2 oranges
½ C-white cherries
½ C-diced celery
1/8 t-salt
½ C-salad dressing
Remove the white membrane from the pulp of two oranges, and cut each section into half, crosswise. Add the seeded cherries, celery and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add the salad dressing, and serve very cold on lettuce leaves.
Washington Pie (Six portions)
11/3 C-sugar
3 eggs
½ C-water
½ t-lemon extract
2 C-flour
2 t-baking powder
Beat the egg-yolks five minutes, add the sugar and beat three minutes. Add the water, lemon extract, flour and baking powder. Mix thoroughly. Fold in the beaten egg whites very carefully. Bake twenty-five minutes in two round shallow pans in a moderate oven. When cool, put the following filling between the layers. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.
Cream Filling for Washington Pie
2/3 C-sugar
1/3 C-flour
½ t-salt
1½ C-milk
1 egg-yolk
½ t-vanilla
½ t-lemon extract
Mix thoroughly the sugar, salt and flour. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly. Pour into the top of a double boiler, and cook until very thick. Add the egg-yolk, vanilla and lemon extract, and cook two minutes. Beat until creamy and cool. Spread on the cake. Serve Washington pie with whipped cream if desired.