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1927: 40 Tested Recipes, Best Foods Shortning, One of the Best Foods from Soup through Dessert
The Best Foods Home Economics Service
- Soups
- Quick Breads
- Egg and Cheese Dishes
- Deep Fat Frying
- Cakes and Cookies
- Pies and Puddings
- Candies
Honey Candy
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup strained honey
2 tablespoons BEST FOODS SHORTNING
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or rose extract
1/2 cup milk or water
Put all ingredients except the flavoring into a saucepan, and stir over a low fire until dissolved. Then boil until it forms a hard ball in cold water (265 F). Remove from the fire, stir in the flavoring, and pour into a well-oiled tin. Just before it becomes cold, mark into squares and when cold, wrap each piece in waxed paper.
Deep Fat Frying
…In all deep fat frying, it must be remembered that when a hot fat begins to smoke, decomposition sets in, producing elements which commonly make fried foods indigestible….The fact that BEST FOODS SHORTNING bubbles does not mean that it is too hot. Therefore, do not turn down the gas flame after the deep fat frying process begins. To test the temperature of BEST FOODS SHORTNING, drop in an inch cube of bread. If it browns in the length of time indicated below (count slowly to the number specified), it is hot enough for frying. A bit of the mixture to be fried may also be dropped into the frying kettle to test the heat.
- Croquettes and other cooked mixtures – Bread cube browns in 40 seconds – 390 F
- Fritters, doughnuts, and other uncooked mixtures – Bread cube browns in 60 seconds – 365 F
- French fried potatoes – Bread cube browns in 40 seconds – 395 F
When the bread test has been secured, dip the frying basket for a moment into the hot Shortning to be oiled and warmed. Do not place too much food in it to be cooked at one time, for the cold mixture lowers the temperature of the Shortning. When each portion of food is delicately browned, raise the basket from the hot Shortning, let drip a moment, and remove fried food to drain. Allow the fat to reheat for a few moments, and use the bread test before frying again.
Doughnuts
3/4 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons BEST FOODS SHORTNING
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Cream sugar and Shortning and mix in well beaten egg. Ad milk and stir in dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg). Roll out dough on a floured board, cut out with doughnut cutter and fry in BEST FOODS SHORTNING heated to a temperature of 365 F until delicately browned. Drain on soft paper, and sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm. This recipe makes about thirty-six medium sized doughnuts.
BEST FOODS SHORTNING was made with hydrogenated peanut and cottonseed oil. 47-page booklet.
