MAINLY ABOUT FOOD

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 18, 9 November 1934, Page 47

MAINLY ABOUT

FOOD

Time to Think of Xmas.

Apple Cheese. TPAKE any quantity of any hard, acid apples, stew them until-quite soft and rub them through.a sieve. which removes all peel and cores. To each pound of pulp add. {lb.. of preserving sugar, first boiling the sugar .with a little water until a little taken between finger and’ thumb forms a. thread (about 7 min.). Put apples into the sugar and boil quickly for 20. minutes, stirring all the time. Fill jars. and cover when cold, It keeps -for. two or three .years, and is a delicious and useful dish, always ready for an emer-genecy.-Mrs. J.B. (Waipukurau). Christmas Plum Pudding.: [ANGREDIENTS : One, teacup raisins, 1 teacup sultanas, 1 teacup flour, 1, teacup breadcrumbs, 4.teaspoon mixed spice, 1 teacup suet, 1 teacup sugar (light brown), 2 eggs, alittle mixed peel, pinch of salt, small teaspoon baking powder, milk to mix. Method: Mix dry ingredients, and let it stand for a little while, Add milk and. eggs last. Boil in a cloth for three hours. Do not tie cloth too tightly, so as to

allow for swelling.-

~Mr.

A.A.

P.

(Dun-

Gooseberry Cake. [SGREDIENTS: Pastry, db, flour, 3 oz, butter, 80z. of lard, $ teaspoonful baking powder, 1 cup water, pinch of salt. Method :-Sieve the flour. salt and baking powder, into a basin. and rub in the fats with fingertips until fine like breadcrumbs. Add half the water and mix with a knife. .Top, tail, and wash lb. of gooseberries. Roll out

the pastry in two halyes; put o one e piece on a greased baking’ sheet,’ and put half the berties over it, Cover with sugar. add. thé remaining berries, « keeping them-about 1 ineh from the’ edge of the

‘pastry. Sprinkle lightly with water, und dot little dabs of butter: here and there, about 20z. altogether. Brush over the edge of the pastry with water, and cover with a second round. Sprinkle the top with a little cold water and sugar, prick with a fork to let out the steam, and bake in a moderate oven until pastry is a golden brow2 and berries are soft. When done, cool for.a few minutes, then cut a slice. If

not sweet. enough, sprinkle some more sugar over the: fruit inside, and if liked, ‘more butter. Press down the top crust \lightly. Serve : hot or cold far tea, or at any time, either whole or, cut in wedges or squares, . ‘and piled on a dish, All soft fruits can be used ‘in the same way as they come in. seagon. Serve with whipped cream.-

‘Miss

S.

(Napier )

Strawherry Recipe 7 [NGREDINNTS : 1 pint. steamed "~ strawherries, 1. cup sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon cornflour, .8 eggs, grated. rind of 1 orange. Method :-Heat the strawberries in a . double hoiler, add sugar, orange rind, butter and cornflour, blended with a tablespoon of cold water, stir over. boiling water till thick, then pour‘on'to the beaten yolks of the eggs, Place in a piedish lined with pastry. Cover with pastrv and bake in a hot oven: This is a delicious filling for sandwiches.

A Rich Christmas , Cake

[NGREDIENTS : 10 eggs, + to 6 cups flour (I use 6), 1b butter, ilb. brown sugar, $ cup sour cream with one teaspoon carb. soda, mixed in, 8lbs. raisins, 2lbs, currants, 1lb. cherries, 4lb. preserved ginger, 3lb. almonds, .11b. mixed: peel. 1. .tin pineapple chunks, chopped, 1 small teacup black currant jam, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoon ground mace, 1. teaspoon cinnamon, Beat butter and sugar, add eggs, one at a time, then all the fruit, and, lastly, flour. Bake slowly in large ‘tin for’ five hours. WPlectrie stove not over 350

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Mrs.

D.M.

M.

(Waihou,. |}

| Thames Valley.)

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