MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 51, 16 March 1937, Page 11

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

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BLACKBERRY PUDDINGS ARE VERY DELICI0US Blackberries are plentiful now and this fruit which can be gathered so t'reely should be used for numerous purposes and will make up for the lack of other fruits this season. Try these reeipee and see how you iike them: — Blackberry Charlotte Mix together four ounces of breadcrumbs, one ounce of finely threaded sut and two ounces of soft brown sugar. Add half a toaspoonf ul of cxnnamon. Butter a piedish and put a layer of breadcrumbs on the bottom. Have ready half a pound of apples and half a pound of blackberries partly stewod together, spread some on the crumbs, and fill up the dish with layers of prepared crumbs and fruit. Put the crumbs on top, pour some melted butter over, and bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes. Serve with custard. Blackberry RolL To make blackberry roll sift together ilb. of self-raising flour, a pinch of salt and a teasppoonful of sugar. Add 4ozs. of finely shredded suet and mix to a stiff paste with cold water. Roll out and cover with blackberries to witkili half an inch of the edge. Sprinkle thickly with sugar. Sprinkle the edge with water, roll up, and tie in a scalded and floured cloth. ,Boil for about two hours and serve with custard. Blackberry Snow. Stew as many blackberries as requiredd in a very little liquid till soft. Put into a well-buttered piedish. Beat the yolks of three eggs with one tablespoonful of sugar and add £ pint of.milk. Pour over the blackberries and bake in 3 slow oven until the custard is set. Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth, add enough sugar to make a meringue and essence and heap roughly over the custard-. Return to a cool oven until the meringue is a palo straw colour. Serve hot or cold.