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Christmas Baking Begins With Luscious Fruit Cake!
(See Recipes Below.)
Holiday Fare
Christmas is something pretty
special. I’m sure you’ll agree, and
as such deserves something pretty
special in the way of food. To my
notion the fruit cakes and plum pud
din’s are that special something
with their handsome brown, fruity
richness and delectable flavors.
The charm of both these kinds of
delicacies lies in their ripened.
mellowed flavors
which comes only
with proper aging
when the spices,
fruits, nuts and
butter blend
themselves Into
mysterious good
ness. So bake the
fruit cakes and
puddings in ad*
vance and give them a chance to
acquire their best in flavor.
While you're about the big busi
ness of making a fruit cake, bake
several small cakes in small glass
or pottery dishes to give as gifts.
Gaily decorated with sprigs of holly
and mistletoe and holiday ribbons
they make a perfect gift
Dark Fruit Cake.
(Yields 10 to 12 pounds)
12 eggs
4 cups sifted flour
2 cups butter
1 pound brown sugar
2 pounds raisins
2 pounds currants
1 pound pecans
1 pound citron
1 pound almonds
1 teaspoon each, nutmeg, cinna
mon. mace
Vi cup lemon juice
y« cup canned peach juice
6-ounce glass jelly (blackberry,
currant or grape)
% cup cream
Wash and dry raisins and cur
rants. Blanch almonds, drain and
cut with pecans into quarters. Cut
citron into thin slices. Place fruit
in large mixing bowl. Sift flour,
measure and sift with spices and
mix with fruits until well-coated.
Cream butter and sugar, add beaten
eggs and jelly. Stir in flour and
fruit alternately with fruit juice first,
then cream.
Line pans with heavy waxed pa
per and butter slightly. Fill pans
almost to the top. Bake small loaf
cakes 3 to 3V4 hours at 275 degrees.
Bake large loaf cakes 4 to 4Vi hours
at 250 degrees. Cool.
Cool cakes on a rack. When cool,
wrap in heavy waxed paper and
store tightly.
If you prefer the lighter fruit
cakes, why not try this less rich
but just as elegant cousin of the
Dark Fruit Cake:
Light Fruit Cake.
(Makes 3Vfc to 4 pounds)
lVi pounds mixed crystallized
fruits (cherries, pineapple, etc.)
Vi pound mixed lemon, orange,
citron peels
Vi pound blanched, chopped al
monds
18 maraschino cherries
H cup diced preserved ginger
2V4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
LYNN SAYS;
Christinas wouldn’t oe Christ
mas if you didn't have good
things like fruit cake and plum
puddin' on hand. But since these
take lots of time to make, plan
to be in the process of making
them for several days so one day
won’t tire you out
Fruits and nuts can be cut and
chopped several days in advance
since they usually involve consid
erable time.
When putting the batter in the
pans be sure that the corners
are well filled with batter so
you’ll get a nice looking cake or
pudding
Store the cake or pudding in a
cool dry place. Have it tightly
covered preferably in a tin con
tainer. Sound apples may be kept
in the container itself to keep
cake or pudding moist, but must
be replaced if they become de
cayed or shriveled.
THIS WEEK’S MENU
Clear Vegetable Broth
Lamb Shanks Lima Beans
Mashed Potatoes
Grated Carrot-Pineapple Salad
Muffins Beverage
Queen's Bread Pudding
% teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
8 egg whites
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cut fruits and peels in thin slices.
Mix cherries and ginger with 1
cup flour and toss
lightly. Cream
margarine with
Vi cup sugar. Sift
together flour,
baking powder
and salt and beat
into batter. Add
floured fruits and
nuts and mix thoroughly. Add lem
on juice to egg whites and beat
until stiff. Add remaining sugar and
beat until smooth. Fold into batter.
Turn into greased tube pans lined
with waxed paper and bake in a
slow (32S degree) oven for 3 hours.
To my mind there's nothing quite
so festive as the plum pudding
brought flaming to the table, and
served with a rich sauce.
Plum Pudding.
(Makes 3tfc pounds)
1 cup suet
1 cup molasses
2 cups bread crumbs
3 eggs, unbeaten
1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon each, cinnamon, nut
meg. cloves
1 tablespoon flavoring
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon soda
Mix well the suet and molasses.
Add bread crumbs and mix in eggs
one at a time. Add raisins and
currants mixed with the flour and
spices, then flavoring. Mix in milk
and soda dissolved in 1 cup boiling
water. Grease mold, put in pud
ding % full and seal tight. Place in
kettle of boiling water on a trivet
or a rack and have the water come
half way around the mold. Steam
for three hours. Serve hot
An excellent dessert for Christ
mas time or winter time is this old
fashioned suet pudding much akin
to the plum pudding:
Suet Pudding.
(Serves 10)
1 cup suet chopped fine
1 cup molasses
1 cup bread crumbs
Vt cup evaporated milk, mixed
with
V4 cup water
lVfc cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins or currants or pre
served fruit
Mix all dry ingredients together,
add fruit then suet and milk. Turn
into greased pudding mold, cups or
cans, cover tightly with greased pa
per or fitted covers. Place on a
rack in a kettle of boiling water
which comes half way up to the
molds. Cover kettle and steam 3
hours if in a mold, or 1 hour if in
cups. Serve with hard sauce or
Plum Pudding Sauce.
Sauce is to pudding as stuffing is
to the turkey so make it good. For
steamed puddings
a hard sauce fla
vored with what-1
ever you desire
is excellent If
you’d like a hot
golden-hued sauce meltingly dell*
cious here’s one that’s tops:
Plum Pudding Sauce.
Vi cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cider or
1 tablespoon other flavoring
2 eggs
Vi cup rich milk
Cream butter and powdered sug
ar. Add cider or flavoring, then
well-beaten egg yolks. When well
mixed, stir in milk. Cook in double
boiler until thick as custard. - then
gradually pour in beaten egg whites,
beating constantly.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
i IConaoHdatetl r**lur*S- WNU Servlet.)
NEW YORK.-On the bestowal
end of the Maria Moor* Cabot
Latin-Amerlcan Journalism award,
recently presented, is the 80-year
old Dr. God
Dr, Cabot Injecta frey Lowell
Hia Bankroll and Cabot of
Self Into Progreaa BoaUm' a,ao
a generous
contributor to democratic enter
prise. For many years, he has been
a steady ground-gainer against the
disturbers and trouble-makers, not
in political theory, but in his activi
ties in the field of science and the
humanities. He not only bankrolls
progress, but helps it over the hur
dle by his own resourcefulness and
inventiveness — the true Yankee
genius here.
South America ought te be
particularly Interested In Dr.
Cabot's now successful and
working scheme to bottle sun
shine and keep It In the cellar,
like Jelly or preserves. His 1937
grant of 9616,773 to Harvard uni
versity was a great help In
storing solar energy and today,
In Florida and other southern
states, household hot-water rigs,
fuelled by trapped sunshine are
almost as common as oil burn
ers up north.
The next year. Dr. Cabot gave a
similar amount to the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, for the
same purpose. His many contribu
tions to the useful arts of peace,
including his enthusiastic co-opera
tion with aviation, may well be put
down as an antidote to war. He
learned to fly a seaplane in his late
years and invented a system by
which a plane can pick up fuel in
flight.
He attended M.I.T. two years,
finished at Harvard In 1882 and,
after laying the foundation of
his fortune manufacturing lamp
black In Worthington, Pa.,
branched out In gases and car
bides. He has always Insisted
that democracy, to survive,
must plow a lot of Its gains
back into the business—which he
steadily does. His Latin-Amerl
can Journalism awards are In
honor of his late wife.
IN 1913, Carlos Davila covered
murders and fires for El Mercurio
of Santiago de Chile. He was a good
reporter, telling what happened,
rather than
Prize Journaliet what he
Expoundm Faith in thought
Militant Democracy °u«ht to
happen.
Later, as president of Chile and am
bassador to Washington, he main
tained much of this same detach
ment.
One thing that he observed In
1936 was that the world was go
ing to hell in a hand-basket un
less there could be a successful
collective “organisation of
peace.” He also observed that
it would be foolish to think that
treaties would be an effective
stopgap against the oncoming
apocalypse. He was away out
in front in urging bold affirma
tions and aggressive action, in
stead of paclfistic negations as
the survival technique of
democracy—in which he is a
fervent believer.
One of the four Latin-American
recipients of the Marig Moors Cabot
prize in journalism. Dr. Davila has
exemplified his faith in a militant
and crusading democracy, which
faith he expounds in the public func
tions attending the prize award. As
editor of the Editors Press service,
he is possibly the most important
journalistic liaison in the new cul
tural and, to a degree, political
entente between North and South
America.
After becoming editor-in-chief
of La Nacion, he came to Wash
ington as ambassador, In 1923
at the age of 34. He became
president of Chile in 1932, in a
period of political upheaval,
helped incline his country to Its
present liberal trend and land
ed back In the United States
where his daughters were edu
cated and which he considers
the world's hope for democratic
leadership. It is doubtful wheth
er we have in South America
any U. S. A. citizen who can
match Dr. Davila's penetration
of the mind and institutions of
another country.
Living in New York off and on for
quite a few years now, he mixes
around casually, knows a lot of peo
ple, speaks quite a lot of our idiom
and demonstrates hemisphere sol
idarity in his small, compact,
alert person as few North or South
Americans have ever done.
Bombs and bullets were some
times an obligato to his rapid rise
in Chilean statesmanship. He helped
build the Chilean state and knows
that democracy is not easily come
by. He says we were soft, but are
toughening up and getting back our
| “crusading spirit and stoic fiber.”
I
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
fey
CARTER FIELD
V. S. to flu ild If li ge
Concrete Barge* to Aid
Emergency Shipping
Situation . . . Health in
Britain Reported Better
Than Before If ar . . . I
(Bell Syndicate—WNU Service.)
WASHINGTON —The size of the
new concrete barges Just contracted
for by the U. S. maritime commis
sion staggers not only the layman,
but old-time shipping men. They are
to be approximately 350 feet long,
with 54 feet beam. When it is con
sidered that none of the interiors
of these huge hulls will be occu
pied by the engines, boilers, etc.,
which take up so much room in an
ordinary ship a better picture of
their carrying capacity can be ob
tained.
Fifteen of these huge barges are
to be built. The contracts call for
their delivery in 1942.
In explaining the awards, the
maritime commission says: “These
contracts are the result of the com
mission's decision to adopt an ex
perimental program which would
provide additional bulk cargo bot
toms without using shipbuilding
steel. Reinforcing steel will be used
so that the regular shipbuilding
steel supply will be reserved for
construction of cargo ships, tankers
and naval vessels.
“The program was adopted as a
form of insurance in the interests of
future exigencies and overall na
tional defense.”
Idea It Not New
There is nothing new about the
concrete ship idea. It was tried
enthusiastically during World War
No. 1, though not with particularly
happy results.
However, the wooden ships built
in that war also received plenty of
criticism, and were burned, after
years of being guarded—rather in
effectively, for everything of value
apparently had been stolen when
the final decision to burn was made.
Now the government would give
a great deal if those ships had not
been burned. They could be made
very useful, for, strange as it may
seem, good wooden bottoms deteri
orate very slowly.
One element, as has been told in
these dispatches, has been clamor
ing for concrete ships—or barges—
since the realization that shipping
was of the essence in this war, as
it was in the last—but without much
success. The new feature about
concrete ships, since the last war,
is a process which results in very
much greater strength and greater
speed in construction.
It is contended that, once con
struction has been started, and the
government is sure just what it
wants in the way of these huge
barges, there is no limit to the con
struction possibilities. The great ad
vantage, assuming that they are
found to be practical, is that their
construction would interfere prac
tically not at all with the construc
tion of more orthodox ships. Skilled
steel workers and machinists would
not be needed, importantly. Even
more vital, steel would be used very
sparingly, and not, as the commis
sion points out, of a quality suited
tor regular ships.
The vessels, if they can be called
that, would also not clog up existing
ship yards. They would not clutter
up a single way on which other
ships could be built
War Conditions
4Aid’ British Health
With the "Four Horsemen" in
mind, people have been expecting
some sort of pestilence in Europe
as a result of the war, with under
nourished bodies unable to fight dis
ease. Reports from Spain indicate
that the expected has happened
there, thus increasing the forebod
ing for other parts of Europe.
In contrast, we have the cheering
fact that health in Britain, far from
having sagged as a result of the
war, has actually improved as com
pared with the year immediately
preceding the outbreak of war, 1938.
This is not the impression of some
casual visitor. It is not the mere
impression of anybody. It is based
on cold statistics—health reports
covering every community from
Land's End to the Tip of Scotland.
Resistance to disease, beyond any
doubt, has increased with war con
ditions. Just why is a matter for
debate. There can be no argument
about the number of deaths per
thousand; there can be very little
about the percentage of any given
disease reported, nor the spread or
failure to spread of epidemics. But >
there can be plenty of difference of j
opinion over what CAUSED the |
change, whether it be improvement
or otherwise.
The best obtainable opinion, dele- I
gates to the International Labor con- |
Nference recently held in Washington j
seemed to think, is the fact that
reduced rations has brought about
certain social reforms—for example
luncheons for school children. With
the whole country, as well as the
government, worried about the ef
fects of the necessary rationing on
health, there has been more atten
tion paid to particular cases where
lack of proper nutrition might in
vite disease.
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PATTERNS
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TF YOU have been admiring
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charm and smartness. The long
bodice buttons up the front to a
round, high neckline which is to
be trimmed with bright colorful
braid. Repeat the same on the
three-quarter sleeves and around
the top of the hem of the swirly
skirt. And if you dare to wear
red—it’s a perfect style for this
brilliant shade—or a bright green.
Then it will be one of the most
cheering-up dresses you have in
your new season's wardrobe l
• • •
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Fill Her Up
Swiggle—When you get tired of
a girl’s empty conversation, what
do you do?
Spoof—I give in and take her to
a restaurant.
Choice Spot
Jackie—Oh, Dad, I’ve got the
best seat in the classroom.
Dad—That’s great—where is it?
Jackie—Next to the radiator.
Slowed Up
"How old are you?”
"Just passed twenty-seven.”
"What detained you?”
Some girls rather like the
strong, silent man — especially
when his money does the talking.
The Source
Native—That fellow Hewitt has
a big net income.
Visitor—What is his business?
Native—Catching fish.
ASK ME 7 A quiz with answers offering ?
another: information on various subjects | |
*** I— V— •— »— »—
The Questions
1. What state’s capital is the
largest in the United States?
2. Approximately how long is
the period of the moon’s revolu
tion about the earth?
3. What great actress had a leg
amputated in 1915 but returned to
the stage afterwards?
4. Can dolphins swim at birth?
5. Who made famous the adage:
“Speak softly and carry a big
stick”?
6. What amendment to the Con
stitution includes the important
“due process” clause?
7. In what sport does the par
ticipant rarely see his quarry until
after it is captured?
8. In Spanish America, what is
meant by a hacienda?
9. When was the United States
flag first used in warfare in
Europe?
10. What American’s career,
achievements and contributions to
literature are studied as an entire
college course leading to a
degree?
The Answers
1. Massachusetts (Boston).
2. Twenty-seven and one-half
days.
3. Sarah Bernhardt.
Our Imagination
Sentiment is the poetry of the
imagination.—LaMartine.
4. Dolphins are expert swim
mers from the time of birth.
5. Theodore Roosevelt.
6. Fourteenth (“Nor shall any
state deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property without due
process of law”).
7. Fishing.
8. A country estate.
9. The first time the United
States flag was used in warfare in
Europe was by the American Ex
peditionary Forces of the World
war, but it was not taken into the
zone of the advance.
10. Abraham Lincoln’s. The
course is offered by the Lincoln
Memorial university in Harrogate,
Tenn.
I mfp$i *r
A giant V-shaped forest of ftr
trees, which stands on a hillside of
southern England and measures
more than a half mile along each
side, was planted in 1W*T to com
memorate the sixtieth anniversary
of the reign of Queen Victoria, says
Collier's, Today it is considered
a "V for Victory" emblem and,
as such, is the largest in the
world,
Christmas givers who want to
be sure their gift is well received
have been turning more and more
to cigarettes and smoking tobacco
as gifts most appreciated by any
smoker. Their welcome is alwavs
far greater than the modest cost
involved. Naturally, Camels, as
America's favorite cigarette, and
Prince Albert, the world's largest
selling pipe tobacco, head the
smoker's gift list. Camels have
two gift packages—the carton of
ten packages of “20's" specially
wrapped, and a gay package con
taining four “flat fifties." Prince
Albert is featured in the pound
tin and the pound glass humidor,
both handsomely Christmas
packed.—Adv.
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Bigger value when you buy;
Better results when you bake .. .
No wonder Clabber Girl is the
enthusiastic choice of millions
of women. It belongs in every
thrifty home. It belongs in the
cupboard of every proud baker.
For Clabber Girl’s absolute de
pendability adds to the pleasure
of home baking, and its remark
able economy stretches the food
budget.
You Pay Less for Clabber Girl
. . . but You Use No More . . •
Misled by Reason
Reason misleads us oftener than
nature.—Vauvenargues.
T(UkDr%j
When a cough, due to a cold, drives you mad.
Smith Brothers Cough Drops usually give
soothing, pleasant relief Black or Menthol—5f.
Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the
only drops containing VITAMIN A j
Vitamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of h
mucous membranes of nose and throat to ,?*
^ cold infections, when lack of resist- -k
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MARK
Liquid Sand
Silver sand is believed to be the
only dry matter that behaves like
a liquid. Any object that sinks
in water, such as a bullet, will
likewise sink in this peculiar sand.
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28% LESS NICOTINE
than the average of the 4 other largest*
selling cigarettes tested—less than any of
them—according to independent scientific
tests of the smoke itself!
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