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hHOMEMAKERS 



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DATE CAKE 



FOK THP^, 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 eritertaininfr. 

 Another excellent attribute of this cake 

 is that it is equally pood 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 I let it 

 be a complement to cofTee or tea. In 

 any event, once you have date cake, you 

 will find that it will become a regular 

 order for your cake box. 



Date Cake 



2 ecL'S 



1 cup supar 



V4 cup milk 



} cups KellogEs Rac Krispjes 



1 teaspoon baking powder 



1 cup chopped nutmeats 



1 cup chopped dates 



Beat eggs, add sagar and miik. Roll rice cereal 

 into fine crumbs and mix with baking powder, 

 nutmcits and dates. Add to first mixture Pour 

 into greased pan. Bake in moderately liot oven 

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

 with w-hipped cream or sauce. Yield : scr\ings 

 (8l[S-inih pant. 



APPLE FRIHERS 



AT.\STY and ecoiioniiral dish, the 

 result of two plcntifuls — • apples 

 and lard • — can serve as des.«ert or meat- 

 mate for your supper tonight. 



.Apple fritters — serve them piping 

 hot with meat, or sprinkScd with pow- 

 dered sugar for dessert. 1 



Miss Grace Armstronfj, 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 



Woof jersey goes to your head in this flat- 

 tering version of the stocking cop. >t'( 

 simply a tube of easy-to-drape jersey 

 caught into a loop at the back by a ring 

 of velvet ribbon. A matching band of 

 ribbon frames the face, for free instruc- 

 tions, send a self-addressed stamped en- 

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

 linois Agricultural Association, 43 fast Ohio 

 Street, Chicago 11, Illinois. 



PARTY SWEATER BLOUSE 



Here's a dress-up sv^eater with figure flat- 

 tery for everyone— 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 

 biue 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 IT, Illinois. 



hint' ess. milk, and shortiniiiL': stir 

 into drv ingredients. Pare. core, and 

 cut apples crosswise into 1 4 inch slices, 

 or cut into eigiiths. Dip each piix'c in 

 batter and fry in deej) fat i.iTO'F.) for 

 H to -1 minutes, or until golden hrouu. 

 Drain on unglazcd paper, ^ield: (1 

 portions. 



^ ou 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. Mi>s Arm- 

 strong savs. 



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- 

 tion.* 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 



.ilso can he reduced. Here arc a teu 



do s and don'ls for vou to follow : 



nO\'T buy toys for your children 

 whicli use alcohol, kerosene or gaso- 

 line to make them go. 



D0\ 7 place electrical trains around 

 ba-e of tree. 



I)<).\'T leave the tree liuhts burning 

 when you are away from the house. 



IH).\'T use candles. 



DO ins})cct your wiring before attaching 

 lights to Christmas tree. 



DO be sure that all el<^-trica! t'lys \ou 

 buy have the Underwriters' Labora- 

 tories Inc. markers on them. 



DO be sure you have plenty of ashtrays 

 around your house so stray a-^hes or 

 cigarettes won't cause a fire. 



DO use non-itillammable deeoratiaii> 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 healthf, Tiporous 

 state of growth. 



DEC^fBER, 1949 



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