A—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7,1968 For the fT' if Farm Wife and Family HOLIDAY BREADS By Mrs. Richard O. Spence Breads are as popular on the cookie tray as the cookies themselves when served to guests over the holiday season. Make them even more popular by serving some of these breads. MOCHA HATH MT BRKAD 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon ground mace teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons butter or margarine % cup sugar 3 eggs, well beaten % cup milk 1 tablespoon instant coffee IVi cups pitted dates, chopped 1 cup chopped walnuts 2 ounces semi-sweet choco late, grated Sift together first 5 ingre dients. Cream butter or mar garine gradually adding sugar Add well beaten eggs. Add sift ed dry ingredients alternately with the milk to which the in stant coffee has been added. -Fold in dates, walnuts and grated chocolate. Pour into a greased 9-inch loaf pan. Bake in a slow oven (325 degrees) 60 to 75 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing. ORAXGE HONEY FRUIT LOAF 2 cups sifted flour % teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder Vz teaspoon soda 2 tablespoons grated orange peel 1 medium orange, peeled, diced, drained % cup honey Neighborly service! Folks like our neighborly serv ice. Our customer* are our friends! We’d like to add your name to our list of satisfied users of clean-burning Texaco Fuel Chief Heating Oil. We Give S & H Green Stamps GARBER OIL CO. MOUNT JOY, PA. Ph. 653-2021 105 Fairview St. *************** % cup chopped raisins Vs cup coarsely chopped nuts 1 egg, beaten Vs cup water 3 tablespoons butter or mar garine, melted Sift flour, salt, baking pow der and soda together. In bowl combine grated peel, drained orange pieces, honey, raisins, nuts, beaten egg, water and melted butter. Add dry ingre dients, stirring only enough to mix well. Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 3-mch loaf pan; bake at 350 degrees, 50 to 60 minutes, or until loaf shrinks from side of pan and is done in center. Remove from pan and cool on rack. Excellent when sliced and spread with cream cheese. ORAXGE GRAHAM CRACKER LOAF Vz cup shortening ib cup sugar 3 eggs Stores Will Be >' t - Open Nightly Starting Dec. 12 and CLOSE DEC. 24 at 5 P.M. New Holland Business Assoc. I • TOYS I I • GIFTS . | I • APPLIANCES I I Groff’s Hardware | Railroad Ave. New Holland^ $6OO IN PRIZES H Open nightly starting December 12 2 % cups graham cracker crumbs V 4 teaspoon* soda ’zi teaspoon baking powder % teaspoon salt % cup orange Jultfe ' 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1 cup chopped nuts Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, beating well. Combine graham cracker crumbs, soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mix ture alternately with orange juice and grated peel, beating well. Stir in nuts. Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan; bake at 350 degrees, about 50 minutes or until done in cen ter. Remove from pan and cool on rack. * * * ♦ MINCEMEAT LOAF 1 egg % cup sugar 2 cups sifted enriched flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Vz teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 cup rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked) % cup moist mincemeat 2 tablespoons melted short- ening 1 tablespoon chopped nut meats Heat oven to moderate f 350 degrees). Beat egg until light, add sugar gradually, beating until v, ell blended. Sift togeth; er flour, baking powder and salt; add all at once to egg mixture. Add remaining ingre dients, stirring only until blended. (Batter should be Into greased loaf pa,n (1 lb. size). Sprinkle with chopped nutmeats. Bake in 350 degree oven 50 to 60 minutes. Makes 1 loaf. * * * * CONFETTI BREAD cups sifted all-purpose -flour cup sugar teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt cup butter or margarine cup coarsely chopped candied dill strips cup chopped pecans tablespoons diced pimientos cup milk eggs, v'ell beaten Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift first 4 ingredients to gether into large mixing bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mix ture resembles corn meal. Mix in pickles and next 2 ingre dients. Beat milk into eggs; add to flour mixture, all at once. Stir until blended; do not beat. Spread into a greased (9 % x 5*4 x 2% inch) loaf pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cen ter comes out clean. Cool; store overnight for easier slic ing. Serve with butter or cream cheese. Makes 1 loaf. When Sleigh Bells Ring,,. Will Bills Slay You? The merry mood of the Christmas season will linger longer if you have money set aside to handle holiday expenses. Our Christmas Club makes it possible for you to plan a prepaid Christmas next year. Join now! THE LANCASTER COUNTY NATIONAL BANK LANCASTER 8 East King Street (temporary address) 138 North Queen Street (Drive-in Window) Prince and James Streets (Drive-in Window) 1643 Lincoln Hwy. East 1847 Columbia Avenue MOUNT JOY One AVest Main Street (Drive-in Window) QUARRYVILLE State and Church Streets Established 1841 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation % cup butter or margarine. •oft % cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sifted enriched flour Vj cup corn meal IVj teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon cup milk % cup coarsely chopped walnuts Confectioners’ sugar Heat oven to 375 degrees. Beat butter until creamy; add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together dry in gredients; add to butter mix ture alternately with milk. Stir in walnuts. Pour into greased and floured Turk’s head pan or other fancy cake pan (1% quart size). Bake in 375 de gree oven 45 to 60 minutes. Remove 'from oven and let stand about 5 minutes; turn out. While warm, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. Makes 8 servings. • * * * MINCEMEAT SPICE RING Vs cup butter or margarine. soft IV2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 cup sifted flour (Continued on Page 8) • 8 Convenient Offices FLORIN 801 Main Street
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