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DATE CAKE 



FOR THE Christmas holidays you 

 need a special recipe file, and this 

 Date Cake should have a place of honor 

 in this file. It is simple to make and 

 yet perfect for holiday entertaining. 

 Another excellent attribute of this cake 

 is that it is equally good when served 

 hot or cold. First serve it hot for the 

 final touch of a festive dinner, and as 

 a sauce to accompany it, we suggest 

 lemon sauce. The next day, if you have 

 any cake left (which we doubt) let it 

 be a complement to coflFee or tea. In 

 any event, once you have date cake, you 

 will find that it will become a regular 

 order for your cake box. 



Data Caks 



2 eggs 



1 cup sugar 



Va cup milk 



} cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies 



1 teaspoon balcing powder 



1 cup chopped nuttneats 



1 cup chopped dates 



Beat eggs, add sugar and milk. Roll rice cereal 

 into fine crumbs and mix with baking powder, 

 outmeats and dates. Add to first mixture. Pour 

 into greased pan. Bake in moderately hot oven 

 (400* F,) about 40 minutes. Serve hot or cold 

 with whipped cream or sauce. Yield ; 9 servings 

 (8x8-inch pan). 



APPLE FRIHERS 



A TASTY and economical dish, the 

 result of two plentifuls — apples 

 and lard — can serve as dessert or meat- 

 mate for your supper tonight. 



Apple fritters — serve them piping 

 hot with meat, or sprinkled with pow- 

 dered sugar for dessert. 



Miss Grace Armstrong, nutritionist. 

 University of Illinois College of Agri- 

 culture, suggests that you use deep-fat 

 frying often when lard is so easy on the 

 budget. And apples are rolling into 

 Illinois markets in huge amounts — 

 team them up for tonight's supper. 

 Apple Fritters 

 2 large tart apples 

 1 c. sifted flour 



1 t. baking powder . . 

 1/2 t. salt 



2 T. sugar 



1 egg, slightly beaten 

 1/2 c. milk 



1 T. shortening, melted 

 Mix and sift dry ingredients. Com- 



STOCKING CAP VARIATION 



Woo/ jersey goes to your head in thit Bat- 

 tering version of the stocking cop. It's 

 tlmpiy a tube of easy-to-drape /ersey 

 caught Into a loop at the back fey a ring 

 of velvet ribbon. A matching band of 

 ribbon frames the face. For free Instrvc- 

 tlont, tend a seH-addretted stamped en- 

 velope to Women's Editor, The Record, Il- 

 linois Agricultural Association, 43 East Ohio 

 Street, Chicago II, Illinois. 



PARTY SWEATER BLOUSE 



Here's a dress-up sweater with figure flat- 

 tery for everyon e a front-buttoned style 

 with smooth short sleeves. Knitted of fine 

 white wool and trimmed with floral motifs 

 and pearl or jewel buttons The sprays of 

 blue morning glories and lime green leaves 

 are knitted Into each front, for free In- 

 structions, send a self-addressed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, The Record, 

 Illinois Agricultural Association, 43 East 

 Ohio Street, Chicago If, Illinois. 



bine egg. milk, and shortening; stir 

 into dry ingredients. Pare, core, and 

 cut apples crosswise into 1/4 inch slices, 

 or cut into eighths. Dip each piece in 

 batter and fry in deep fat (370°F.) for 

 3 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown. 

 Drain on unglazed paper. Yield: 6 

 portions. 



You can use the batter for other 

 fruits — just increase the milk to three- 

 fourths cup. 



Strain the fat in a jar, keep it refrig- 

 erated, and use it over again. Miss Arm- 

 strong says. 



Don't Set Up Any Fire 

 Hazards This Christmas 



THE FOURTH of July used to have 

 the highest rating for holiday fire 

 accidents. Because so many precau- 

 tions have been enforced to make the 

 Fourth of July safer, the accident quota 

 for this summer holiday has dropped 

 a-way down, and in comparison the 

 Christmas day toll has gone up. By 

 using similar caution on Dec. 25 the 

 number of fire tragedies on this day 



also can be reduced. Here are a few 



do's and don't's for you to follow: 



DON'T buy toys for your children 

 which use alcohol, kerosene or gaso- 

 line to make them go. 



DON'T place electrical trains around 

 base of tree. 



DON'T leave the tree lights burning 

 when you are away from the house. 



DON'T use candles. 



DO inspect your wiring before attaching 

 lights to Christmas tree. 



DO be sure that all electrical toys you 

 buy have the Underwriters* Labora- 

 tories Inc. markers on them. 



DO be sure you have plenty of ashtrays 

 around your house so stray ashes or 

 cigarettes won't cause a fire. 



DO use non-inflammable decorations on 

 your tree. 



DO call the fire department immediately 

 upon detecting fire. 



DO have emergency equipment easily 

 available for controlling small fires. 



Pruning of fruit trees should be done pri- 

 marily to increase the bearing of quality fruit 

 and to keep the tree in a healthy, Tigorous 

 state of growth. 



DECEMBER. 1949 



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