The Christmas Cake

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cake. But I think you'll prefer it to
many more elaborate cakes.
THE IcING

An excellent almond paste icing
one which goes very well with my fav-
orite Christmas cake, contains the fol-
lowing:

Three egg whites, 1 pound icing
sugar, 1 pound almonds, a. dash or so
of rose water.

Blanch and dry the almonds a day
or so before putting through your
food chopper, at which time the rose
water is added.

Beat egg whites to a stiff froth,
then work in the ground almonds and
the sugar. Roll the mass into the
shape of the top of your cake and
place on. Press down carefully, and
flatten. When the cake has received
its coating of almond icing, let it
stand a day before adding the usual
white icing. It is well to do this,
allowing the almond paste to dry out
a little.

And as to that outer white icing:

ORNAMENTAL ROYAL FROSTING

Put two chilled egg whites into a
bowl with one tablespoonful of sugar.
Beat well . . . and then add a second
tablespoonful of sugar, continuing the
beating, gradually adding sugar until
the frosting gains an even spreading
consistency, adding a few drops of
lemon juice as it gradually thickens,
beating meanwhile.

Now you're ready to spread the
frosting over the almond paste-covered
Christmas cake. Some of the frosting
may be withheld and placed in a
pastry bag with fancy tube. By
manipulating the tube the cake may be
decorated in a professional manner —
but as an alternative, and more homely
method of decorating use fruits and
nuts — as shown in the accompanying
photograph.

Handsome “Percs”’
and Useful Irons
Make Ideal Gifts

Ae anyone prefers a practical
gift. Something useful like a
waffle iron or an electric grill—a perco-
lator or a toaster or an iron.

These things have
the added advantage, q
too, of serving as daily
reminders of the good
wishes of the giver.

‘“Percs” at any B.C.
Electric store are shown
in endless array, and
priced as low as $3.45
for the clever two-cup
size.

Lovely six - cup
percolator by
Hotpoint,
$17.30.

There are all
kinds of toasters
and grills and love-
ly waffle irons, all
priced from $2.00
up.

Lamps, too, make
lovely gifts—priced
so sensibly at any
of the seven B. C.
Electric Stores.

Hotpoint’s clever

*‘Buttonhole’’ iron,

with a slit that

makes ironing ’round

buttons lots of fun,
$6.75.

Fox Economical
House Heatin

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“Eames

FURNACE SPECIAL *

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