Mix the pineapple, nut meats, oranges, marshmallows, cherries and figs. Mix the whipped cream and the salad dressing. Pour this over the fruit. Serve on lettuce leaves which have been washed and placed on serving plates. Serve immediately.
Bettina Sandwiches (Twelve portions)
½ C-creamed cheese
3 T-pickles, chopped fine
½ C-pimento olives, chopped fine
2 T-salad dressing
¼ t-salt
Mix the cheese, pickles, olives and salt. Add the salad dressing. Spread this mixture between two thin pieces of buttered bread. Press firmly together and cut into fancy shapes.
Bettina Cake (Twelve squares)
¼ C-butter
½ C-sugar
4 egg-yolks
7/8 C-flour
1 t-baking powder
¼ C-strained orange juice
½ t-orange extract
½ t-lemon extract
Cream the butter, add the sugar and mix well. Add the egg-yolks which have been well beaten. Mix and sift the flour, baking powder and salt, and add these, with the orange juice and the orange and lemon extracts to the first mixture. Beat vigorously for two minutes. Fill a twelve-inch square pan which has been prepared with waxed paper, with the mixture. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. When cool, cover with the icing and cut into twelve pieces.