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BORDEN'S

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1933.

FOOD AND HOME EGONOMICS

ST. CHARLES

BRAND

UNSVIETENED

MILK

Hot Cross Buns Originated Long Ago When Cooks Warded Of Evil Spirit

"Hot cross buns claim much of)

our interest during the Lenten

season.

cup lukewarm water, 1-8 cúp gran- The custom of eating hot crossulated sugar, 3 cups flour, 1 tea buns originated in old England. In spoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ancient times buns, if properly 14 cup butter, 1 egg, 1-2 cup cur- made, were supposed to keep for rants. A

Scald milk and cool to lukewarm years. They probably took the place of a pagan sweetmeat served temperature. Add yeast cake dis- In honour of Eastra, a Saxon god-solved in water. Add sugar, salt, dess of the east whose feast cinnamon and egg well beaten. was celebrated in the spring. The Add four, currants and softened sign of the cross on the bun pro-butter and work until thoroughly claimed it a Christian cake. Often blended. Knead to a smooth dough the housewife put the sign of the and let rise in a warm place until croas on her bread to prevent the double in bulk The temperature evil spirit from interfering with for this rising should be between It should her baking. As Good Friday was 70 and 80 degrees F.

Pinch off considered the most unlucky day of take about one hour. the year, she naturally took every small pieces and shape in tiny precaution to guard against evil balls. With a sharp knife cut a influences and make her baking a deep gash on the top of each. Place in a buttered pan about an Since proper hot cross buns are inch apart and let rise until double made with yeast, there are, of in bulk. Bake 25 minutes in a hot A Бутир course. two good methods-the oven. Brush over with long process and the short process. made by bolling 1-4 cup sugar with

Short Process.

two tablespoons water for One One cup milk, 1 yeast cake, 1-4 minute.

success.

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EVAPORATED MILK

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Menu Suggestions For To-morrow

(Serving six). Fruit Cocktail Chicago Chicken Legs Mashed Potatoes Browned Gravy

Creamed Onious

Bread Plum Jelly

Asparagus Salad French Dressing Pineapple Ice Box Pudding

Coffee

Chicago Chicken Legs.

1 pound pork steak

1 pound veal steak

1⁄2 cup flour

3 tablespoons chopped onions

3 tablespoons chopped green.

peppers

3 tablespoons chopped celery

1 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon paprika

2/3 cup water

Asparagus Salad

2 cups diced asparagus

1 cup chopped cabbagę -

3 tablespoons chopped pimientos

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon paprika

Mix and chill ingredients. Serve

on lettuce leaves.

Pineapple Ice Box Pudding,

16 slices sponge cake

1⁄2 cup butter

11⁄2 cups confectioner's sugar

3 eggs

1⁄2 cup chopped pineapple

Ya teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cream butter and sugar. Add Add

eggs and beat 2 minutes.

pineapple, salt and lemon juice. Line glass dish with some of the Have butcher cut steaks into cake slices. Add alternate layers one-inches pieces. Alternate perk of pineapple mixture and cake and veal pieces on wooden or metal slices. The top or last layer skewers, seven or eight pleces on should be cake. Chill 24 hours. each skewer. Roll "chicken" in Unmold, cover with whipped four. Heat fat, add and brown cream; serve.

meat mixture, Add rest of in- To give a more festive appear. gredients. Cover and bake one ance to the pudding just before it hour in moderate oven. Baste fre-la served and after it has been

quently, turn to allow the meat covered with the whipped cream, even cooking. Gravy may be made sprinkle with 1⁄2 cup of chopped, after meat has been removed from pineapple and 118 cup of chopped frying pan.

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