When mother lets us cook; a book of simple receipts for little folk, with important cooking rules in rhyme, together with handy lists of the materials and utensils needed for the preparation of each dish . a double boiler. Add to it 1 cup of cream, or if you have nocream, 1 cupful of milk into which you havestirred 1 teaspoonful of melted butter. Thecream or milk must be absolutely fresh or yourcustard will curdle. Put your pan on the stove and cook your milkand stock until it begins to smoke. Do not let it come to a boil. f While this is cooking, break open 3 eggs care-fully, and separate the


When mother lets us cook; a book of simple receipts for little folk, with important cooking rules in rhyme, together with handy lists of the materials and utensils needed for the preparation of each dish . a double boiler. Add to it 1 cup of cream, or if you have nocream, 1 cupful of milk into which you havestirred 1 teaspoonful of melted butter. Thecream or milk must be absolutely fresh or yourcustard will curdle. Put your pan on the stove and cook your milkand stock until it begins to smoke. Do not let it come to a boil. f While this is cooking, break open 3 eggs care-fully, and separate the whites and yolks. The whites can be put away in the ice-box forfuture use. Beat the yolks with an egg-beater until theyare stiff. When your milk and chicken is ready, take it 40 WHEN MOTHER LETS US COOK from the stove and add the beaten egg-yolks and1 teaspoonful of salt. Mix well with a spoon. Put the pan into the double boiler and set iton a hot part of the stove. Cook until the mixture begins to get thick. Pour it into custard cups and set in a coldplace to get hard and cold. Serve cold. This ought to be enough for 5 is nice for a hearty supper or lunch dish,also to serve to S WHEN MOTHER LETS US COOK 41 BROWN BETTY 6 cooking apples Apple corer 1/2 cup molasses Measuring cup 1/2 CUP cold water Baking dish4 tablespoonfuls Knife brown sugarButterBread crumbs Take 6 large, tart apples, core them and peelthem and cut them into small slices. Take a baking dish, butter the inside and coverthe bottom with one layer of apple slices. Sprinkle a layer of bread crumbs over theapple, then lay more apple over the crumbs, andso on until you have used all the apple. There must be crumbs on top. Measure % cupful of black molasses and 1/2cupful of cold water. Add to this 4 tablespoonfuls of brown sugar,and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the mixture over the apple and crumbs,and drop four little bits of butter on top of all. Put the dish in a moderate oven for a


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