‘XXgfA'.l t l iftflifrtwo .gnimwrt lelawnc 88-Uncasttr Farming, Saturday, December 1,1 Christmas cookies (Continued from Page B 6) CHRISTMAS WREATHS Impounds flour 1 pound sugar 9 ounces butter 5 eggs Grated peel of 1 lemon Chopped nuts Cream butter; add eggs one by one, then sugar and lemon peel. Add flour gradually and mix well. From the dough form small wreaths, placing them on a greased baking sheet, not too close together. Dust lightly with flour and dredge with chopped nuts. Bake in moderate oven (3SO°F) until lightly browned. Minerva Martin Shippensburg Cook’s tr % Question V / Comer QUESTION - Priscilla Beiler, Quarryville, would like a recipe for ham bologna. QUESTION • Vera Martin, Leola, would like a recipe for canned, dark red kidney beans (the kind you buy in the store). They are often used to make chili. QUESTION - Mary E. Neal, Homer City, is still looking for a vegetable lasagna recipe. ANSWER - Mrs. Charles Biehl, Mertztown, requested recipes for sugar cookies and breakfast cake. Thanks go to Mollie Tressler, Marietta, for her Breakfast Cake recipe, and to Linda Christman, Greencastle, for her Sugar Cookie recipe 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Mix all ingredients together. Pour into pan. Put lumps of butter the size of peas all over cake. Sprinkle 1 cup brown sugar and cinnamon on cake. Bake at 350° F. for about x h hour. cup butter cup sugar egg Cream together butter, sugar and egg. Add soda and flour. Roll out on floured board and cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 425° F. for 6 to 8 minutes. Cookies stay nice and soft. • FALLING OFF • DETERIORATION • INKING OFF Keep your milk production at its peak by replacing your tired inflations with new efficient ECI soft designs. DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER INFLATION Ask your dealer for the new ECI Mmi-catalog or write PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE COOKIES COOKIE DOUGH: 2 cups all-purpose flour Vz cup cocoa V« cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon baking powder % cup butter 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten Va cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Sugar PEPPERMINT MERINGUE: 2 egg whites V« teaspoon cream of tartar Vt cup sugar Vz teaspoon vanilla extract teaspoon salt 1 cup crushed peppermint stick candy Red food color Preheat oven to 325*F. For cookies, combine flour, cocoa, Breakfast Cake 2 tablespoons butter legg 1 teaspoon vanilla Sugar Cookies 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda • LEAKING AIR sugar, salt and baking powder in large mixing bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles commeal. Combine egg yolks, milk and vanilla; add to flour mixture. Stir only enough to form a soft dough. Shape cookie dough into balls 1 inch in diameter and place on unbuttered cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar. For meringue, beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until very stiff peaks form. Add vanilla and salt. Fold in candy and food color. Top each cookie with a teaspoon of meringue. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. CHRISTMAS MOLASSES COOKIES Blend together in saucepan: 1 cup milk molasses or honey 1 cup sugar Vz cup butter Vz cup lard Bring to simmer, stirring con stantly. Pour over 2 cups flour and beat smooth. Pour over 2 beaten eggs and beat smooth. While mixture cools, sift together: 3 cups flour % teaspoon soda Vz teaspoon salt Vz teaspoon ginger M> teaspoon cinnamon Vz teaspoon cloves When egg mixture is cold, blend with flour mixture. Work into smooth dough. Place in covered bowl and chill thoroughly before rolling. Roll very thin. Cut out and decorate as desired. Bake at 350°F. for 8 minutes or until slightly browned. lirect to: Ida Keeny New Freedom Jake, did you hear? BINKLEY & HURST BROS. are at it again! I got the inside news - they’re , having a Special Yellow Insert in the Dec. Bth j t issue of Lancaster Farming J * Lllke, YOU ANNUAL DISCOUNT CASH & Yes! I hear they’re having spectacular discounts vou must see to believe - they’ll ou thousands > ssss! MINIATURE PECAN PIES Vz cup margarine 1 cup sifted flour 13-ounce package cream cheese Cream and divide into half then shape each half into balls. Press into cups of miniature muffin tins. Filling: 1 egg, beaten % cup brown sugar, packed 1/8 teaspoon salt V* teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon margarine Sprinkle a few chopped pecans in bottom of shells. Add filling and top with pecans. Put about 1 teaspoon of filling in each cup. If any is left, divide in cups. Makes 24 cups. Bake at 350 # F. for 20 minutes. Then bake at 250°F. for 20 minutes. CHERRY WINKS 2V* cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Vz teaspoon salt % cup margarine or butter, sof tened 1 cup sugar AMERICA ON THE GROW 2 eggs 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup finely cut, pitted dates 1 % cup finely chopped maraschino cherries 2% cups com flakes, crushed to 1H; cups 15 maraschino cherries, but into; quarters Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Beat well. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flout mixture. Mix until well combined. Stir in nuts, dates and chopped cherries. Portion dough using level measuring tablespoon. -Shape into balls. Roll in crushed com flakes. Place about 2 inches apart on : greased baking sheets. Top each with cherry quarters. Bake at 375°F. about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove im mediately from baking sheets. Cool. Yields about 5 dozen. Julia Shaull Brogue Sarah B. King Lancaster