10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 11, 1958 For the Farm Wife and Family (Continued fromjiage eight) 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon Chill at least one hour to pre vent drop cookies spreading. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about two inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until set, just until when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains. Blake 10 to 12 minutes in a 400 degree oven. Makes five dozen. VARIATIONS ' 1. Fpllow the recipe above and AMES IN-CROSS tHe egg that research <%=■ Ijyilds It tokos Amos In Cioss !0 \cnrs to do\c'op Ae riuel 5 jou ouy at om iiatchuj tid j Hi is long bleed ing hsu'kli <md tLs'ing piogiam Las test one pm pose . to gne jou a bud tin'* will lielp ion make l',o most rvobt fiom jour povltiy pumum Slop soon and let US <_ u ton t'lo complete stoiy on Nili't Ames InCioss buds can do fo. joj Goldfus » I Hatcheries, Inc. NEW HOLLAND Ph. EL 4-6811 1 Sp*^ o !** p*cd cow« with turn : gjst »s • SMOOTH CONSTRUCTION • ADJUSTABLE WIDTH STALL • ELECTRO GALVANIZED FARTS Feed ’em, milk ’em fast. Raise dairy production with cleaner milk, tio stooping. Stalls are on display. Bpe them today. HERR IMPLEMENT STORE WEST WILLOW Ph. Lane. EX 3-8311 add two and one-half cups halved seeded raisins and one and one fourth cups broken nuts. 2 Follow the recipe and add one-fourth teaspoon cloves with the other spices and two cups cut-up cooked prunes. 3. Follow the recipe and add -2 cups thick applesauce % cup nuts 1 teaspoon cloves with other spices 4. Follow the recipe and add two cups drained mincemeat. No other fruit. This reader also has a sugges tion for plumping raisins: To plump seedless raisins, wash and spread out in a flat pan. Cov er and heat slowly in a moderate oven. To get full flavor from rai sins, cut them in half with scis -01 s after plumping. Our friend from Christiana al so sends along a recipe for some delicious Ginger Creams. This is an iced cookie. GINGER CREAMS Mix together thoroughly Nk cup soft shortening Vz cup sugar 1 small egg % cup molasses Sth in: 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in Vj cup hot water Sift together and stir in : 2 cups flour 1 -> teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger J /2 teaspoon nutmeg *2 teaspoon cloves cinnamon Chill dough. Drop two inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Frost while slightly warm with the following icing- 3P? ••looking for the right mortgage loan Many local families have found the go-ahead signal for their home-financing plans at this Association. We have ample funds to finance purchase of desirable homes, after down payment requirements are met. Rent-like monthly payments bring you debt-free home ownership Let’s talk over your plans! FIRST FEDERAL 25 Nwth Dnke St ‘f(sm *IIIIIII* Phone EX 7-2818 Current Dividend Paid On Savings Accounts Insured to $lO,OOO 'avmps and £ ASSOCIATION OR LANCA Gilbert H. Hartley. Treasurer Emlen H. Zellers, Secretary ICING Blend together three-fourths cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, one-fourth teaspoon vanilla, and ci earn to make ea'fey to spread (about one tablespoon). The above recipe yields about four dozen 2 inch cookies. The reader who sent in the above recipe also sent along the following request. We are sorry that we did not get it in time to print it before Easter but maybe some of you ladies can help her out and she can file the recipes for later use if she does not want to make candy now. REQUEST I am asking for Easter candy recipes. A creamy filling for East er eggs, cooked or uncooked that will stay creamy for a reasonable length of time From Lititz RDH comes this recipe. Noticed your request for a soft spice cookie This is a recipe used by four generations in our family called SHREWSBURY COOKIES Mrs. Amos L. Keener, RD#l, Lititz 3 ,4 cup butter or lard or mixed 2 cups firmly packed biown sugar 4 eggs 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 3 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg Cream the shortening and sugar Add the eggs and'beat un til smooth Add the flour which has been sifted with the soda and, spices and mix to a soft dough. They can be dropped with a teaspoon or rolled as preferred. They are nice dressed with slight ly beaten egg and sprinkled with sugar and black walnuts or pea nuts. Sometimes I add spices to re 3% „ per Annum. oan *a gular soft drop sugar cookies in stead of other flavoring. The following dessert is a creamy green cherry and pecan dessert sweetened “just right". It’s a beautiful dessert; all white with bits of green maraschino cherries. Serve is as a glamourous parfait using tall glasses if you don’t have parfaits. Fill glas ses by alternating layers of the dessert with marshmallow sauce or if you’d rather, serve the des sert in a dessert dish topped with marshmallow sauce. MARSHMALLOW MOUNTAIN PARFAIT % cup uncooked white rice l’,j cups water 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 3 /4 cup sugar % cup maishmallow creme IVz teaspoons vanilla - V 4 cup chopped pecans, (toast if desired) 12 well drained green maras chino cherries, chopped Vz to % cup marshmallow creme Put the nee, water and salt in a two-quart,saucepan. Bring to a vigorous boil over a high heat. Turn the heat down low. Cover with a lid and simmer 14 minutes. Stir in one and one-half cups of the milk. Cover and cook over a low heat about 40 minutes or un til the milk is absorbed. Stir oc casionally. Do not allow to boil. Stir m the other one-half cup milk and sugar Cool. Measure the two-third cup marshmallow creme m a wet mea suring cup Stir into the cool rice mixture. Stir in the vanilla, pe ciiß, and cherries Cover and store in the refrigerator until time to serve. To serve, thin the marshmallow err-me with one to two teaspoons water to make a thick sauce. Alt ernate layers of the rice mixture and marshmallow sauce in par fait glasses or other tall glasses. You may choose to tip servings of the nee mixture in dessert dishes with the marshmallow sauce. Gar nish with whole green chemes. i/ This recipe makes serven to eight large parfaits which quick ly disappear, Another dessert you might like to serve to your family MOLASSES PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE 1 cup sifted all-purpose en riched flour % teaspoon salt V 2 -teaspoon soda 1 egg 14 cup melted butter or mar garine 1-2 cup baking molasses cup buttermilk Sift flour, salt and soda Beat egg, add melted shirtemng, mo lasses Add dry ingredients, stir ring enough to mix. Add butter milk Pour in well-greased 8 inch round cake pan. 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