Nuts and Their Uses as Food 19 



a pint of cream whipped and sweetened. Flavor to taste. Beat 

 well together and freeze. 



APPLES PRALINEE. 



4 apples 8 tbsp. sugar 



!/> c. sugar % c. blanched and chopped 



1 c. water almonds 



Core and pare the apples ; dissolve sugar in water ; then let 

 cool five minutes. In this syrup cook apples till tender, turning 

 them to keep them in shape, and to cook through the apples. 

 Remove to serving dish. Stir constantly while cooking the 8 

 tablespoonfuls of sugar and the almonds over a hot fire until 

 sugar becomes caramelized. Pour the nuts and caramel on the 

 apples, taking care that none falls on the dish. Cook apple 

 syrup until very thick. Serve hot or cold, with or without 

 cream. 



CAKES. 



HICKORY NUT CAKE. 



2 c. sugar Whites of 5 eggs 



% c. butter 3 tsp. baking powder 



% c. water. 1 c. hickory nut meats 



3 c. flour 1 tsp. vanilla 



Cream butter and add sugar. Sift flour and baking powder 

 together, and add this and the water to the creamed sugar and 

 butter. Stir well; add nuts and vanilla. Fold in beaten 

 whites and bake in a loaf. 



NUT CAKE. 



To plain cake batter add one-half cup finely chopped walnut 

 or pecan meats. Bake in shallow pan and cover with boiled 

 frosting, and ornament with halved nuts. 



PEANUT CAKE. 



Make a good plain cake batter, and for a cake using two 

 cups of flour use one cup of raw peanuts chopped fine and one 



