For Beginners and the Best of Cooks

ANGEL DROP CAKES
Beat till stiff but not

Sie Cit aoe 2 egg whites
With oni snewiniiadic: Few grains salt

Sift 5 times and add
gradually beating....14 cup fine sugar

Sift and measure..... 4 tablespoons pastry

flour
Sift 5 times with..... 4 teaspoon cream of
j : tartar
Fold into egg mixture
WH os i os ce 4 teaspoon vanilla

Drop on ungreased baking pan and bake in
a slow oven, 280° F., about 35 minutes.
These make dainty little cakes, a cross
between meringue and angel food—excellent
put together in pairs with a creamy butter
icing.

CHERRY COCOANUT MACAROONS

Mix and eft... 2. i +l se fruit sugar

ONG; os Gc 1 tablespoon corn-
, starch

Beat stiff, not dry....3 egg whites

Gradually fold into

them the first mix-

ture; cook in double

boiler about 15 min-

utes, until thick, scrap-

ing down and folding

occasionally.
Remove from heat
We BOG: 5 hisses Y{ teaspoon salt
1% teaspoon almond
extract
PORRM. Se 4 cup chopped
cherries
11% cups shredded
cocoanut

1 cup corn flakes
Sprinkle a pan with cornstarch, drop mix-
ture on it by teaspoonfuls and bake in a slow
oven, 300° F., about 20 minutes.

“COCOROONS”’
Beat till stiff but not
es Se ees 2 eg¢ whites
ea ee eer 14 teaspoonful salt
Gradually beat in....1 cup granulated
sugar
Fold in. ........-«.- 2 cups cornflakes

1 cup cocoanut
lf cup chopped
blanched almonds
4 teaspoon almond
flavoring
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto.a greased baking
sheet. Bake in a moderate oven (325° to
350°). untillightly browned (12 to 15 minutes).
Remove frem sheet when cold.

HERMITS
Creanrwell. 2. ¢7.<". . 6 tablespoons short-
ening

Blend in gradually...144 cup (packed)
brown sugar

Beat well and add... .1 egg

Sift and measure..... 1 cup pastry flour
and sift again with. ..1 teaspoon baking
powder

¥% teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon cinna-
mon
¥ teaspoon nutmeg
and add gradually to
first mixture.

Ps a AS 2 tablespoons

chopped nuts

2 tablespoons cur-
rants (washed and
dried)

2 tablespoons sul-
tanas

2 tablespoons
chopped dates

Drop by teaspoonful on greased pan; cook
in moderate oven, 375° F., about 20 minutes.

BROWNIES
Melt over hot but not
boiling water........ 3 squares bitter
chocolate

Combine well with. ..14 cup butter
Beat until very light. .3 eggs
Gradually beat in... .114 cups sugar

Combine with choco-
late mixture and beat
thoroughly with
double Dover.

Sift and measure..... 4 cup pastry flour

and sift again with... 14 teaspoon salt

BOG os rere ce es 34 teaspoon baking
powder

and beat into first

mixture. |

PORE TR 55s Ses eee 114 teaspoon vanilla

A Pa re 34 cup chopped wal-

nuts

Pour into a greased pan, 8 x 8 inches,
pound 6 times gently. Bake in a moderate
oven 350° F., 45 to 60 minutes.