ORANGE BREAD

2 cups sifted flour

14 cup white sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

% teaspoon salt

1 egg, beaten

1 cup milk

4 tablespoons melted butter

1 cup orange peel

1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift dry ingredients together and add
balance of ingredients. Bake in a loaf
pan at 350° for 45 minutes, or until
tester comes out clean. Sprinkle top
with sugar before baking.
To prepare orange rind:
Peel three large oranges, cover peel
with cold water and bring to boil. Drain
off water, cover with water again and
boil until tender. Cool and cut off
membranes. Chop peel very fine and
add % cup sugar and % cup water
and cook until thick.

—JEssIE CLELAND

APPLE BREAD

2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1% teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon salt
% cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
4% cup orange juice
34 cup raisins
1% cup chopped nuts

% cup finely chopped apples
Sift flour, measure and sift with other
dry ingredients. Cream shortening, add
Sugar gradually, mixing until creamy.
Add egg and beat well. Mix in rind and
vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately
with juice. Add raisins, nuts and apple
with last addition of flour. Mix only to
blend. Batter will be fairly stiff. Spoon
into well greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350° about 1 hour.

—PEARL LONG

POP OVERS

3 eggs

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons melted butter

1 cup all purpose flour

1% teaspoon salt
Beat eggs well; add milk and butter
slowly while beating, then flour and
salt. Grease muffin tins well with but-
ter. Cook at 400 degrees for 40 min-
utes. Slit sides and return to oven for
10 minutes.

—RENE RICHARDSON

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CHEESE STRAWS

1 cup grated cheese

1 cup flour

14 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

Pinch of cayenne pepper
Mix as for pastry. Roll out thin and
cut into strips of desired length and
width. Bake at 400° for 5 to 10 minutes.
—IsABEL MACPHERSON

PARMESAN CHEESE STICKS

2 cups biscuit mix

6 tablespoons melted butter

1% cup milk

3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Combine the biscuit mix with % cup
of the butter, melted, and the milk.
Turn onto a floured board and roll to
an 8 by 12 rectangle. Cut into 24
sticks, place on a greased pan and
brush with the rest of the butter.
Sprinkle on the cheese. Bake in a 400-
degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

—LAVONA GRIMSON

PINEAPPLE BREAD

214 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1% teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1%4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons butter
34 cup white sugar
1 well beaten egg
1 - 14-0z. can crushed pineapple
(undrained)
1 cup bran cereal
34 cup chopped nuts
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream
the butter, add sugar and egg and other
ingredients. Mix just until blended.
Bake in a greased 9 x 5-inch pan at 350°
for 1% hours.
—FLo Morrow

BANANA BREAD

14 cup butter or margarine

1 cup butter

2 eggs

1% cup nuts (optional)

3 bananas, crushed

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon soda
Cream butter and sugar; add beaten
eggs, then flour and soda. Fold in
bananas and nuts. Bake in a greased
loaf pan at 350 degrees for about 30
minutes, or until tester comes out clean.

—Jmt RusH

New bread is sliced more easily with a
warm knife.