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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR’S

Boston Brown Bread

1 cup graham or whole wheat flour – 1 cup corn meal – 1 cup white flour – 1/2 cup sugar – 1 teaspoon salt – 1 teaspoon baking soda – 3/4 cup molasses – 2 cups sour milk

Mix and sift the dry ingredients, add the sour milk and molasses. Beat well and fill buttered molds with closely fitting covers, 2/3 full. Let stand 1/2 hour and then steam 3 hours, taking care that the water does not come over the rack on which the tins are placed. Boston brown bread is sometimes not steamed but baked in a moderate oven, but the result is not so satisfactory.

Doug says “beat well,” which means that the ingredients must be thoroughly mixed if you want a nice, even color and a firm texture.

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Jennifer Jones

JENNIFER JONES’

Sour Cream Molasses Cake

1/2 cup shortening – 1/4 cup sugar – 1/2 cup molasses – 1 egg, beaten – 1 cup sifted flour – 1 teaspoon allspice – 1/2 taspoon salt – 1/2 teaspoon baking powder – 1/2 cup sour cream

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses; mix well. Add egg; mix well. Mix and sift flour, allspice, salt and baking soda; add alternately with sour cream to molasses mixture. Bake in 2 greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans in moderate oven, 350 degrees, 25-30 min.

SUGARLESS FROSTING

2 egg whites – 1/2 cup light corn syrup – 1/2 cup light molasses

Put egg whites, corn syrup and molassees in top of double boiler. Set over boiling water. Cook, beating constantly with rotary egg beater for 7-9 minutes, or until frosting will stand in soft peaks. Makes enough frosting to fill and frost two 8-inch cake layers.

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Joan Crawford

JOAN CRAWFORD’s

Charcoal Broiled Steak

First of all be sure that the steak is a thick one, and that the coals are glowing red before starting to cook it. In case you oven broil the steak the secret is to have the oven at just the right temperature — say pre-heated to 450 to 500 degrees. To prepart the steak for broiling, first wipe it with a damp cloth. Then salt and pepper and rub with a clove of garlic. When this is complete, brush with butter. Arrange the steak on the pan at least one and a half inches from the flame. (For thick steaks at least two inches) broil it first on one side, and then on the other. I have discoved that twelve to fifteen minutes is sufficient for a rare steak, fifteen to eighteen minutes for medium well-done and twenty to thirty for well-done. Here is a tip for oven broiling, try leaving the oven door ajar while cooking and see what a difference it makes.

ROQUEFORT CHEESE AND MUSTARD SAUCE

Broil steak as above. The sauce is made as follows: mix together the beaten roquefort chesse, mustard and melted butter. After turning, and just before the steak is done, spread on the sauce and let broil until brown. This is delicious. Sauce: 4 tablespoons butter, 1 square roquefort cheese, 1 tablespoon prepared mustard.

– Joan Crawford

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Claudette Colbert

 CLAUDETTE COLBERT

Caramel Custard

Scald 3 cups rich milk. Melt 1/2 cup of sugar in iron frying pan and stir constantly until light brown. Add 1/4 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved. Now add milk. Pour the hot mixture over 3 slightly beaten eggs and place in double boiler. Cook over hot (not boiling) water until mixture coats the spoon, stirring constantly. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Chill and serve ice cold in small glass dishes.

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Dolores Hope

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Dolores Del Rio

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Abraham Lincoln

A celebrity? Perhaps, but it’s President’s Day and who better than everyone’s favorite, Honest Abe himself. Mrs. Lincoln told intimates that although the President never really thought about food, and his eating habits were spartan, he did have a sweet tooth.

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Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor was the recipient of the first Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise (1927) and Street Angel (1928).

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Anna May Wong

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

January 3, 1905, Los Angeles, California

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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

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