The Citizen, 1990-11-21, Page 50Sweet Delights
CHRISTMAS FRUIT BARS
112 cup butter
1 /' 2 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated orange rind
2 tbsp, fresh frozen orange juice
concentrate
1/4 tsp. almond extract
11/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
(divided, see bv'nw)
112 tsp. baking solda
1 egg
2/3 cup chopped mixed glace fruits
114 tsp. salt
112 cup chopped nuts
Sift and measure flour. Measure
fruits into a small bowl. Mix 1/4 cup
flour with the fruits [if some
cherries are whole, cut in half).
Into beater bowl measure butter,
sugar and orange rind.
Beat for 5 min. Add orange juice
concentrate and almond extract and
beat in. Add remaining 1 cup flour,
baking soda, salt and beat. Add egg
and beat again. Fold in fruits and
nuts.
Turn batter into buttered pan [9 x
9”]. Bake at 350°F. 16-18 minutes.
Don’t overbake.
Cool and frost with Orange
Frosting.
ORANGE FROSTING
2 tbsp, butter
11/4 cup icing sugar
11/2 tbsp, fresh frozen orange juice
concentrate
Beat until smooth. Spread over
cooled bar in pan. Cut into 1”
squares or 1 x 2” bars. These freeze
well.
Ann Reinink
RR 1, Auburn.
LIGHT CHRISTMAS CAKE
1 lb. butter
10 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
112 tsp. salt
2 cups white sugar
juice from 1 orange or 1 lemon (mix
and add)
2 lbs. white raisins
1/2 lb. coconut
3/4 lb. green cherries (candied)
3/4 lb. red cherries (candied)
3/4 lb. candied pineapple (cut up)
1/2 lb slivered almonds
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix as you add each ingredient
and put in foil-lined long loaf pan [2]
at 350 degrees for approximately
21/2 hours.
Put a pan of water in bottom of
oven.
Amy McCrea
Blyth.
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FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE
2 tbsp, butter
2 eggs
112 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
11/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 - 15 oz. tin fruit cocktail, drained
Cream together sugar and butter.
Add eggs, beat well. Add fruit,
blend in dry ingredients.
Bake in greased 8” square pan in
350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
Cake can be served plain or iced.
OR - icing of whipped topping to
which one tsp. instant coffee has
been added.
L. Boyle .
RR 2, Auburn.
EGGNOG PIE
Prepare, bake and set aside to cool 1
- 10 inch pie shell.
Combine and mix thoroughly in
top of a double boiler:
1 env. unflavoured gelatin
5 tbsp, sugar
114 tsp. salt
Beat slightly in amixing bowl:
4 eggs yolks
Blend in:
11/2 cups milk
Add to the gelatin mixture and
place over boiling water in lower
part of double boiler. Cook, stirring
constantly, until gelatin is com
pletely dissolved, about five min
utes.
Remove from the heat and set
aside to cool slightly. Then place in
refrigerator to chill, or set the hot
mixture in a bowl of ice and water to
chill stirring occasionally until it
mounds when dropped from a
-spoon.
Using chilled bowl and beater,
beat until cream is of ^medium
consistency [piles softly].
1 cup chilled heavy cream
Set in refrigerator while eggs
whites are beaten.
Using clean beater, beat until
frothy:
2 egg whites
Add gradually, beating thorough
ly after each addition, a mixture of:
114 cup sugar
112 tsp. nutmeg
Beat until very stiff peaks are
formed.
Fold beaten egg whites and
whipped cream into gelatin mixture
with:
2 tbsp, rum
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Turn into cooled pie shell
Sprinkle top evenly with:
112 tsp. nutmeg
Chill in refrigerator 2 or 3 hours.
Betty Holland
RR 4, Clinton.
CHRISTMAS BARS
4 oz. Brazil nuts
4 oz. pecans
8 oz. citron peel
8 oz. glazed cherries
6 oz. mixed fruits
2 slices coloured pineapple
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup white sugar
Mix together. Add 3 beaten eggs.
Mix well. Put in greased square
pan. Bake 1 to 11/2 hours in 275
degree oven. Cut in squares to
serve. Can be frozen.
L. Boyle
RR 2, Auburn
SHORTBREAD
1 lb. butter
1 cup icing sugar
112 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
Beat to consistency of whipped
cream. Drop by teaspoon on- un
greased cookie sheet.
Decorate with cherries.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 15
minutes.
Betty Holland
RR 4, Clinton.
CHRISTMAS SQUARES
112 cup butter
1 cup sifted flour
112 cup chopped dates
112 cup condensed milk 7/
112 cup red and green cherries,
maraschino, cut up
2 tbsp, brown sugar
112 cup raisins
112 cup chopped nuts
Mix butter, sugar and flour
together and put in buttered 8x8
pan. Mix the rest of the ingredients
together and put on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour.
Dorothy Mayburry
Listowel.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES
1 - 6 oz. pkg. semi-sweet
butterscotch chips
112 cup peanut butter
5 cups Rice Krispies or Corn Flakes
Stir chips and peanut butter in a
pan over low heat until chips melt.
Pour over cereal and stir together
gently. Drop by teaspoons on wax
paper. Chill for two hours or
overnight.
Dorothy Mayburry
Listowel.