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"Scripture" .Cake
Real winter set in for us be-
fore Christmas this year. Now
the earth is frozen iron -hard,
and the snows follow each other
hi what seems a timed regular-
ity. The sun, when visible, is far
to the south. At night the stars
twinkle icily in the dark blue
sky, flashing jewels displayed
on a great swatch of velvet.
Careful Amish housewives see
to it that layers of newspapers
are put between their potted
plants and the frigid window-
panes. There aredays when the
frost patterns on the glass are
never entirely melted by the
heat from the roaring stoves.
Yet each season has its charm,
and these are the months for
living in. The focal point of farm
life on cheerless days is the
kitchen. Cosy, warm, and com-
=odious, it is the heart of the
home, the busiest sppt during
the daylight hours and beyond.
At the Zaugg's one can always
find Anna in this common room,
gentle and pretty in her house
cap and apron, working indus-
triously alongside her =ether,
already knowing most ,of the
housewifely arts Emmeline pos-
sesses, yeteager•to learn more,
Ironing, sewing, churning, bak-
ing, hooking rugs, and piecing
quilts, they spend the days in
felicity around the fire. Amos
comes in to sit a spell, but never
in idleness. While he warms him-
self, a man can crack hickory
nuts and walnuts gathered on the
farm, and pick out enough ker-
nels for the baking of cakes and
cookies to keep the women sup-
plied ,for daysto come. Only
Hilda goes to school now.
Dropping by after a trip to
the pcstofiice and village store,
I try to steer the talk in the di-
rection of those early days when
Amos' ancestors lived in what
were then the trackless reaches
of William Penn's woods, And
without a hint of boastfulness he
relates how even then the econ-
omy of the German settlers was
extraordinary. Other colonists
destroyed the forests by gird-
ling the trees, and after they
had fallen to the ground, burnt.
them in huge outdoor ricks. To
his people this seemeda wicked
waste. They out down each indi-
vidual tree; and preserved each
stick as though it were gold.
"Chimneys the others had," he
says, wedging the flatiron tighter
between his overalled knees,
"and chimneys to spare—one at
each end of the big room, and
two big fureplace§ Ill _w'hjci& in
wineei•- they built mighty fires
with huge logs—and there they
sat, faces burning hot and their
backs cold like ice."
"But those were the days of
great cold. What else could they
do?" we ask.
Then he tells how the Ger-
mans had only one chimney to
save expense in building, and
that they heated their houses
With stoves to save wood and the
time and labor of cutting it.
"Even temperatures they had
with the stoves, so that their
womenfolk could work at vari-
ous useful occupations in the
long winter evenings. While in
the homes of other settlers, the
wives and daughters passed the
time in idleness, their fingers
numb with cold unless they,
stayed by the wasteful fires in
the great fireplaces."
Emmaline's eyes twinkle at
this. "Useful we are yet, h'm,
Poppa," she asks, "as in the old
days a'ready?"
And Amos answers gravely
HEIGHT OF FASHION—Comedi-
enne Carol Channing peeks out
from beneath the towering
coiffure she sports while ap-
pearing at a New York night
spot. It's a space-age creation
clubbed the "Missile Cone",
Studded with diamonds, it's
vs -dues! at an astronomical'
$500,000,
and with great sincerity,; "The
wife is more than half," It is a
saying in this region, one in
which he devoutly believes.
Christmas was quiet in our
valley,, but as alwaysit was a
joyous time. And the seeable,
believable part was the togeth-
ernes& of families.
A blizzard had piled the drifts.
high two days before, leaving the
old familiar landmarks -•- wood-
pile, picket fence, and the 'pump
house which shelters the 'elec-
tric motor for our well — garbed
in stately white robes shot with
silver,
We had guests in our home for
Christmas; yet we kept an eye
on the doings of our nearest
neighbors and dearest friends.
And were rewarded by thesight
of Eli driving his familyy across
the meadow in a horse-drawn
pung. This was really ;the
fashioned way way of travering, • and
we rushed outside to wave. Ell.
returned our greeting with a
will. Katrina, rosy and smiling,
held a baby on each arm.
Even in this region where chil-
dren are counted a priceless as-
set, as well as a joy and blessing,
no one would say other than
that the twins were a special ex-
tra gift from the Great Giver.
But Emmaline's attitude at times
bespeaks her feeling that in
some degree they are also the
result of good management on
her daughter-in-law's part. And
it is true that Trina is a wonder-
ful manager in all ways, Not
being forewarned as to the size
of her issue, she nevertheless
took two babies, in herstride,
writes Mabel Slack Shelton in
The Christian Science Monitor.
Born in early spring, Molly
and Melvin spent the summer
months on . the screened porch.
of their parents' home, from
where their baby eyes could look
out across a sweep of tidy fields.
Thus the love . of the land is •'
early instilled in the children of '
these master farmers. And by
next summer, they will no doubt
be prattling of the twelve acres
of potatoes their;` father is rais-
ing, rather than of fairy-tale and
television characters.
At nine months of age,' they
still wear dresses. When they
reach the toddling stage, Molly
will still wear them; but they
will come to her ankles, with the.
skirts gathered full on a waist-
band. And her little sunbonnets,
woolen in winter, cotton or rayon
ones for summertime, 'will be
made exactly like the ones the
other . Zaugg womenfolk wear.
And Little Mel will have jackets
that button to his chin, with
L1i??ii)tur€ b14adfell trougerg sub
5s his ' fathet end randf'athef'
wear, and on his flaxen head he
will have a tiny black flat -
crowned hat,. the like of which
can be found in any store which
stocks Amish apparel—and prob=
ably .nowhere' else on earth in
that size.
They are sturdy, healthy ba-
bies, and just now at the cuddly,
roly-poly stage when it is such
a joy to holt} them. Trina never
lacks for sitters when she wishes
to leave them behindfor a few
hours. How she manages to d,o
all the work required of a farm
wife, tend her children and make
Christmas presents, too, is a
mystery—at least to anyone not
trained from early childhood in
these arts, Yet she does it with
grace and much. gaiety.
When we donned heavy wraps
and galoshes for our Christmas
call on the family, we found she
had captured the loveliness of
her June garden in rose petal
beads for me. "To make them is
W simple," she protested at my
misty -eyed thanks. And since I
am the only one on her list who
wears beads, perhaps she en-
joyed the novel task.
But "Look once!" Emmeline
cried, and we paused to admire
her'gift from her son's wife, the
like of which we had never seen.
Framed to hang by her pastry
table, it was a recipe for Scrip-
ture Cake, which goes like this:
1 cup Judges 5:25 (butter)
2 cups of Jeremiah 6:20 (sugar)
31 cup's of I Kings 4:22 (flour)
3 tap of Amos 4:5 (baking pow-
der)
A $ttle Leviticus 2:13 (salt)
I. Kings 10:2, to taste (sweet
. spices)
1 cup boiling Genesis 24:11
(water)
1 cup of Numbers 17:8 (almonds)
1 large spoonful Proverbs 24:13
(honey)
6 Job 39:14 (eggs)
2 cups chopped I Samuel- 30:12
(raisins)
2 cups chopped Revelation 6:13
(figs)
Take Solomon's advice for mak-
ing a good boy (beat well), and
you will make a good cake. Pro-
verbs 23:14,
And so another Christmas
passed, quietly but leaving us
content and happy in the rich-
ness of friendship,
A man was telling a *friend of
his narrow escape in the war.
"The bullet went in my chest
and came out of my back," he
said.
"That was a near thing," said
kis friend. "It could have gone
through your heart nod killed
yob
"My heart was in my mouth
at the time," the lucky man re-
plied,
COLD WEATHER - A crew member stands on the deck of the
ice -coated schooner Halwawk as the vessel .unloads in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, on returning from the North Atlantic fishing
grounds, where the worst weather conditions in years are re-
ported ,One fishing vessel has gone down and two others
with 48 men aboard were reported missing.
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BLE TTALKSdam Q
German's chocolate cake has
become a highly popular dessert
during the past few months. It's
a moist rich, three -layer cake.
with a delicate flavor that coins
from the sweet cooking choco-
late that is usedas an ingredi
ent,
There are many and;; varied
stories aboutthe 'recipe's origin.
One is that a serviceman sta-
tioned. hi' Germany brought it
back to his wife. It is more likely,
however, that the narne came
from the sweet ingredient --Ger-
man sweet chocolate—which has
nothing to do with Germany but.
is named for Samuel German, an'
Englishman who went to ,the
United States almost 100 years.
ago. This, man started life in the.
new country as coachman to •a
famous chocolate rdanufactnrer
and gradually worked intp his
employer's business and finally
developed the formula for ,the
ewe?t _chocolate that bears his
flame.
If you havemissed this recipe
or mislaid it,: here it is again.
It takes time 'to make °and .it
isn't expensive, but if you want
a reputation' for cooking skill
and a new "specialty,of the
house," try this delicides . and
lovely -to -look -at chocolate cake.
GERMAN'S CHOCOLATE CAKE
1 package eweet cooking choc-
olate
»2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter or other shorten-
ing
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks, unbeaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
21/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
?t. teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Coconut -Pecan Filling and
Frosting
Melt. chocolate in 'i/z cup of
boiling water. •Cool. Cream but,
ter and sugar until light and
fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a
time, beating after each addi-
tion. Add vanilla and melted
chocolate and mix until bledded.
Sift flour with soda and salt.,Add
sifted dry ingredients alteriutely
with buttermilk, beating after
each addition until batter is
smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg
whites. Pour batter into three 8 -
DOESN'T LOOK SLEEPY -- New
York City disk jockey Peter
Tripp looks wide-awake after
a 200 -hour grind without sleep.
Carried on under medical super-
vision as a stunt in behalf of
this year's March of Dimes, ,his
marathon insomnia is, said to
set a record, Medical authori-
ties hope to ,learn much about
how sleep deprivation affects
e' person from' Tripp's carefully
,domumented ordeal,
or 9 -inch round layer pans, lined
on bottoms with paper. Bake in
moderate oven (350° F.) for 30
to 40 minutes, or .until cake
springs back when lightly press-
ed. Cool. Frost topand' between
layers- with Coconut -Pecan Fill-
ing; and Frosting. '
Coconut -Pecan Filling -Frosting
Combine 1 cup evaporated
milk, '1 cup sugar, 3 egg yolks,
3'4 pound butter, and 1 teaspoon
vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens, about 12
minutes. Remove from'heat. Add
•1/ 'cups (about) tender -thin
flaked, coconut and 1 cup chop-
ped pecans. Beat until cool and
of spreading •consistency. Makes
enough to cover tops of three 8-
or 8 -inch' layers. Makes 2313 cups.
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SOUR CREAM
APPLESAUCE CAKE
1/2 cup' heavy sour cream
Ve to 1 cup sugar
34 cup unsweetened thick apple-
sauce
a/s teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
s/2 teaspoon soda
1/y teaspoon cloves
1 cup chopped raisin
1 cup chopped nuts
Mix sour cream, auger and
applesauce. Sift dryingredients
together and add -to the first
mixture with the •'raisins and
nuts. Mix well. Pour into an 8x8
well -greased square pan or into
your favorite. loaf pan. Bake at
350' F. for about 1 hour.
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If you like an •easy chocolate
cake, try this devil's food with
the baked -on frosting.
DEVILS' FOOD WITH
BAKED, ON FROSTING
3 cup water
1 cup cocoa
11/2 teaspoons soda
Zia cup shortening
19, ciups sugar
2• eggs •
21/2, cups sifted flour
94 teaspoon salt
+4 cup sour milk
?'; teaspoon vanilla
Mix water, cocoa, and soda to-
gether; allow to stand while
mixing other ingredients. Cream
shortening andsugar well, Add
cocoa mixture. Add eggs one at
a time, beating well after each
addition. Sift flour and salt, and
add alternately with the sour
milk and vanilla. Pour into 121%
x9x2-inch pan. Bake in preheat-
ed 350' F. oven for 45 minutes.
Remove from oven and spread
with frosting. Return to oven
and bake 15 minutes longer.
BAKED -ON FROSTING
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup, brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla ,
1/ cup chopped nuts
Add dry ingredients and van-
illa to beaten egg whites and
beat again, Spread over cake,
sprinkle with chopped nuts and
bake as directed above.
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If you ever plan to have a
"buffet -style" party, perhaps
you'd like to make a cake sim-
pier than a fruitcake, but one
that would be just right for
handling in one's fingers. Here
is such a cake, which you can
make yourself. Cut .• it in thin
slices for finger eating. If you
want to use it for a dessert for
a sit -clown dinner, serve it warm
with a hot lemon sauce.
ORANGE RAISIN CAKE
4z .cup bot water
1 cup seedless raisins
34 eup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
How To Make A
Million A Year
"The best thingthat ever hap-
pened to me was when I met
Jerry Lewis," recalled his ex-
partner Dean Martin in Holly
wood recently. ' "The best thing"
that's happened to me since then
was when we split UP."
The breakup of the comedy
team two years ago has since
given the lie — in a loud way,
of. course — to the classic rule
that whenever g famous comedy
team• 'splits, both halves fall
abruptly into obscurity. Rubber:
faced Lewis has become finan
dally (if not artistically), sue»
cessful as . a producer - comic.
Martin, the crooner and former
.straight man, has established
himself as a dramatic actor of
steadily increasing finesse and a
big moneymaker . in his own
right. His income in 1953 was
in. the 'neighborhood of $1
million,
He was preparing recently for
his. fifth movie venture • in the
29 months he has been unattend-
ed by Lewis — playing a Broad-
way'director in the film "Career"
for Paramount, Between re-
hearsals he talked to a News-
week reporter in his Beverly
Hills home, an English field-
stone - and - wood affair with
seven bedrooms (the Martins
have seven children),
"When I was making pictures
at Paramount with Jerry," he
said, "I'd skip off and play golf
all the time' because I was un -
8/ ;cup applesauce
1/2 cup fresh orange juice and
pulp "
2 cups sifted flour
J/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
t/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 cup chopped nuts,
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
Pour hot water over the raisins
and set aside to plump, then
drain. Cream shortening with
sugar until light and fluffy, Add
beaten egg and blend in apple-
sauce and orange juice and pulp.
Add flour sifted twice, with six
dry ingredients that follow, and
beat smooth. Stir in the drained
raisins, chopped nuts, .and grated
peel.
Bake ih 10-1nch greased angel
cake or spring -form pan,'' for
about lYt hours at 350° F. or
until done. Cool on rack. If you
serve it warm, use the following
hot lemon sauce.
HOT LEMON SAUCE
1 tablespoon cornstarch
fA cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup cold water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
Sprinkling of nutmeg
Mix first four ingredients and
boil 5 minutes. Add lemon juice
and butter. When you've spoon-
ed it over the cake, sprinkle
with nutmeg.
happy. Even the ride to the
studio every day was boring,
because I knew that nothing
would happen when I arrived at
work, .It got so. I didn't even
bother to read any of the scripts.
I always knew what my linea
would be; Jerry would say
something like 'I think I'll go
to the drugstore: Then I'd have
to say: "You're' going to the
drugstore?' "
"So I would tell the writers to
write me out of the picture as
much as possible, 1' had no in-
centive. It was always: Sing
to the girl and sit down; sing
to the girl' again, sit clown again.
"When X finally left Jerry I
had no idea what 1 was going
to do. I had no idea if anyone
wanted ane. Well, M -G -M put
me a little throwaway musical
called `10,000 Bedrooms.' Then
'The Young Lions' happened.
MCA got methe part (that of
a potential draft dodger who
finally proves himsel In combat),
and my being with Marlon
Brando and Montgomery Clift
started things moving;"
"My gambler role in 'Sone
Came Running', was a snap for
me. I just played cards and
talked Southern, But next came
'Rio Bravo' (to be released in
April). Before I went to work
on it, I asked Brando to read
the script and tell me what ideas
I should have in mind, He didn't
tell me how to act the part. He
just toid•me what to think about.
I play a drunk with d t.'s. I'ni
fighting the bottle, the bad guys,
and John Wayne, the sheriff
who makes me his deputy. It's
a very good role, more dramatic
than anything I've ever done.
"After 'Career', I'm scheduled
to do two comedies for Colum-
bia: The movie versions of 'Who
Was That Lady I Saw You With'
and 'Bells Are Ringing'. I've
also been offered the role
Sinatra refused opposite Brigitte
Berdot in ''Paris by Night', I'm
reading the script now. It
doesn't,look'so good, but maybe
they can fix it up.
"I'm more fortunate than
many other actors because, like
Sinatra, S .don't have to rely on
movie work, I can do night
clubs, television, and records.
That gives me a certain amount
of security, so that I don't have.
to 'take every picture that's of-
fered me. Every picture can't be
good. • I get a $200,000 allowance
for each TV show I de for NEC
(two a year) 1,m:. an active
partner in Dino's Lodge (a rest-
aurant on Sunset Strip)'and in
the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas,
which is like an oil well — it
pays every month. The only
night-club work 1 do now is two
weeks a year at the Sands, I had
my fill of nightclub ,smoke in
my early years with Jerry."
Would, he _ever reunite with
Lewis?
"Sure," he said.
Under what circumstances?
"When we get to the moon."
—From Newsweek.
ISSUE 9 - 1959
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