Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book

Mrs. Wilson's plain-spoken new cook book — farina to fruit cake in level measures and few words.

Jellies & Creams

10 recipes in this part of Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book.

Lemon Jelly

1 pint lemon juice. 2 cups cold water. 1/2 box gelatin. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 3 cups boiling water.

Orange Jelly

1 box gelatin. 1 pint cold water. 1 1/2 cups boiling water. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup orange juice. Juice of 1 lemon.

Wine Jelly

1 pint cold water. 1 box gelatin. 1 pint boiling water. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 1 egg white slightly beaten. 2 lemons. 1 stick cinnamon. 1 1/2…

Pineapple Jelly

1/2 pint cold water. 1 pint boiling water. 2 lemons. 1 cup pineapple juice. 1 cup pineapple cut in small pieces. 1 box gelatin. Put…

Apples in Jelly

5 apples. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 1 1/2 cups water. 1/2 cup raisins. 1 15-cent bottle maraschino cherries. 2 tablespoons gelatin soaked in 1/2…

Caramel Powder

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar. 1/2 lb. almonds. Melt sugar in steel spider, blanch almonds, add to sugar and when brown to cream color, pour…

Italian Cream

1/2 lb. Italian chestnuts. 2 cups rich milk. 1/2 cup sugar. 3 yolks. 1 tablespoon cornstarch. 1/4 box gelatin. 1/4 cup water. 1 teaspoon…

Good Charlotte

1 pint double cream. 1/2 cup sugar. 10 cts. worth marshmallows. 10 cts. orange paste. 1 cup almonds, blanched, ground and browned. 1-3 cup…

Bavarian Cream

Bavarian creams are a combination of fruit juices and other liquids, as milk, coffee, chocolate and cream. 1/2 box gelatin. 1/2 cup cold…

Strawberry Charlotte

1/2 box gelatin. 1 quart berries. 2 cups sugar. 1 cup pineapple juice (water will do). Pick, wash and cap strawberries. Let stand with one…

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