14—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 27.1068
For the
Farm Wife
By Un, Richard C. Spence, Food Editor
Raisins are a good choice for the thrifty
family. They are a ready-to-eat energy food
that helps to build blood. Raisins can be used
in so many ways as snacks; with cereal; in
salads, desserts, main dishes. They add tasti
ness and texture to cookies and cakes Check
the following recipes and you’ll see what we
mean.
SPENCE
QUICK RAISIN BREAD
i, nip fat (shortening, mar
garine or hatter)
cup sugar
2 eggs
•? i cup milk
2 cups flour
teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon, if you
like
1 cup raisins
Soften fat In a large bowl,
nn\ fat and sugar until smooth
Add eggs and beat well Stir in
half the milk Mix flour, salt,
baking powder and cinnamon,
if used. Add half of flour mix
ture to egg mixture and mix
well. Pour into a well greased
loaf pan Bake at 350 degrees
(moderate oven) 40 minutes ■
PEANUT BUTTER
RAISIN CHEWS
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup corn sirup
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup raisins
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RAISINS—
Ready To Eat Energy
Mix all ingredients except
raisins. Add raisins and mix
well Press out \k inch thick in
a pan Cut into pieces. Chill be
fore sening Makes about 25
pieces
RAISIN FRITTERS
2 eggs
■*i cup milk
2 teaspoons melted fat or oil
1H cups flour
teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons "baking powder
1 cup raisins
Fat or oil for trying
Beat eggs in large bowl Stir
in milk Add fat, salt and bak
ing powder and mix well Stir
in raisins and mix well Drop
batter by teaspoonfuls into 1
inch of hot fat or oil in a fry
pan Fry until golden brown on
all sides Remove from fat and
dram. Makes about 24 fritters
APPLE-RAISIN SALAD
2 medium-size apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
V> small head cabbage
* * *
t cup raisins
U cup mayonnaise or cooked
salad dressing
Salt io taste
Wash apples well. Core apples
and cut into small pieces. Add*
lemon Juice and mix well. Fine*
ly chop cabbage. Mix apples
with raisins and cabbage. Add
mayonnaise or salad dressing
and salt. Mix lightly. Chill be
fore serving. Makes 6 servings,
2 a cup each.
CARROT-RAfSfN SAtAfr
6 medium-size carrots
1 cap raisins
*A cup mayonnaise or cooked
salad dressing
Finely cut up carrots. Mix all
ingredients well. Chill, Makes 6
servings. Vi cup each.
GLAZED CARROTS & RAISINS
6 medium-size cooked carrots
Vi cup water
-2 tablespoons fat (margarine
or butter)
2 tablespoons sugar
Vi cup raisins
Cut carrots into strips. Mix
water, fat, sugar and raisins in
a pan Bring to boiling Add
carrots. Lower to medium heat.
Gently stir and cook until car
rots afe hot, about 10 minutes
Makes 6 servings, Vz cup each
SWEET POTATO
RAISIN PATTIES
4 medium-size cooked sweet
potatoes
1 egg'
Vz teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons flour
Vz cup raisins
2 tablespoons fat
Mash sweet potatoes Beat in
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egg, salt and flour. Stir in rai
sins and mix well. Melt fat in
fry pan. Put sweet potato mix
ture by tablcspoonfuls in heated
fry pan. Brown on both sides.
Makes about 24 patties.
RAISIN-STUFFED
BAKED APPLES
baking apples
cup raisins
cup honey
tablespoon fat (margarine
or butter)
teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon nutmeg, if you like
cop water
Vi
1
Wash apples well. Core apples
and p'ut in baking pan. Mix rai
sins. honey, fat and cinnamon.
Add nutmeg, if used. Fill apples
with raisin mixture. Pour water
into pan. Bake at 375 degrees 45
minutes or until apples are ten
der Makes 6 servings, 1 apple
each
« *
RAISIN SIRUP
cup sugar
tablespoons cornstarch
teaspoon cinnamon
cup corn sirup
cup water
cup fat (margarine or but
ter)
cup raisins
Mix all ingredients except rai the water has boiled away. Add
sins in a pan. Bring to boiling sugar and vinegar and boil
Lower to medium heat. Cook 3 slowly 45 minutes. Serve hot
minutes. Stir in raisins Serve with baked canned chopped
over pancakes, French toast, or meat, luncheon meat, ham or
fritters. Makes l x k cups sirup other meat. Makes 3 cups sauce.
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during the same quarter a year
ago
RAISIN SAUCE FOR MEAT
3 cups raisins (1 pound)
2Vz cups water
- / . cup brown sugar, packed
cup vinegar
Put raisins in a pan. Add w-a
ter and let soak for 2 hours. Boil
slowly 30 minutes or until half
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