PORCUPINE APPLES
6 large apples
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
2 doz. almonds
Currant jelly
Wash, core, and pare the apples.
Make a sirup by bringing the sugar and water to the boiling point.
Put the apples into the sirup, cook on one side for several minutes, and then turn and cook on the other side.
Do not allow the apples to cook completely in the sirup, but when they are still hard remove them and continue to boil the sirup down.
Set the apples in a shallow pan, stick the almonds, which should be blanched, into them so that they will project like porcupine quills, sprinkle them with sugar, and bake in the oven until they are soft and the almonds slightly brown.
Remove from the oven, fill the center of each with currant jelly, pour the juice over them, and serve.
PRESSED BLUEBERRY PUDDING
A delicious pudding can be made by combining blueberries with slices of bread. The accompanying recipe gives directions for pudding of this kind.
1 qt. blueberries
1 c. water
1/2 c. sugar
8 slices bread
Whipped cream
Put the blueberries, water, and sugar into a saucepan and boil for a few minutes.
Put four of the slices of bread, which should be cut about 1/2 inch thick, in the bottom of a square pan.
Pour one-half of the blueberries and the juice over the bread, and put the four remaining slices of bread on top of the berries.
Pour the rest of the blueberries and juice over the bread.
Place another square pan over the top and weight it down so as to press the pudding.
Then set the pudding in the refrigerator until it is cool.
Cut into squares, remove from the pan, and serve with sweetened whipped cream.