,a little ,book for ,a little ,cook ,,copyright #aije ,,by ,l4,p4 ,,hubbard4 ,,published ,,by ,pillsbury1 ,minneapolis 99 99 99 99 99 ,,directions #a4 ,always use ,pillsbury's ,best ,flour4 #b4 ,sift flour twice before adding to cakes or breakfast cakes4 #c4 ,make all measurements level by using edge of knife to lightly scrape off from top of cup or spoon until material is even with the edges4 #d4 ,use same sized cups or spoons in measuring for the same recipe4 #e4 ,before starting to make recipe1 read through carefully1 then put on table all the materials and tools needed in making that particular recipe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,note ,,to ,,the ,,modern ,,reader ,a ,little ,book for a ,little ,cook was originally published by ,pillsbury in #aije4 ,this new reproduction has all of the recipes from the original softcover edition1 but is being reissued with the modern reader in mind4 ,the collector will note some small departures from the original book1 but the little cook will no doubt find what is here to be fun to cook1 delicious1 and warmly nostalgic4 ,for best results1 we recommend the following recipe changes when preparing these old-fashioned recipes4 ,when using ,pillsbury ,,best ,flour1 there is no need to sift the flour4 ,just lightly spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level it off4 ,when combining the flour with other dry ingredients1 stir the ingredients together with a fork4 ,bread3 ,soak #a 74#f oz47 cake compressed yeast or #a pkg4 active dry yeast and #a tablespoon sugar in #b tablespoons lukewarm 7#aje-aaj;,f47 water for #b minutes4 ,knead dough #e to #aj minutes4 ,let dough rise in warm place until it is almost double in size4 ,grease1 bottom only1 #hd or #ie-;inch loaf pan4 ,bake at #cge;,f4 for #ce to #dj minutes or until light golden brown4 ,biscuits3 ,bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at #dbe;,f4 for #i to #aa minutes4 ,ginger ,bread3 ,bake in a greased #acx#i-;inch pan at #cej;,f4 for #bc to #bg minutes4 ,sponge ,cake3 ,bake in a greased and floured #i-;inch square or #aag-;inch pan at #cej;,f4 for #bd to #bi minutes4 ,muffins3 ,bake in a greased #ab-;cup muffin pan at #djj;,f4 for #ab to #af minutes4 ,creamed ,potatoes3 ,if a double boiler is unavailable1 cook in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until mixture thickens1 about #e minutes4 ,fudge3 ,cook in a small heavy saucepan2 pour mixture into a buttered #ix#e or #hx#d-;inch pan4 ,chocolate ,cake3 ,bake in a greased and floured #h-;inch square pan at #cej;,f4 for #bc to #bg minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean4 ,johnny ,cake3 ,bake in a greased #h-;inch square pan at #djj;,f4 for #ae to #bj minutes4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bread ,,material3 #a_/b cup boiling water #a_/b cup milk #a_/b cake yeast #b tablespoons cold water #a teaspoon salt #c cups ,pillsbury's ,best ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,soak yeast in #b tablespoons cold water4 ,pour #a_/b cup boiling water into #a_/b cup milk4 ,let cool to lukewarm4 ,stir in dissolved yeast and salt4 ,add #c cups ,pillsbury's ,best4 ,turn onto a kneading board4 ,knead until smooth4 ,let rise until three times the original size4 ,knead slightly1 put into a well greased pan4 ,let rise until double its bulk and bake #be or #cj minutes in moderate oven4 ,it will be well to consult some experienced person as to lightness of sponge and dough4 ,,biscuits ,,material3 #a cup ,pillsbury's ,best #a_/b teaspoon salt #b teaspoons baking powder #a tablespoon cold butter #a_/b cup milk ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,sift flour1 salt and baking powder twice4 ,chop butter in with a knife until mealy4 ,add milk for a soft dough4 ,place on a board with a little flour4 ,knead gently until smooth4 ,roll out to one-half inch thickness4 ,use small cutter and place biscuits in greased pan4 ,bake in a hot oven until nicely browned4 ,,ginger ,,bread ,,material3 #a_/b cup molasses #a cup sugar #e tablespoons melted butter #a_/b teaspoon cinnamon #a_/b teaspoon ginger #a teaspoon salt #a teaspoon soda #a egg #b-a_/b cups ,pillsbury's ,best #a cup hot water ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,put molasses in a bowl4 ,add sugar1 melted butter1 cinnamon and ginger4 ,put soda and salt in a cup and fill with hot water4 ,stir into first mixture4 ,add flour1 then well beaten egg4 ,beat hard4 ,bake for thirty minutes in a well greased pan4 ,watch oven closely1 as ginger bread burns easily4 ,this makes a good sized cake4 ,illustration3 ,here are ,felix and ,mary ,ann ,looking in at the ,gingerbread ,man1 ,which was baked in the baker's pan2 ,cloves for his eyes and paste for his tie1-- ,wondering whether the price is high4 ,,sponge ,,cake ,,material3 #a cup sugar #b eggs #a_/b cup hot water #a-a_/d cups ,pillsbury's ,best #a-a_/b teaspoons baking powder pinch of salt #a_/b teaspoon vanilla ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,separate eggs1 beating whites to a stiff froth4 ,set them aside4 ,beat yolks until thick4 ,add sugar gradually1 then water1 salt1 flour and baking powder4 ,beat thoroughly4 ,fold in whites and add vanilla4 ,bake twenty minutes in a buttered and floured shallow pan in moderate oven4 ,,muffins ,,material3 #a_/c cup butter #a_/d cup sugar #a_/d teaspoon salt #a egg #b cups ,pillsbury's ,best #d teaspoons baking powder #a cup milk ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,beat butter1 sugar and egg until creamy4 ,add milk little at a time1 stirring in gradually flour sifted with salt and baking powder4 ,grease muffin pan1 heat slightly1 put in mixture and bake in quick oven4 ,,creamed ,,potatoes ,,material3 #f medium potatoes #c tablespoons ,pillsbury's ,best #b tablespoons butter #a_/b teaspoon salt #a_/h teaspoon pepper #a-a_/b cups milk ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,pare potatoes1 cut into dice1 wash in cold water4 ,cover with boiling water1 salt and place on range4 ,boil until tender1 but not mealy4 ,have ready the cream dressing4 ,this is made by rubbing flour and butter together1 adding the milk1 salt and pepper1 and cooking in double boiler1 stirring constantly until like custard4 ,drain potatoes of water1 let them steam a moment1 then stir lightly into dressing4 ,serve hot4 ,,fudge ,,material3 #a-a_/b tablespoons butter #a cup sugar #a_/d cup milk #b tablespoons molasses #a square chocolate #a_/b teaspoon vanilla ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,melt butter in a granite pan4 ,add sugar1 milk and molasses1 stirring gently until sugar is dissolved4 ,boil slowly without stirring for five minutes4 ,add chocolate square and stir until melted4 ,boil again until a little of mixture dropped in cold water seems brittle4 ,take from range1 add vanilla1 beat until it begins to thicken1 then pour into a buttered pan4 ,cool and mark into squares4 ,,chocolate ,,cake ,,material3 #a_/d cup butter #a_/b cup sugar #a egg #a_/b cup milk #a scant cup ,pillsbury's ,best #b teaspoons baking powder #a square melted chocolate #a_/d teaspoon vanilla ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,stir butter1 egg and sugar until creamy4 ,add milk little at a time1 stirring in gradually flour1 sifted with baking powder4 ,now stir in melted chocolate1 add vanilla and beat hard4 ,bake twenty minutes in a greased shallow pan4 ,illustration3 ,this world is so full of a number of things1 ,i am sure we should all be as happy as kings4 ,,johnny ,,cake ,,material3 #c_/d cup corn meal #c_/d cup ,pillsbury's ,best #c teaspoons baking powder #a_/b teaspoon salt #b tablespoons sugar #a egg #a cup milk #a tablespoon melted butter ,,way ,,of ,,preparing3 ,sift cornmeal1 flour1 baking powder1 sugar and salt together4 ,add milk gradually1 well beaten egg and melted butter4 ,grease shallow pan1 heat slightly1 pour in mixture and bake twenty minutes in hot oven4 ,,little ,,talks ,,with ,,little ,,cooks ,the table around which the household gathers three times a day furnishes the chief opportunity for showing the results of good training1 whether received in school or home4 ,we show our unselfishness in preferring one another1 anticipating one another's wants4 ,on the table is shown the result of the unselfish thought and care of the chief home-maker4 ,the labor connected with the preparation of the meal is either a burden or a pleasure as one's previous training has made possible4 ,we get the best training for active life1 in other than household work1 early in life1 at school and home4 ,why not learn to be good home-makers while still young8 ,we like to do what we do well4 ,if we learn early1 we learn easily and well--the work is a pleasure and success is assured4 ,beginners should master the little recipes included in this book4 ,they require only a small amount of material1 but enough for success4 ,illustration ,this is the tale that was told to me ,by a loaf of home-made bread1 you see1 ,as it sat one night on the pantry shelf-- ,a loaf on each side of it--just like itself1 ,while grouped around stood the pies and cakes1 ,the good old kind like mother makes1 ,and one and all then and there confessed ,that they owed their existence to ,pillsbury's ,best4 ,illustration ,i seem to trace through the distant haze ,my byegone life in the good old days2 ,i see in my vision a field of wheat-- ,i knew ,i was there that the world might eat-- ,i drank of the showers and the morning dew2 ,in the noonday sun ,i throve and grew-- ,grew on the verge of a sunny crest1 ,just as fast as ,i could for ,pillsbury's ,best4 ,illustration ,and when ,i had grown both tall and strong ,the reapers came--a merry throng-- ,and through the fields they wend their way1 ,just to and fro through the livelong day4 ,perhaps they were rude--for they cut me dead-- ,but what if they did8--,i kept my head ,and turned on my back and laughed in glee ,at the thought of the good1 good flour ,i'd be4 ,illustration ,i know ,i was good1 yet the day came at last ,when they said ,i'd be better if soundly thrashed4 ,please pardon me here--,i can't dwell on this much1 ,the subject is painful--my feelings are such4 ,oh my6 but the straw1 it flew high in the air ,and the chaff chaffed unceasing1 but ,i didn't care1 ,my laughter rang forth with increased vim and zest1 ,my chastisement ,i knew--just meant ,pillsbury's ,best4 ,illustration ,and then came the time when ,i journeyed away ,to the mills where the ,roller ,mills roll all day1 ,and all of them smiled with a happy grin ,and welcomed us poor little wheatlets in2 ,oh6 the grind of life--,i was grasped and seized1 ,i really can't say ,i was very much pleased2 ,but to say the least1 ,i was much impressed1 ,and when ,i got through ,i was ,pillsbury's ,best4 ,illustration3 ,the mills where the roller mills roll all day4 ,illustration ,and now in the latest fashions gay ,in the big round world ,i have my say1 ,for in this most becoming sack1 ,please note the hang--both front and back1 ,i journey far from the land of my birth ,to feed the hungry hordes of ,earth2 ,for those who know ne'er fail to say ,that ,pillsbury's flour o'er the world holds sway4 ,illustration ,to the kitchen ,i go--to the bakers who bake ,the bread and the cookies1 the pies and the cake2 ,it was there that ,i met the package of yeast ,who raised the dough for the coming feast1 ,and that's why ,i sit and talk to-night1 ,for to-morrow ,i know ,i'll be out of sight2 ,so ,i'll toast myself ere this tale ,i close1 ,to ,pillsbury's ,best1 the flour one knows4 ,illustration3 ,this is the tale of the loaf on the shelf4 ,as told to me by the loaf itself4 ,illustration3 ,pillsbury's ,,best ,,xxxx