding.

Bettina’s Suet Pudding (Eight portions)

(Somewhat hearty; it should not be served after a heavy dinner.)

One cup bread crumbs

One cup milk

One cup flour

One level teaspoon salt

One level teaspoon baking-powder

Three level tablespoons sugar

One and one-fourth level teaspoons powdered cinnamon

One-half level teaspoon powdered cloves

One-third level teaspoon powdered nutmeg

One cup chopped raisins

One-third cup nut-meats, cut fine

One teaspoon vanilla

One cup suet, chopped fine

Soak the crumbs in the milk for five minutes. Mix and sift flour, salt, baking-powder, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Add the raisins, nut-meats and suet. Combine with the soaked crumbs, add the vanilla and mix thoroughly. Fill a well-buttered mold half full. Cover lightly and steam for two and a half hours. Unmold and serve hot with Lemon Sauce.

Lemon Sauce (Eight portions)

One cup sugar

Two and one-half level tablespoons flour

One-sixth level teaspoon salt

Two cups water

Three tablespoons lemon juice

One-third level teaspoon grated rind

One level tablespoon butter or butter substitute

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the water. Cook, stirring frequently, until creamy and slightly thick. Allow to boil for a minute. Add the juice, rind and butter. Beat for one minute. Serve hot or cold on the pudding. Reheat by steaming.

Caramel Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple and delicious dessert.)

Two-thirds cup sugar

One-half cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three tablespoons thick caramel syrup

Three cups milk

Two egg yolks, well beaten

One and one-fourth teaspoons vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt in the upper part of the double boiler. When well blended, add the milk and caramel syrup and cook over hot water for twenty minutes, or until the pudding is thick and creamy. Add the egg yolks, and beat for one minute while cooking. Add the vanilla, and when well mixed, pour into individual serving dishes. Serve very cold with whipped cream.

To make the caramel syrup, place one-third cup of sugar in a frying-pan, and heat slowly, stirring constantly, until a light brown liquid is formed. Add one-half cup of water and boil three minutes. Reserve the extra portion of caramel for future use.

Chocolate Pudding (Four portions)

(A home favorite.)

Two-thirds cup sugar

One-half cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three cups milk

One and one-half squares chocolate, melted

Two egg yolks, well beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt very carefully. Add the milk and melted chocolate and cook in a double boiler until stiff. (About twenty minutes is required.) Add the egg yolks and cook, beating constantly, for two more minutes. Add the vanilla, and pour into glass serving cups. Set in a cold place for half an hour or more. Serve with cream.

Chocolate Cream Pudding (Four portions)

(A lighter and creamier chocolate pudding.)

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Four level tablespoons cornstarch

Two and one-fourth cups milk

One and one-half squares chocolate, melted

One egg yolk, well beaten

One egg white, stiffly beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, salt and cornstarch in the upper part of a double boiler. Add the milk and melted chocolate. Cook for twenty minutes, stirring frequently. Add the egg yolk and cook for one minute. Add the egg white, stiffly-beaten, and the vanilla, and remove at once from the fire. Beat for two minutes. Pile in serving dishes. Set in a cold place for one hour or more. Serve with thin or whipped cream.

Cocoa Tapioca Pudding (Four portions)

(Good, if you like tapioca desserts.)

One-fourth cup quick cooking tapioca

One and one-half cups boiling water

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons cocoa

One-third cup sugar

One cup milk

One egg, well-beaten

One-eighth level teaspoon ground cinnamon

One teaspoon vanilla

Wash the tapioca, add the water and salt and cook in a double boiler for fifteen minutes. Add the cocoa, sugar and milk and cook five minutes. Add the beaten egg and cinnamon and cook for one minute more. Remove from the fire and beat for two minutes. Add the vanilla. Pile in serving dishes and set in a cold place for an hour or more. Serve with cream.

Cream Tapioca Pudding (Four portions)

(A simple home pudding.)

One-half cup granulated tapioca

Three cups milk

One level teaspoon salt

One-third cup sugar

Two eggs, well beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

One teaspoon lemon extract

Wash the tapioca and place in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the milk, salt and sugar and cook in the double boiler for thirty minutes, or until the pudding is thick. Add the eggs and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the extracts, beat for two minutes, and pour into a serving dish. Serve very cold with cream.

Baked Fig Pudding (Four portions)

(Good and unusual.)

Two-thirds cup sugar

Two cups flour

Four level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Two-thirds cup milk

One egg, well beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

Four tablespoons melted fat (butter or lard)

Two-thirds cup figs, cut fine

Mix and sift the sugar, flour, baking-powder and salt. Add the milk, beaten egg, vanilla and fat. Beat for three minutes. Fill well-greased muffin pans half full. Place a portion of the figs on top of each pudding. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Serve hot or cold with Lemon Sauce.

Jam Cake Pudding (Six portions)

(Bob and the children like this.)

One cup brown sugar

Five level tablespoons butter, butter substitute, or lard substitute

Two eggs

Four tablespoons jam

One cup flour

One level teaspoon soda

One level teaspoon baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Cream the sugar and fat for three minutes. Add the eggs well beaten, and the jam. Beat for one minute. Add the flour, soda, baking-powder and salt, mixed and sifted. Beat for two minutes. Place in greased muffin pans.

Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.

Lemon Sauce

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One and three-fourths cups water

One-fourth cup lemon juice

One level teaspoon grated lemon rind

One level tablespoon butter

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. When well blended, add the water, lemon juice and lemon rind. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce is formed. Add the butter. Beat for one minute. Serve warm or cold on puddings.

Maple Cream Pudding

(Simple and really delicious.)

One-third cup sugar

One-third cup flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup maple syrup

Two cups milk

One egg yolk, well beaten

One-half teaspoon vanilla

Mix the sugar, flour and salt thoroughly; add the syrup and milk. Cook in a double boiler until thick and creamy. (About fifteen minutes.) Add the egg yolk and cook two minutes. Add the vanilla. Pour into individual serving dishes. Set in a cold place for one hour or more.

Serve with whipped cream.

Maple Sugar Roll (Four portions)

(One of Bettina’s favorites which she makes often when she has maple sugar in the house.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard or a lard substitute

One-half cup milk

One-half cup shaved or grated maple sugar

One level tablespoon butter

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife. Add the milk slowly, until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board and pat out to the thickness of one and one-half inches. Sprinkle the sugar on top of the dough. Dot the sugar with bits of butter. Roll up like a jelly roll. Cut in one and one-half-inch slices. Flatten down and place side by side upon a greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Serve warm with Maple Sauce.

Hot Maple Pudding Sauce (Four portions)

One level tablespoon cornstarch

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One-third cup milk

One cup maple syrup

One-fourth teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cornstarch and salt. Add the milk, and when well blended, add the maple syrup. Cook for three minutes, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and serve warm over the pudding.

Mary Armenio’s Italian Pudding (Four portions)

(This is really very good,—much better than you would guess from reading the recipe.)

One large lemon

One cup sugar

One level tablespoon butter

Two cups water

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon butter

One egg, well beaten

One cup flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-half cup milk

Wash the lemon and cut into very thin slices. (Use a sharp knife for the cutting.) Cook the lemon, sugar, butter and water together very slowly for twenty minutes. Mix the half-cup of sugar with the butter and egg. Add the flour and baking-powder mixed and sifted. Add the milk and beat for two minutes. Place the batter in a buttered baking dish. Pour the boiling lemon syrup over the top. Bake in a moderate oven until the batter shrinks away from the sides of the pan. (The syrup serves as a sauce for the pudding.)

Snow Ball Pudding (Four portions)

(An old-time friend.)

One-fourth cup fat

One-half cup sugar

Two egg yolks, well beaten

One-fourth cup milk

One teaspoon vanilla

One-third cup cornstarch

Three-fourths cup flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two stiffly-beaten egg whites

Cream the fat, add the sugar and egg and beat for two minutes. Add the milk, vanilla and all the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Beat for three minutes. Add the stiffly-beaten egg whites.

Fill well-greased muffin pans two-thirds full. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.

Serve warm or cold with Orange Sauce.

Orange Sauce for Puddings (Four portions)

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon flour

One cup orange juice

One-third cup lemon juice

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One egg yolk, well beaten

One egg white, stiffly beaten

Mix the sugar and flour, add the juices and salt and cook slowly until slightly thick. Add the egg yolk and cook for one minute more. Add the egg white, stiffly-beaten, and serve on puddings.

XIX. RASPBERRY DESSERTS

Raspberry Squares (Four portions)

(Bettina says she has still to meet the man who doesn’t like “raspberry squares.”)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard, or a lard substitute

One-half cup milk

One cup drained, canned or fresh raspberries

Four level tablespoons sugar

Two level tablespoons butter

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife. Add the milk, mixing with a knife until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board. Pat to the thickness of half an inch. Spread the berries on half of the dough. Sprinkle the sugar over the berries and spread the butter on top. Fold the dough that is without berries over on top of the berry mixture. Pinch the sides together and place in a greased pan.

Bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Cut in squares and serve with Raspberry Sauce.

Raspberry Sauce (Four portions)

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One cup water or raspberry juice

Mix the sugar, flour and salt and add the lemon juice and water. Cook for three minutes, stirring frequently. Serve warm or cold over the pudding.

Raspberry Washington Pie

(A good “company” dessert.)

One-fourth cup fat

Three-fourths cup sugar

Two egg yolks

One teaspoon lemon extract

One-half cup milk

One and one-half cups flour

Two and one-half level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two egg whites

Cream the fat, add the sugar and egg yolks and beat for three minutes. Add the lemon extract, milk, flour, baking-powder and salt. Beat again for three minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly beaten, and pour into two layer-cake pans lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Place raspberry filling between the layers, and powdered sugar on top.

Raspberry Filling

One-half cup raspberry jam

One-half teaspoon lemon extract

Beat the jam and extract together and place between the layers of the cake.

Powdered Sugar Topping

One egg white

One teaspoon lemon extract

One teaspoon vanilla extract

One-eighth teaspoon salt

One cup powdered sugar, sifted

Beat the egg white very stiff, add the extracts and powdered sugar slowly until a soft mixture is formed. Beat for one minute. Spread on top of the cake.

Steamed Raspberry Pudding (Four portions)

(Why not make this in winter when you have some left-over canned raspberries on hand? Steamed puddings are best in cold weather, you know.)

One cup flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-fourth cup sugar

One egg, well beaten

One-fourth cup milk

Two tablespoons melted fat

One teaspoon vanilla

One cup raspberries, fresh or canned

Three level tablespoons sugar

Sprinkle the three tablespoons of sugar over the raspberries and let them stand until the rest of the pudding is ready. Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder, salt and sugar. Add the egg and milk and beat for three minutes. Add the melted fat and vanilla and the sweetened raspberries. Fill small greased molds half full.

Steam in a covered steamer for thirty minutes. Unmold and serve warm with Cream Sauce.

Cream Sauce (Four portions)

One egg

One-fourth cup milk

One-half cup cream

One teaspoon vanilla

Two cups powdered sugar

Beat the egg, add the milk and cream. Beat for two minutes. Add the vanilla and slowly add the powdered sugar, sifted. Beat for two minutes. Serve very cold on puddings.

XX. Souffles

Chocolate Souffle (Four portions)

(A universal favorite.)

Three level tablespoons butter

Four level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two-thirds cup milk

One-third cup sugar

Two squares chocolate, melted

One teaspoon vanilla

Three egg yolks

Three egg whites

Melt the butter and add the flour and salt. Mix well. Add the milk and sugar and cook until very thick and creamy. Add the chocolate, vanilla, and egg yolks. Beat for three minutes. Add the egg whites, stiffly beaten. Pile in a buttered baking-dish. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve warm in squares with Hard Sauce.

Date Nut Souffle (Four portions)

(As full of air and “goodness” as of dates and nuts.)

One cup dates, seeded and chopped

One-third cup sugar

One-fourth cup water

Two level tablespoons butter

Two level tablespoons flour

One-half cup milk

Three egg yolks

Three egg whites

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half level teaspoon baking-powder

One-half cup nut-meats

Cook the dates, sugar and water together for five minutes, stirring constantly. Melt the butter, add the flour, and when well blended, add the milk. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add the egg yolks and beat for three minutes. Add the date mixture, egg whites, stiffly-beaten, vanilla, baking-powder and nuts. Pile lightly into a buttered baking dish, set in a pan of hot water, and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

XXI. Strawberry Desserts

Bettina’s Strawberry Shortcake (Four portions)

(The joy of the strawberry season.)

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Three level tablespoons lard

One-half cup milk

Two cups strawberries

One-half cup sugar

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Cut in the lard with a knife. Slowly add the milk until a soft dough is formed. Toss upon a floured board. Pat to the thickness of one inch. Cut out with a large cooky cutter. Place side by side on a tin pan. Bake in a moderate oven for twelve minutes. Split and arrange the berries, mixed with the sugar, on top and between the shortcakes. Serve with cream.

Cottage Pudding with Strawberry Sauce

(You’ll like it if you like cottage puddings.)

See Index for Cottage Pudding recipe.

Strawberry Sauce (Four portions)

One cup sugar

Two level tablespoons flour

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup water

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One cup crushed strawberries

Mix the sugar, flour and salt. Add the water and cook for two minutes. Add the lemon juice and strawberries and cook for three minutes. Serve warm or cold on cottage pudding.

Strawberry Bavarian Cream (Four portions)

(An airy-fairy dish that makes a good dessert for a “pink luncheon.”)

Two level tablespoons granulated gelatin

One-third cup cold water

One cup strawberry juice and pulp, mixed

One-half cup sugar

One tablespoon lemon juice

Two egg whites

Soak the gelatin in cold water for five minutes. Place in a pan of hot water and stir until dissolved. Add the sugar and lemon juice and when well dissolved add the strawberries. Allow partially to congeal and then beat until frothy. Add the egg whites, stiffly beaten. Beat the whole mixture until stiff. Pile in glass serving cups. Set in a cold place for one hour or more. Serve with whipped cream.

Strawberry Cases (Six portions)

(A delicious strawberry recipe.)

Six pie-shells, baked in muffin pans

Three cups fresh strawberries

One-half cup powdered sugar

One and one-half cups whipped cream

Four level tablespoons sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Arrange the pie-shells on serving plates. Mix the strawberries and powdered sugar and fill the cases with them. Mix the whipped cream, sugar and vanilla. Pile on top the strawberries. Serve.

Strawberry Cottage Pudding (Four portions)

(Unusual and very good.)

Three level tablespoons butter

One-half cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup milk

One egg

One and one-half cups flour

Two level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

One cup fresh or canned strawberries

Cream the butter and sugar, add the vanilla, milk and egg. Beat for one minute. Add the flour, baking-powder and salt, mixed and sifted. Beat for two minutes. Add the strawberries. Fill greased muffin pans half full. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Serve with plain or whipped cream.

Strawberry Fluff (Four portions)

(A very popular light dessert.)

Two cups strawberries

One-third cup sugar

One cup diced marshmallows

One cup whipped cream

One teaspoon vanilla

Mix all the ingredients and pile in glass sherbet cups. Set in a cold place an hour and serve at once.

Strawberry Fruit Dessert (Four portions)

(A fruit mixture that many people like.)

One cup diced oranges

One cup diced pineapple

One cup strawberries

Two tablespoons lemon juice

One-third cup sugar

Mix all the ingredients and place in a very cold place for twenty minutes or more. Serve in glass serving cups.

Strawberry Shortcake

(The “cake strawberry-shortcake.” Bettina doesn’t think it compares with the other kind, but everybody to his own taste!)

Three level tablespoons butter

One-half cup sugar

One egg, well beaten

One teaspoon vanilla

One-half cup milk

One and one-half cups flour

Three level teaspoons baking-powder

One-eighth level teaspoon salt

Two cups strawberries

One-third cup sugar

Cream the butter, add the sugar and egg and beat for two minutes. Add the vanilla, and the flour, baking-powder and salt, mixed and sifted. Beat for two minutes. Pour the batter into two small layer-cake pans, lined with waxed paper. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Place the strawberries, mixed with the sugar, between the two layers and on the top layer. Serve with cream.

Strawberry Sponge Cake (Six portions)

(A good “party luncheon” dessert)

Six small sponge cakes

Two cups strawberries

One-third cup sugar

One and one-half cups whipped cream

Three level tablespoons sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

Cut the sponge cakes in halves. Mix the strawberries and one-third cup of sugar. Place portions of the strawberries between and on top of the cut sponge cakes. Mix the whipped cream, sugar and vanilla. Pile on top of the prepared sponge cakes and serve at once.

XXII. Whips

Date Nut Whip (Four portions)

(A delicious light dessert. Serve very cold.)

One cup dates, seeded and chopped

One-half cup water

One-half cup sugar

Three egg whites

One teaspoon vanilla

One cup whipped cream

One-half cup nut-meats, cut fine

Cook the dates, water and sugar together for five minutes. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the date mixture, vanilla and whipped cream. Pile lightly in glass sherbet dishes. Sprinkle the nuts over the top. Serve very cold.

Ginger Rice Whip (Four portions)

(Delightful as a luncheon dessert.)

One and one-half cups cooked rice

One-third cup sugar

One teaspoon vanilla

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

One-half cup nut-meats

One-fourth cup preserved ginger, chopped fine

One-half cup marshmallows, cut fine

Two cups stiffly-whipped cream

Mix the rice, sugar, vanilla and salt. Add the nut-meats, ginger and marshmallows. Cut and fold in the whipped cream. Pile lightly in glass serving dishes and set in a cold place for thirty minutes or more.

Prune Whip (Four portions)

(A baked prune whip that everybody likes, especially when served with whipped cream.)

One cup dried prunes

One and one-half cups water

One-third cup sugar

One teaspoon lemon extract

Two egg whites, stiffly beaten

Wash the prunes carefully. Add the water and soak over night. In the morning cook very slowly for twenty minutes. Cool and remove the seeds. Mix the seeded prune sauce (do not drain) and sugar, and cook slowly for ten minutes, stirring constantly. Cool and add the lemon extract. Lightly add the stiffly-beaten egg whites.

Pile in a buttered baking dish. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve warm or cold in glass dishes with custard sauce or cream.

Gelatin Prune Whip (Four portions)

(An uncooked prune whip that is very good.)

One cup stewed prunes

One-half cup sugar

One level tablespoon granulated gelatin

Two tablespoons cold water

One-half cup boiling water

Three egg whites, stiffly beaten

One teaspoon lemon extract

Seed the cooked prunes and add the sugar. Cook very slowly, stirring constantly, until a thick marmalade is formed. Soak the gelatin in the cold water for three minutes, add the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the prune mixture, mix and allow to cool. When cold, add the egg whites, stiffly-beaten, and the lemon extract. When well mixed pile lightly into glass serving dishes and set in a very cold place for twenty minutes or more to chill.

Serve with Lemon Custard Sauce.

Lemon Custard Sauce (Four portions)

Two egg yolks

Two level teaspoons flour

One-fourth level teaspoon salt

Five level tablespoons sugar

Two cups milk

One teaspoon lemon extract

Beat the egg yolks in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the flour, salt, sugar and milk. Cook over hot water until the mixture will coat a silver spoon. Beat for two minutes, add the lemon extract and serve very cold on puddings.

XXIII. A FEW SIMPLE DESSERT SUGGESTIONS

Apples, Bananas and Oranges, served in the skin, with fruit knives

Apricots, Sliced, with or without Cream

Bananas, Sliced, and Cream

Blueberries and Cream

Cantaloupe

Cake and Coffee

Dates stuffed with nuts and rolled in powdered sugar

Doughnuts and Coffee

Honey-Dew Melon

Sliced Oranges with Cake or Cookies

Peaches, Canned, with Whipped Cream

Peaches, Sliced, and Cream, with Cake or Cookies

Pears, Canned, with Cake or Cookies

Pears, Fresh

Pineapple, Canned, with Cake or Cookies

Pineapple, Fresh, with Powdered Sugar

Raisins and Assorted Nuts

Raspberries, Black, and Cream, with Cake or Cookies

Raspberries, Red, with Plain or Whipped Cream

Rhubarb Sauce with Cake or Cookies

Strawberries, Fresh, with Powdered Sugar

Strawberries, Fresh, with Plain or Whipped Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream with Fresh Strawberries

Vanilla Ice Cream, with Fresh Peaches, Sliced

Watermelon, Iced

XXIV. INDEX

I. Apple Desserts

PAGE

Apple Cobbler

9

Apple Dessert

10

Apple Pie (See Pies)

102

Apple Puffs

11

Apple Sauce Cake

11

Apple Tapioca

12

Baked Apple Dumplings

13

Baked Apples with Brown Sugar

13

Baked Apples with Marshmallows

14

Brown Betty

15

Butterscotch Apples

16

Coddled Apples

16

Dutch Apple Cake

17

Glazed Apples

18

Individual Apple Rolls

18

Maple Rice and Apple Pudding

19

Marshmallow Apple Desserts

20

Pineapple Baked Apples

20

Whipped Cream Sauce

21

Rice Apple Pudding

21

II. Apricot Desserts

Apricot Blanc Mange

22

Apricot Bread Pudding

23

Apricot Gelatin Souffle

23

Apricot (Dried) Meringue Pie (See Pies)

104

Apricot Rice Pudding

24

Apricot Whip, Uncooked

24

Steamed Dried Apricot Pudding

25

III. Banana Desserts

Banana Compote

26

Banana Cream Pie (See Pies)

105

Banana Custard Pudding

26

Banana Dessert

27

Banana Fritters

28

Bettina’s Banana Custard Pudding

29

IV. Blueberry Desserts

Blueberry Batter Pudding

30

Blueberry Pie (See Pies)

106

Blueberry Roll

31

V. Cake Desserts

Angel Dessert

32

Boston Cream Pie (Lucie’s) (See Pies)

32

Chocolate Cream Roll

34

Crumb Dessert

35

Gingerbread, Bettina’s Best

35

Ice Box Cake

36

Lady Baltimore Cake

37

Prune Cake Pudding (See Prune Desserts)

129

Sponge Cake a la Mode

38

Chocolate Torte

38

VI. Cherry Desserts

Cherry Cobbler

40

Cherry Pie (See Pies)

108

Cherry Pudding

41

Cherry Snow Pudding

41

Cherry Turnovers

42

Cherry Tarts

42

Steamed Cherry Pudding

43

VII. Cream Puff and Eclair Desserts

Cream Puffs

45

Cream Filling

46

Mocha Filling

46

Cocoanut Cream Filling

47

Chocolate Eclairs

47

VIII. Custard Desserts

Baked Custard

49

Banana Custard Pudding (See Banana Recipes)

26

Banana Custard Pudding, Bettina’s (See Banana Recipes)

29

Boiled Custard

49

Caramel Custard

50

Cocoanut Custard Pudding

50

Custard Float

51

Custard Pie (See Pies)

112

Floating Island

52

Frozen Custard (See Frozen Desserts—Miscellaneous)

79

Maple Custard

52

Peach Custard (See Peach Desserts)

96

IX. Frozen Desserts

1. I CE CREAMS.

Plain Vanilla Ice Cream, with Directions for Freezing

54

Banana Ice Cream

55

Caramel Ice Cream

56

Chocolate Ice Cream

56

Maple Ice Cream

57

Mocha Ice Cream

57

New York Ice Cream

58

Peach Ice Cream

58

Peppermint Ice Cream

59

Red Raspberry Ice Cream

59

Strawberry Ice Cream

59

2. I CES.

Cranberry Ice

60

Currant Ice

61

Fruit Peach Ice

61

Ginger Ice

61

Grape Juice Ice

62

Lemon Ice

62

Mint Ice

62

Orange Ice

63

Directions for Freezing Orange Ice

63

Pineapple Ice

64

Summer Ice

64

3. S HERBETS.

Apricot Sherbet

64

Fruit Sherbet

65

Grape Milk Sherbet

65

Lemon Milk Sherbet

65

Orange Milk Sherbet

66

Peach Sherbet

66

Persian Sherbet

85

Pineapple Sherbet

67

Red Raspberry Sherbet

67

Strawberry Sherbet

67

“Three of a Kind” Sherbet

68

4. P ARFAITS.

Maple Parfait

68

Bettina’s Parfait

69

5. M OUSSES.

Maple Mousse

70

Peach Mousse

70

Strawberry Mousse

71

6. I CE CREAM SAUCES.

Cherry Sauce

72

Chocolate Sauce

72

Chop Suey Sauce

72

Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce

73

Butterscotch Sauce

73

Butterscotch (Bettina’s) Sauce

73

Caramel Sauce

74

Caramel (Bettina’s Hot) Sauce

74

Fig Sauce

74

Fudge (Hot) Sauce

75

Maple Sauce

75

Maple Nut Sauce

75

Marshmallow Sauce (Bettina’s)

76

Marshmallow Sauce (Hot)

76

Strawberry Sauce

76

7. M ISCELLANEOUS FROZEN DESSERTS.

Baked Alaska

77

Bombe Glace

77

Chocolate Ice Cream with Meringues

78

Cocoanut Meringue

110

Frozen Apricots

79

Frozen Custard

79

Meringue Glace

79

Nesselrode Pudding

80

X. Gelatin Desserts

Apricot Gelatin Souffle. (See Apricot Desserts)

23

Bavarian Cream

81

Charlotte Russe

82

Cherry Snow Pudding. (See Cherry Desserts)

41

Coffee Bavarian Cream

82

Dainty Gelatin Dessert

83

Fruit Gelatin

83

Gelatin Dessert. (Helen’s)

84

Grape Gelatin Parfait. (See Grape Juice Desserts)

87

Grape Juice Gelatin Dessert. (See Grape Juice Desserts)

88

Loganberry Cream

84

Orange Snow Pudding. (See  Orange Desserts)

94

Pineapple Fluff. (See Pineapple Desserts)

123

Pineapple Marshmallow Gelatin Pudding. (See Pineapple Desserts)

124

Pineapple Snow Pudding. (See Pineapple Desserts)

126

Prune Whip (Gelatin). (See Whips)

176

Rhubarb Gelatin Dessert

86

Strawberry Bavarian Cream. (See Strawberry Desserts)

170

XI. Grape Juice Desserts

Grape Gelatin Parfait

87

Grape Juice Gelatin Dessert

88

XII. Lemon Desserts

Lemon Pie. (See Pies)

114

Lemon Rice Pudding. (See Rice Puddings)

140

XIII. Loganberry Desserts

Loganberry Cream.

84

XIV. Mixed Fruit Desserts

Chilled Fruit

89

Fruit Dessert

89

Fruity Marshmallow Cup

90

Heavenly Hash

90

XV. Orange Desserts

Orange Bread Pudding

91

Orange Cream Cake Pudding

91

Orange Dessert

92

Orange Meringue Pie. (See Pies)

116

Orange Shortcake

93

Orange Snow Pudding

94

XVI. Peach Desserts

Peach Cobbler

95

Peach Custard

96

Peach Dessert

96

Peach Dessert Supreme

96

Peach Dumplings

97

Peach Marshmallow Cup

97

Peach Pie. (See Pies)

117

Peach Rice Pudding

98

Peach Syllabub

98

Peach Short Cake

99

Peach Sponge Cake Dessert

99

Peach Tapioca

100

Windsor Peaches

100

XVII. Pies

Apple Pie

102

Two-Crust Recipe.

Apricot (Dried) Meringue Pie

104

One-Crust Recipe.

Simple Meringue Recipe

105

Banana Cream Pie

105

Blueberry Pie

106

Boston Cream Pie (Lucie’s)

32

Butterscotch (Illiopolis) Pie

106

Caramel Pie

107

Cherry Pie

108

Chocolate Pie

108

Chocolate Pie Pudding

109

Cocoanut Cream Pie

109

Cranberry Pie

110

Crust for Cranberry Pie

111

Cream Pie

111

Custard Pie

112

Date Custard Pie

113

Date (Lola’s) Pie

113

Lemon Pie

114

Maple Cream Pie

115

Mince Pie

115

Mince Meat

115

Orange Meringue Pie

116

Peach Pie

117

Pineapple Pie

118

Prune Pie

118

Pumpkin Pie

119

Raisin Pie

120

Red Raspberry Pie

120

Rhubarb Pie

121

XVIII. Pineapple Desserts

Baked Pineapple Pudding

122

Hard Sauce

122

Pineapple Delicious

123

Pineapple Fluff

123

Pineapple Cottage Pudding

124

Pineapple Marshmallow Gelatin Pudding

124

Pineapple Pie (See Pies)

118

Pineapple Pudding

125

Pineapple Rice Dainty

126

Pineapple Snow Pudding

126

Pineapple Tapioca

127

Pineapple Turnovers

127

XIX. Prune Desserts

Gelatin Prune Whip (See Whips)

176

Lemon Custard Sauce

176

Prune Cake Pudding

129

Prune Lemon Gelatin

130

Prune Pie (See Pies)

118

Prune Whip (See Whips)

175

Stewed Prunes

130

XX. Puddings

1. BREAD

Apricot Bread Pudding (See Apricot Desserts)

23

Chocolate Bread Pudding

131

Queen Bread Pudding

131

2. COTTAGE PUDDINGS

Cottage Pudding

132

Currant Jelly Sauce

133

Caramel Cottage Pudding

133

Brown Sugar Sauce

133

Chocolate Cottage Pudding

133

Chocolate Sauce

134

Pineapple Cottage Pudding (See Pineapple Desserts)

124

Pineapple Hard Sauce

124

Raisin Cottage Pudding

134

Royal Cottage Pudding

135

Royal Sauce

135

Sterling Cottage Pudding

135

Sterling Sauce

135

Strawberry Cottage Pudding (See Strawberry Desserts)

169

Strawberry Sauce

170

3. DATE PUDDINGS

Baked Date Pudding

136

Crumb Date Pudding

136

Date Pudding

137

Lemon Sauce

137

Bettina’s Date Pudding

138

Delicious Date Pudding

138

4. GELATIN

Cherry Snow Pudding (See Cherry Desserts)

41

Orange Snow Pudding (See Orange Desserts)

94

Pineapple Marshmallow Gelatin (See Pineapple Desserts)

124

Pineapple Snow Pudding (See Pineapple Desserts)

126

5. RICE PUDDINGS

Apricot Rice Pudding (See Apricot Desserts)

24

Caramel Rice Pudding

139

Chocolate Rice Pudding

139

Custard Rice Pudding

140

Lemon Rice Pudding

140

Maple Rice and Apple Pudding (See Apple Desserts)

19

Peach Rice Pudding (See Peach Desserts)

98

Pineapple Rice Dainty (See Pineapple Desserts)

126

Poor Man’s Rice Pudding

141

Raisin Rice Pudding

142

Rice Apple Pudding (See Apple Desserts)

21

Rice Gelatin Pudding

142

Rice Fruit Meringue Pudding

143

Rice Pudding

143

Caramel Sauce

144

6. STEAMED PUDDINGS

Method of Steaming Puddings

144

Hunter’s Pudding

145

Plum Pudding

146

Steamed Dried Apricot Pudding (See Apricot Desserts)

25

Steamed Cabinet Fruit Pudding

147

Steamed Chocolate Pudding

147

Steamed Cherry Pudding (See Cherry Desserts)

43

Steamed Date Pudding

148

Steamed Fig Pudding

149

Steamed Fruit Pudding

150

Steamed Fruit Pudding (Bettina’s)

150

Steamed Graham Pudding

151

Steamed Raisin Pudding

152

Steamed Raspberry Pudding (See Raspberry Desserts)

165

Suet Pudding

153

Suet Pudding (Bettina’s)

154

7. MISCELLANEOUS PUDDINGS

Caramel Pudding

155

Chocolate Pudding

156

Chocolate Cream Pudding

156

Cocoa Tapioca Pudding

157

Cream Tapioca Pudding

157

Fig (Baked) Pudding

158

Jam Cake Pudding

158

Maple Cream Pudding

159

Maple Sugar Roll

160

Hot Maple Pudding Sauce

161

Mary Armenio’s Italian Pudding

161

Snow Ball Pudding

162

Orange Sauce

162

XXI. Raspberry Desserts

Raspberry Squares

163

Raspberry Sauce

164

Raspberry Washington Pie

164

Red Raspberry Pie. (See Pies)

120

Steamed Raspberry Pudding

165

XXII. Rhubarb Desserts

Rhubarb Gelatin Dessert (See Gelatin Desserts)

86

Rhubarb Pie (See Pies)

121

XXIII. Sauces for Puddings and Desserts

C OTTAGE PUDDING SAUCES

Brown Sugar Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

133

Chocolate Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

134

Currant Jelly Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

133

Pineapple Hard Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

124

Royal Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

135

Sterling Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

135

Strawberry Sauce (See Cottage Puddings)

170

Cambridge Sauce (See “Suet Pudding,” Puddings—Steamed)

153

Caramel Sauce (See “Caramel Rice Puddings,” Puddings—Rice)

144

Cherry Sauce (See “Steamed Cherry Pudding,” Cherry Desserts)

44

Cream Sauce (See “Steamed Raspberry Pudding,” Raspberry Desserts)

166

Creamy Hard Sauce (See “Plum Pudding,” Puddings—Steamed)

146

Hard Sauce (See “Baked Pineapple Pudding,” Pineapple Desserts)

122

Hard Sauce (See “Brown Betty,” Apple Desserts)

15

Lemon Sauce (See “Steamed Suet Pudding,” Puddings—Steamed)

154

Lemon Sauce (See “Date Pudding,” Puddings—Date)

137

Lemon Sauce (See “Jam Cake Pudding,” Puddings—Miscellaneous)

159

Lemon Custard Sauce (See “Gelatin Prune Whip,” Whips)

176

Maple Sauce (Hot) (See “Maple Sugar Roll,” Puddings—Miscellaneous)

161

Orange Sauce (See “Hunter’s Pudding,” Puddings—Steamed)

145

Orange Sauce (See “Snowball Pudding,” Puddings—Miscellaneous)

162

Raspberry Sauce (See Raspberry Squares)

164

Vanilla Sauce (See “Steamed Chocolate Pudding,” Puddings—Steamed)

148

Whipped Cream Sauce (See “Pineapple Baked Apples,” Apple Desserts)

21

XXIV. Souffle Desserts

Apricot Gelatin Souffle (See Apricot Desserts)

23

Chocolate Souffle

167

Date Nut Souffle

168

XXV. Strawberry Desserts

Bettina’s Strawberry Shortcake

169

Cottage Pudding with Strawberry Sauce

169

Strawberry Bavarian Cream

170

Strawberry Cases

171

Strawberry Cottage Pudding

171

Strawberry Fluff

172

Strawberry Fruit Dessert

172

Strawberry Shortcake

172

Strawberry Sponge Cake

173

XXVI. Tapioca Desserts

Apple Tapioca (See Apple Desserts)

12

Cocoa Tapioca Pudding (See Puddings—Miscellaneous)

157

Cream Tapioca (See Miscellaneous Puddings)

157

Peach Tapioca (See Peach Desserts)

100

Pineapple Tapioca (See Pineapple Desserts)

127

XXVII. Whip Desserts

Apricot Whip (See Apricot Desserts)

24

Date Nut Whip

174

Ginger Rice Whip

174

Pineapple Fluff (See Pineapple Desserts)

123

Pineapple Rice Dainty (See Pineapple Desserts)

126

Prune Whip

175

Prune Whip (Gelatin)

176

Strawberry Fluff (See Strawberry Desserts)

172

A Few Simple Dessert Suggestions

177

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Page 15: "the Brown Betty." changed to "the Brown Betty"

Page 33: "Add the two eggs, well beaten" changed to "Add the two eggs, well-beaten"

Page 40: "One of Bettina's "standby's"" changed to "One of Bettina's "standbys""

Page 41: "Simple. but satisfactory" changed to "Simple, but satisfactory"

Page 57: "One-fourth level teaspon salt" changed to "One-fourth level teaspoon salt"

Page 65: "Two cups grapejuice" changed to "Two cups grape juice"

Page 73: "One tablesoon vinegar" changed to "One tablespoon vinegar"

Page 80: "Place one meringe circle" changed to "Place one meringue circle"

Page 104: "Dried Appricot Meringue Pie" changed to "Dried Apricot Meringue Pie"

Page 112: "and pour into an unbaked pie-shell" changed to "and pour into an unbaked pie-shell."

Page 112: "continue baking in a slower over" changed to "continue baking in a slower oven"

Page 122: "An unusual bread pudding," changed to "An unusual bread pudding."

Page 127: "Mix the flower and salt" changed to "Mix the flour and salt"

Page 143: "by elaborating the simpe rice" changed to "by elaborating the simple rice"

Page 174: "Delightful as a lunchon dessert." changed to "Delightful as a luncheon dessert."

Page 184: "Orange Snow Pudding. ((See Orange Desserts), 94" changed to "Orange Snow Pudding. (See Orange Desserts), 94"

Page 186: "Peach Sillibub, 98" changed to "Peach Syllabub, 98"

Page 191: "XXI. Rasperry Desserts" changed to "XXI. Raspberry Desserts"

*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BETTINA'S BEST DESSERTS ***

Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed.

Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG™ concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for an eBook, except by following the terms of the trademark license, including paying royalties for use of the Project Gutenberg trademark. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the trademark license is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Project Gutenberg eBooks may be modified and printed and given away—you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial redistribution.

START: FULL LICENSE

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK

To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg License available with this file or online at www.gutenberg.org/license.

Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg electronic works

1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg electronic works in your possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.

1.B. “Project Gutenberg” is a registered trademark. It may only be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg electronic works even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below.

1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (“the Foundation” or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the United States and you are located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg mission of promoting free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg License when you share it without charge with others.

1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any country other than the United States.

1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:

1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg License must appear prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg work (any work on which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” appears, or with which the phrase “Project Gutenberg” is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copied or distributed:

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg™ License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg electronic work is derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase “Project Gutenberg” associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg electronic work is posted with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to the Project Gutenberg License for all works posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.

1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg.

1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg License.

1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg work in a format other than “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other format used in the official version posted on the official Project Gutenberg website (www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original “Plain Vanilla ASCII” or other form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.

1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg works unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.

1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg electronic works provided that:

- • You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the use of Project Gutenberg works calculated using the method you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg trademark, but he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in Section 4, “Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.”

- • You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg™ License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg™ works.

- • You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.

- • You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free distribution of Project Gutenberg™ works.

1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the manager of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.

1.F.

1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project Gutenberg™ collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain “Defects,” such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by your equipment.

1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg™ trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg™ electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem.

1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you ‘AS-IS’, WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.

1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.

1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone providing copies of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works in accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg work, and (c) any Defect you cause.

Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is synonymous with the free distribution of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life.

Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg’s goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg collection will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and permanent future for Project Gutenberg and future generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at www.gutenberg.org.

Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation’s EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state’s laws.

The Foundation’s business office is located at 41 Watchung Plaza #516, Montclair NJ 07042, USA, +1 (862) 621-9288. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation’s website and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact

Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation

Project Gutenberg™ depends upon and cannot survive without widespread public support and donations to carry out its mission of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be freely distributed in machine-readable form accessible by the widest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt status with the IRS.

The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate.

While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate.

International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.

Please check the Project Gutenberg web pages for current donation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate.

Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg electronic works

Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.

Most people start at our website which has the main PG search facility: www.gutenberg.org.

This website includes information about Project Gutenberg, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.

Table of Contents

BETTINA’S BEST DESSERTS

Foreword

I. APPLE DESSERTS

II. APRICOT DESSERTS

III. BANANA DESSERTS

IV. BLUEBERRY DESSERTS

V. CAKE DESSERTS

VI. CHERRY DESSERTS

VII. Cream Puffs and Eclairs

VIII. Custards

IX. Frozen Desserts

I. ICE CREAMS

II. ICES

III. SHERBETS

IV. PARFAITS

V. MOUSSES

VI. SAUCES FOR ICE CREAMS

VII. MISCELLANEOUS FROZEN DESSERTS

X. Gelatine Desserts

XI. Grape Juice Desserts

XII. Mixed Fruit Desserts

XIII. Orange Desserts

XIV. Peach Desserts

XV. PIES

XVI. Pineapple Desserts

XVII. Prune Desserts

XVIII. Puddings

XIX. RASPBERRY DESSERTS

XX. Souffles

XXI. Strawberry Desserts

XXII. Whips

XXIII. A FEW SIMPLE DESSERT SUGGESTIONS

XXIV. INDEX

I. Apple Desserts

II. Apricot Desserts

III. Banana Desserts

IV. Blueberry Desserts

V. Cake Desserts

VI. Cherry Desserts

VII. Cream Puff and Eclair Desserts

VIII. Custard Desserts

IX. Frozen Desserts

X. Gelatin Desserts

XI. Grape Juice Desserts

XII. Lemon Desserts

XIII. Loganberry Desserts

XIV. Mixed Fruit Desserts

XV. Orange Desserts

XVI. Peach Desserts

XVII. Pies

XVIII. Pineapple Desserts

XIX. Prune Desserts

XX. Puddings

XXI. Raspberry Desserts

XXII. Rhubarb Desserts

XXIII. Sauces for Puddings and Desserts

XXIV. Souffle Desserts

XXV. Strawberry Desserts

XXVI. Tapioca Desserts

XXVII. Whip Desserts

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE