Ways to Use Honey

HONEY-BUTTER SPREAD — Blend 1/4 cup honey with 1 cup softened butter or margarine and beat until fluffy. This is good with French toast or waffles, and is extra special on old-fashioned brown bread.

MUFFINS - Drizzle honey over orange muffins as they come hot from the oven. You’ll like the taste and so will your guests.

COFFEE CAKE - Drizzle honey over a freshly baked coffee cake as it comes hot from the oven. Finish off with a light dusting of cinnamon sugar.

HONEY CINNAMON TOAST - Toast slices of bread on one side. While still hot, butter the untoasted side of bread. Spread buttered side with honey. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Place slices under broiler flame until the bread is well browned and the dressing is well blended.

MARGUERITES - Place salted crackers in a baking pan. Spread crackers with honey and chopped nuts. Heat in oven until slightly browned.

ROLLED SANDWICH - Spread creamed honey butter on cut end of bread loaf. Cut slice of bread thin and remove crust. Sprinkle with chopped nuts on honey butter. Roll slice and fasten with toothpick. Sea] open edge with honey butter. Cover with waxed paper. Place in refrigerator to chill.

TEA SANDWICH - With a biscuit cutter cut circles from bread slices. Spread circles of bread with softened butter and top with cream cheese softened with honey. On this spread red raspberry jam. Place a dot of cream cheese mixture or whipped cream in the center.

FRUIT FILLING FOR SANDWICHES - Chop 1/4 cup each dried prunes, dates, figs, and orange peel and mix with 1/4 cup honey and 1 tablespoon candied ginger. Spread on slices of buttered bread.

GLAZE FOR HAM - Mix equal parts of creamy peanut butter and honey and spread on ham. Bake as usual.

SAUCE FOR MEAT - Blend honey with orange marmalade as a sauce for skillet fried breakfast ham or sliced luncheon meat. Spread the honey mixture on the meat as it heats.

HAM-GLAZE - Make honey, brown sugar, and orange juice glaze for your Easter broiled ham slices, Or try a glazing combination of honey and crushed pineapple.

CREAM CHEESE SANDWICH FILLING - Soften cream cheese with enough honey to spread well. Add chopped raisins or nuts.