rub with
shortening and dust slightly with flour. Now place in a bowl
One cup of sugar,
One and one-half cups of flour,
One-half teaspoon of salt,
Three level teaspoons of baking powder,
One-half cup of fine bread crumbs,
One egg,
One cup of milk,
Two cups of stoned cherries.
Mix and then place one cooking spoon of the mixture into each prepared
dumpling cloth. Tie loosely and then plunge into boiling water and
cook for twenty minutes. Lift into the colander and let drain for
three minutes and then serve with stewed cherries for sauce.
STEAMED ROLY POLY PUDDING
One and one-half cups of flour,
One-half teaspoon of salt,
Three teaspoons of baking powder,
Four tablespoons of sugar.
Place in a mixing bowl and sift to mix. Now rub in four tablespoons
of shortening and mix to a dough with a scant two-thirds cup of
water. Roll out one-half inch thick and spread with well-cleaned
huckleberries and then cover quickly with brown sugar. Roll like for
jelly roll and then tie in a cloth and plunge into boiling water or
place in a steamer and cook for one hour. Serve with fruit sauce.
If using canned huckleberries, drain them well, then thicken the juice
and use for sauce. Any variety of fresh fruit may be used.
FRUIT CUP CUSTARDS
Place six nice berries in each custard cup and then place in a mixing
bowl
Two cups of milk,
Six tablespoons of sugar,
One-half teaspoon of nutmeg,
Three eggs.
Beat thoroughly to mix and then pour over the berries in the cups.
Place in a baking pan containing warm water and bake in a slow oven
until firm in the centre.
CREAM TAPIOCA PUDDING
Wash two-thirds cup of tapioca in four or five waters and then place
in a saucepan and add one and one-half cups of water. Cook until the
tapioca begins to soften, then add one and one-half cups of milk. Cook
until soft and then add
One well-beaten egg,
One-half cup of sugar,
One-half teaspoon nutmeg.
Mix well and cook for a few minutes longer. Remove from the fire and
serve ice cold with fruit whip.
MACARONI NEAPOLITAN
Cook one-half package of macaroni in boiling water for fifteen minutes
and then turn into a colander and place under cold running water. Now
mince
One onion and one tomato
fine and place four tablespoons of fat in a frying pan. When hot, add
the onion and tomato, cook until soft and then add the macaroni. Toss
gently until hot and then cover it closely to
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