Combine fruits, nuts and rind with half of flour. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Combine remaining flour, salt and baking powder and sift together 3 times. Add to creamed mixture. Add fruit and nut mixture and blend well. Pour into greased loaf pans lined with greased brown […]

Fill a steamer or large pot with ripe persimmons & heat very gently or steam for 1/2 hour until fruit is pulpy. Press the pulp through a strainer & measure the volume. For every 2 quarts of persimmon pulp add 1/2 pint orange juice & 1 1/2 quarts sugar. Pour the mixture into a heavy […]

5 tb Plum Jam (Stoneless) 1/2 lb Bread Crumbs 1 Lemon 1/4 lb Suet 1 Egg Milk to mix Directions: Make the bread crumbs. Grate the lemon-rind and add. Mix the suet with the bread crumbs. Beat the egg. Squeeze the lemon and strain the juice. Put the jam in the centre of the dry […]

RED PEAR SORBET 3 Ripe red pears; -(Preferably Bartlett) 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 c Water 6 tb Granulated sugar 1/4 ts Finely chopped lemon zest PRALINES & CARAMEL SABAYON 1/2 c + 2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 Egg yolks 1/8 ts Fresh lemon juice 16 lg Pecan halves 4 tb Heavy cream 1 […]

Souffle: In a saucepan heat milk. When warm stir in sugar & almonds. Simmer very gently for 15 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat. Cool slightly & beat in egg yolk, flour & butter. Beat well by hand or in a blender until the mixture is very smooth. In a separate bowl […]

Beat butter, sugar and 1 tsp. peel till well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder together. Add nuts. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured board, shape each portion into a roll about 1 1/2″ in diameter. Place rolls on greased […]

In a heaavy saucepan, pour the cold milk, add the rice, sugar, and butter. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened, approximately 1 hour, adding cinnamon stick and cloves for flavor, if desired, during the last 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla, then remove the cinnamon stick and cloves. Beat […]

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease an 8″ square baking tin & set aside. Stir together the oats, flour, wheatgerm & soy flour. Add finely chopped apricots, raisins & sunflower seeds. Stir together the oil, sweetener & molasses & add to the dry ingredients. Add as much of the orange juice as necessary to make a […]

Line a 1.2litre/2pint round-bottomed bowl or pudding basin with damp muslin or cheesecloth, leaving it hanging over the rim. Put all but 3 Tbsp of the liqueur in a shallow dish, dip in the sponge fingers one at a time and use to line the bowl or basin, placing them sugared side outwards. Fill the […]

HARD SAUCE 1 1/2 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1/2 c Soft butter 1/3 c Heavy cream 2 tb Brandy In a large bowl, mix milk, molasses and baking soda. Stir in suet, brown sugar and eggs. Blen in flour, spices and salt. Fold in almonds, raisins, figs, dates and brandy. Spoon mixture into […]