Culinary Chatter

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 19

Culinary Chatter

AFTERNOON SANDWICH DEAT 4oz. butter and 6oz. sugar to a P cream, add gradually two wellbeaten eggs, %lb., flour, ground rice and 1 tablespoon baking powder mixed together, and, lastly, add M> teacup milk. Pour into two greased and floured sandwich tins and bake m quick oven for' about 10 minutes. When co6ked, spread jam between the layers or ■ sliced bananas soaked m" orange juice; sprinkle with sugar. * • * •• . # FAIRY SPONGE TAKE % cup of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 . tablespoon butter m 4 tablespoons boiling water; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, % teaspoon of soda m 1 cup of flour. Beat eggs and sugar well, then add, flour,, lastly butter, etc. Mix well and bake m good oven. •* ■■ * # * TEA BUNS TAKE 1 egg, 2oz. butter (or dripping), * 2 level cups flour, 1 scant cup ol milk, 2oz. sugar, %lb. currants, % teaspoon soda, IVs ; teaspoons cream of tartar. Mix to a stiff dough. Place m lumps on floured oven tray arid bake about 30 minutes. * ..* •;:» KIDNEY OMELET . DA*RTLY cook , a sheep's kidney m -. polling water (if preferred, fry in;butter Avith pepper and salt, cutting it into small pieces). Allow it .to cool: Now beat 2 eggs and add the kidney. Melt loz. of butter In a pan, pour the mixture into it and shake over the fire till set. Loosen round edges with knife, double over arid serve on a , hot dish. ' 7 '.. APPLE ROLL TAKE J2 cups of flour, '/^ cup of milk or water, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 2 tablespooris sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and some grated apples. Roll out dough, about Vz an inch thick and spread • the. grated apple over it. Roll up and' cut m slices 1 inch thick; place m dish, cover with syrup made of 144 cups sugar and 1 pint of water.! Add a piece of butter to each, sprinkle with.cinnamon and bake m hot oven. *"7 -„ * " ' * ' SPONGE CAKE ' TAKE four' eggs, J^lb. butter, 1 heaped cup of flour, flavoring essence to taste, %lb. sugar,'*! level teaspoon cream of tartar.: ■% small tea;. I spoon soda; Cream butter and sugar, add essence. Beat yolks ahd7.wriites; separately and', add." Mix : soda . arid A cream of tartar with flour. 'Sift -iiv gradually till well mixed. ' .Place m a tin well buttered and sprinkle,- withicing sugar. Sprinkle icing sugar oyer top before putting m, theoven..: Cook m moderate oven.