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ALASKA'S TOP HOMEMAKER VIES FOR MRS. AMERICA TITLECompeting for the Mrs. America title, the nation's No. I maker, Mrs. Clifford R. Hartman of Anchorage, had to prove judges that she can bake a tasty bread and make a prettyhto theMrs. Hartman is shown here as she diplays a dessert entry. Below are the recipes entered by the Alaskan housewife.^ 1 ^ dJ Jlk- *.ROYAL BLACKBERRY BAVARIANi package blackberry gelatin 1 tablespoon lemon jok#1 cup hot or boiling water 1 cup heavy cream, whipped iti*1 cup cold water Ya cup finely chopped pecansH teaspoon salt or almondsDissolve blackberry gelatin in hot water; add cold water, salt and lemoa juice. Chill until slightly thickened. Set bowl of gelatin firmly in howl of ice. Whip until frothy and light. Fold in whipped cream and chopP™ nuts. Pile into 1 Yl quart mold. Chill until firm, about } hours. Unmoid. Sarve plain or with whipped cream. Makes 10 to 12 servings.DATE BRAIDSVi cup milk _ 3 packages or cakes yeastVi. cup sugar lt;active dry or compressed)Va cup shortening ■* 2 eggs, beaten , ,1 Vi teaspoons salt — - About 5 cups sifted enrichedVi cup warm, not hot, water flour(lukewarm for compressed yeast)Scald milk. Add sugar, shortening and salr. Cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle or crumble yeast into water (warm, not hot. 'Water for active dry yeast; lukewarm for compressed yeast). Stir until dissolved. Stir in lukewarm milk mixture and eggs. Stir in about 2 Yi cups of the flour. Be a-smooth. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dougn* Turn dough out on floured board and knead until smooth and satiny, about 5 minutes. Form dough into a smooth ball. Press top of dough ball into greased bowl, then turn dough over. (This greases the top. 1 Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes. Punch dowm.Cover and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. While dough is rising, prepare Date Filling*. Use one-half or douga for each cake. Roll out each half into an oblong about 16 x 8 inches* Spread half the Date Filling the length of the center third of the oblong*Cut 15 slits in dough along each side of filling, making strips about I inch wide. Fold strips at an angle across filling, alternating from si e to side. Place the braid on a greased baking sheet. Cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 50 minutes. Brush tops of braids with 1 egg yolk mixed with 2 tablespoons milk, then spnnkl# each with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 350* F. lt;moderate oven) about 35 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and cool on rack.•DATE FILLING: Combine 1 cup chopped pitted dates, Va cup brow* sugar, % cup water, Vl cup pecans, chopped and I taWcspoon Icmo* juice. Heat in saucepan until boiling, and continue boding until thick ough to spread.
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Kodiak Mirror
Kodiak, Alaska, US
Sat, Jun 27, 1959
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