The Bride's Cook Book

A wedding present from the advertisers, San Francisco, c.1918 — a young wife's whole cookery course, paid for by the Blue Bird washer, the Portland Studio and Ghirardelli's chocolate.

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Prune Butter

10 Prunes 2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice 1 Tablespoon Corn Syrup 1/8 Cup Nut Meats 1/8 Teaspoon Salt Soak the prunes in water for a few hours before cooking. Cook slowly until very tender. Sweeten with corn syrup just before removing from the fire. Remove stones; rub prunes through coarse sieve; add lemon juice, salt and chopped nut meats. (Makes 3/4 cup-enough for 15 large, or 30 small sandwiches.)

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