FOR THE CHILDREN

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 32, 20 January 1939, Page 24

FOR THE CHILDREN

My

Chef

OLIDAYS mean gay days, and these Jelly Novelties _~ for special teas following | outings with little. vacation visitors are, as the’ name implies, really novel. ©» The: . "Mushroom in the Field" recipe is quite ‘a popular one, and doesn’t the illustration give you -the urge to’ be up and doing? The Jellied ' Lily Pond: and Windmill Jellies look complicated, but on: reading the recipe, you will realise ° how . simple they are to prepare. The prize this week has been awarded to Mrs. BE. C. White, of 168 Wai-iti Road, Timaru, for her recipe for Baked Cheese Pudding, ‘which is very simple and quickly prepared." Tf the rest of the Dominion’s small fruit crop is as backward as in the Wellington district, the blackberry recipes this week will be found very useful and as the new season’s apples are now on the market, Blackberry and Apple Pie should become a favourite. Many of my country readers will have strawberries to spare. So make up your surplus thus::Gather the fruit fresh and to each. pound take three-quarters of a pound of good: "preser’ ving sugar: : Spread fruit on a dish, or bow, and sprinkle over part of the sugar. Leave overnight. Next day pour the juice which has flowed from fruit into a pan, add remainder of sugar, and when the sugar is dissolved bring slowly to the boil. Then put in fruit and boil gently till a little sets into a fairly firm jam. It is never good ‘if boiled too long; the flavour goes. Windmill Jellies QNE packet of red and one yellow jelly crystals, boiling water, about 12 wafer biscuits, cocktail sticks, sweentened whipped cream. Add sufficient boiling water to contents of each packet of crystals to make #-pint liquid jelly, stirring till dissolved and leave till cold. Pour into 5 or 6 small wet tall .. moulds, cups or glasses and leave till firmly set, reserving some of . ‘each colour to set firmly. and chop for garnishing. Unmould on indivi-

dual dishes in a border of chopped jelly. Arrange two small wafer biscuits as windmill sails on a cocktail stick and fix one into- each jelly. Use. small strips of wafer for doors and windows, ‘and garnish the jellies with sweetened whipped cream. Mushrooms .. NE packet lime or . ereme de menthe jelly crystals, boiling water, 3 or 4 bananas, 6 or 8 meringue shells, strained lemon juice, cocoa or powdered chocolate, chopped pistachio nuts or green desic- .. cated coconut . or crystallised violet or

rose petals, sweetened whipped cream. Add sufficient water to crystals to make one pint liquid jelly, and when cold, pour into shallow glass bowl, reserving some to chop for garnishing. . Peel, halve, and dip-- bananas in lemon juice, . then Plant each half banana upright in the jelly when it -is almost ‘set and leave till firm. Fill meringues with a little whipped créam, dust with a little cocoa or powdered .chocolate, and place a meringue, round side upward, on each banana, to resemble growing mushrooms. Chop reinaining jelly. and spread between the’. .mishrooms, or sprinkle jelly with- ‘chopped pistachio nuts," green desiccated coconut, or: spread with crystallised. flower petats. .¥ Jellied Lily-pond | ONE. ‘packet . time: "or "ereme de menthe jelly : erystals, ‘boiling water, 2 oranges; ‘1 or 2 bananas, 3 or 4 cocktail sticks, 1 lemon, powdered chocolate or cocoa, angelica strips. ‘Dissolve. crystals in sufficient boiling water to make one pint liquid jelly, and when cold, pour three-quarters of it into glass bowl and leave till firmly set. Cut oranges in halves, scoop pulp from skins, remove seeds, and white pith and dice ‘the® ‘flesh: Cat the halved orange "skins" to "yesembile water | lilies. -- Whisk ‘the’ ‘remaining thick ‘jelly, "Combine: with.: diced: orange flesh, fill shaped: skins ‘with mix- ; "ture , and. ‘whén* ‘firmly 'S6t, ‘place on 4 jelly pond. Peel, . -eut and dip bananas in strained lemon juice, then cover >with powdered choco- . late or cocoa, and pierce the base ‘with cocktail: sticks. Insert in the Jelly’ pond... awith | narrow , strips of | angelica, ‘to repre: sent ~bulrushes.

Welsh Cheesecakes NE egg, 1 small cup flower, % small cup sugar, 20z. butter, 1 small teaspoon baking powder. Mix well. Line patty tins with puff paste, put in raspberry jam and cover with mixture. Lay two little pieces of pastry on the top in

shape of a cross--

F.

G.

Bays-

water).

Coffee Spongecake BEAT the whites of 2 duck egss to a stiff froth with a pinch of salt, then beat the yolks well with a pinch of salt, add the whites to the yolks, beat well-together, then sift in.1 teacup of castor sugar, ‘beat again until very thick. -Place in a ‘small saucepan 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons. milk, 1 table‘spoon water, 2 tablespoons coffee essence, stir over a’ gentle. heat, until ‘butter is ‘melted’ and all is boiling, and while boilirig pour over. the beaten eges and sugar. ~~ Do not... mix till: i breakfast. cup. .of fleur,., 1. tezre spoon ‘powder, 1°: tea‘spoon ‘of cornflour: . is. sifted ‘in,

then fold together lightly, and pour into two well-greased sandwich tins, bake in a fairly hot oven for. 20 minutes, regnuio on 8. ‘When eold. .join together with favourite filling and ice top with

Coffee icing:

~Mrs:

P.

W.

(Onehunga).

Chocolate Prunes _ GoAk 1lb, prunes -.. for two ‘hours, Drain off the water. Take 3% cup syrup drained from any fruit, plums are good, and add to it enough cold water to cover the prunes, and leave overnight. Onok newt dav iin

this same syrup till tender, when cooked add % cup of sugar and stir till dissolved. Drain and remove stones, line a dish with good pastry and pour in a layer of prunes, then .add 20z. -grated chocolate in a little of the liquid drained from the prunes, sprinkle more chocolate on: top and pieces of -pastry lattice-wise across and bake in hot oven about 30 minutes. Serve with

cream

Mrs

F.

M.

(Henderson).

Puff Pastry ALL ingredients must be as cold as possible. I. have never known this recipe to fail. Quickly and easily made. Take 4 cup milk, add 1 teaspoon of vinegar to the milk. 2 eun butter (cold and hard).

broken up into pieces, 1 heaped cup of flour, pinch of salt. Put flour and butter into bowl, mix, _then add milk. etc. Roll out four times.- Place on cold slide. Bake

in hot oven.-

Mrs.

N.

B.

(Taumara-

nui).

Tomato Pie put four ounces vf shelled walnuts through the mincing machine. Spread a layer of boiled rice on the bottom of a well-butter-ed pie. dish. On this place half the walnuts and two sliced tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fill up the dish with alternate ayers of these ingredients, pour in . @ cup of stock’ or milk. Cover. thickly with wholemeal crumbs, then pour over..toz. of oiled put-° ter. Cook in a moderate oven for . half an hour. ‘Alternatively © the ingredients ‘may. be: put. into layers in. a. greased : basin: coveréd with ‘greased, paper. and. steam, for 13. hours, ‘urn out,and: serve with >

{omato sauce:

MTs.

J.

M.

(Napier) _

Fruit Salad ONE: small 'tin pineapple; 1 orange; F 1 lepon;t lt parana [: pas8ion

fruit or pulp, ‘1 dessortspoon sclay tine,1 cup water, 4 to 4 cup‘er eam, Soak gelatine for 10 minutes in" ‘3: cup: cold water,: then add. 3° cup : hot-water, and 4 cup sugar. Stir till’ dissolved. . Add. orange. Juice and lemon. juice, crush the pineapple and banana and add these, with passion fruit. Pour into shallow dishes and freeze. During freezing the mixture must be removed two or three times to a basin and well chopped and beaten. When properly frozen the mixture is white and light.. Before serving, chop it in a basin and beat in the cream, ‘whipped. This ice-cream is delicious served with orange Syrup and a small ‘piece of ‘orange. ‘The recipe makes about twelve ‘servines at a cost of less than 2/-.

Parapara

(Auckland),

Blackberry. ‘Sweet O four cups blackberries add 1 . ,eup of sugar and 1 cup of boiling. water. Bring very gently to the boil and cook gently until the fruit is soft. Allow to stand until i oe . _ ~ 74 © we

cold then strain the fruit very, carefully, measure -the: liquid and* to each cupful allow i teaspoonful of gelatine. Bring the’ liquor to the boil, .adding. more sugar if. necessary, stir into it the moistened gelatine. Just allow to come to the boil, then ‘cool slightly and pour into a wetted mould ‘set. and allow to chill thoroughly. Turn out and serve with fruit. eream or

custard. Delicious_

-Miss

M.

L.

(Clive),

Blackberry Beer TAKE one quart blackberry juice, — "lib. sugar, 1 ‘grated -nutmesg, Zoz. cinnamon, 40z.. cloves, 1 pint brandy. Place. the whole black-. berries in a large stone or: lass. jar and-mash-to 2 ‘pulp, -boil.together.- sugar, -juice:and .spicés (these. must "be" tieditt. bags) "for. 15 -minutés; -Skim well,’ then adid~ brandy, léave to. cool covering over tightly, When ‘cold, strain, and fill" bottles and* cork very Securely. Tueave for. a. couple .»?

weeks "before using.-

~Mrs:

E.

W.

(Timparu)

Blackberry Sponge LINE a pudding basin witn stale sponge cake or bread, cut up to fit the basin, then fill up with blackberries, previously stewed with very little water and sugar. Cover with a thick round of cake or break; and place on top a saucer with a weight on it. This is ready to serve next day. Turn out and place whipped cream or custard around. This is a delicious sweet.

~Mrs:

E.

W.

(Timaru). .

Swedish Cabbage NE pound of mince meat, 4 eup of cooked rice, 1 small onion, 8 cabbage leaves, 2 large ripe tomatoes, Combine mince meat’and rice with: grated onion and season. Soak cabbage leayes in hot. water for a few minutes to. make. less . brittle, place ‘a heaping ‘tablespoon of meat’ mixture’ on each ° leat. and

.Foll. Put -in baking pan, slice ‘tomatoes: over, and cook in a moderate oven until. meat-is done. About. one -hour: ‘Serve with

£ravy or cream sauce-

Miss

J.C.

M.

(Otorohanga)

Fruit’ Pickle {OUR pounds of scarcely ripe fruit such as plums, peaches, apples, pears and nectarines, and three or four (or more if desired) sliced bananas. Cut the fruit in small slices, add 4lb. of sliced preserved ginger, lb. of raisins and currants, 1 teaspoonful each of cloves, mace, whole peppers (bruised and tied in a bag), 1 pint of the best vinegar, 2 teaspoonfuls . of. chillies, 60z. salt, and 2lb. of. brown sugar. Put the chillies and spice into bag, also. peppers, and boil in vinegar for 10 minutes, then add sugar and salt and-boil another minutes: Add-fruit and simmer for 14-hours-.and bottle as usual.-_

. Mrs.

G.

R.

(Ruawai):

Date. Loaf . Two cups wholemeal, 14 cups flour, Zlib. brown sugar, 4 cup dates, 4 eup walnuts, 3 tablespoons golden. syrup, 31lb. butter, 14 cups milk, 2 teaspoons: cocoa,. 14 teaspoons’ soda, » vanilla if desired. Melt in saueepan i cup ‘milk, the syrup, butter and sugar. _Wissolve soda in the rest’ of milk,- -put dry. ingredients in basin and add warm ingredients, "lastly adding soda. Bake | in-greased tin in a modérate oven... Serve but-

' tered.

-Mrs:

B.

McK.

(Waimiha) :

Banana Tart: TarE; 3_cup sugar BLb. four, Zlb: butter; 1 "teaspoon bairing pow _ # der; 1" cup 'ieslecitea' "e8conit 1

egg, a little milk to mix stiffly. Roll out, line a tart plate, and bake a light brown; then spread with raspberry jam, slice 3 bananas on top of this and add juice and rind (grated): of one lemon. Pour over all a custard made with one egg, 1 cup milk, pinch salt and nutmeg, 1 dessertspoon sugar. Bake till custard sets. Serve cold with

whipped erean--

Mrs;

J.

H.

(Oamaru)...

Orange Cake QUARTER: pound each of butter, brown sugar, and’ flour, 1 tea: spoon- baking powder. Grated rind of 1 orange," 1 "tablespoon orange juice, 2. eggs, 2 tablespoons cocoput. Cream butter and sugar; add beaten -eggs, then. the flour and baking powder, coconut and orange vind and. juice, Cook about 20 minutes, lee with orange icing and ‘sprinkle’ > With coconut, -"Chio" (Maurigaturoto).

Rhubarb Pie HALF fill a greased pie dish with rhubard, udd half cup raisins, quarter, cup sugar, a little grated nutmeg or cinnamon, squeeze over the juice of half orange or lemon. Make a batter with one-and-a-half cups flour, three tablespoons sugar, one ounce melted butter, two eggs, — two teaspoons baking powder and milk to mix. Pour over the fruit, beke three-quarters to one hour. Serve with lemon sauce or cream.

Miss

W.

(Kamo).