Wash thoroughly two medium-sized potatoes. With the sharp point of the knife, make a small cut around the potato to allow the starch grains to expand. Bake the potato in a moderate oven until it feels soft and mealy, when pressed with the hands. (About forty-five minutes.) Break open the potato to allow the steam to escape. (Turn the potato about in the oven to insure evenness in baking.)
Bettina's Baked Apples (Two portions)
2 apples
½ C-"C" sugar
½ C-water
1 t-cinnamon
½ t-vanilla
A few grains of salt
Wash and core the apples. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt, and fill the cavity with the mixture. Place the apples in a small pan, and pour a little water around them. Bake twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven.
Boston Cream Pie (Six portions)
3 T-butter
8 T-(one-half C-sugar)
1 egg
¼ C-milk
7/8 C-flour
1½ t-baking powder
¼ t-vanilla
Cream the butter, add the egg. Mix well. Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. Add the milk alternately with the flour and baking powder. Mix thoroughly. Add the flavorings. Bake in two layer-cake pans, fitted with waxed paper, in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Spread the following filling between the layers.
Filling
7 T-sugar
3 T-flour
1/8 t-salt
1 egg-yolk
1 C-milk
½ t-vanilla