A few almonds, grated lemon rind, cinnamon.
10 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour, and a little milk.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.✪ Birthday Cake
Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs one at a time,
then cleaned and dried fruits, etc., lastly flour with
baking powder sieved into it. Bake in moderate oven
about 2 hours, and cover with Royal Icing if desired.
AMERICAN CAKE,
i lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
J oz. castor sugar.
2 ozs. margarine.
Pinch of salt.
I egg✪ American Cake.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and castor sugar.
Melt margarine and pour it in ; then add egg, and beat
well. Stir mixture thoroughly. Pour into greased tin
as quickly as possible, and bake in hot oven about
15 minutes-*
GINGER CAKE.
J lb. margarine.
i lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
2 ozs. sugar.
I teaspoonful ground ginger,
i egg✪ Ginger Cake.
BORW ICR'S COOKERY BOOK. 23
Rub together margarine, flour, sugar, ginger, and
baking powder. Beat egg until light, add, and rub the
mixture again until it is moist but still like bread crumbs.
Grease flat tin and sprinkle in mixture, making it level
and about half an inch thick. Bake in moderate oven
about \ hour. When baked, mark into small cakes.
Leave in tin until cool and firm.
YORKSHIRE PARKIN.
I lb. golden syrup.
6 ozs. margarine, or 4 ozs. lard.
4 ozs. sugar.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
2 teaspoonfuls ground ginger.
^ egg.
|- teacupful of warm milk✪ Yorkshire Parkin.
Sieve flour, baking powder, and ground ginger. Melt
the syrup, sugar, and lard, or margarine together, and
add to the dry ingredients with the milk and egg. Beat
thoroughly, and pour into a well-greased tin, and bake
in moderate oven.
A GOOD PLAIN CAKE.
Mix well together i lb. of MILLENNIUM flour, 2 large
teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER, a
little salt and spice, and \ lb. of sugar, rub in 6 ozs.
margarine, add 6 ozs. of sultanas, 2 ozs. of currants, and
I oz. of candied peel. Moisten the whole with i egg and
I teacupful of milk✪ A Good Plain Cake previously beaten together. Bake
in a moderate oven for about hours.
24 BORW ICR'S COOKERY BOOK.
SNOWBALLS.
1 lb MILLENNIUM flour
I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. sugar.
4 ozs. margarine.
I egg.
A little milk✪ Snowballs.
Sieve flour and baking powder, and rub margarine well
into it. Mix in the sugar, then add the egg and milk*
and bind to a stiff dough. Divide the mixture into equal
(small) portions, and roll into balls. Place on a flat tin,
and bake in a moderate oven. When cold, brush over
with warmed apricot jam, and roll in desiccated cocoanut.
OATMEAL AND TREACLE CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
3 teaspoonfuls BORWICK^S BAKING POWDER.
\ lb. oatmeal (fine).
2 ozs. brown sugar.
1 lb. lard.
I pint milk.
I lb. treacle.
Put flour, oatmeal, sugar, and baking powder into
basin and mix well. Then add melted lard, treacle, and
milk, and stir all into stiff batter. Bake in a flat tin
slowly, as it easil}^ burns.
BATH CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
1 lb. lard.
J lb. sugar.
2 eggs.
\ lb. currants.
2 ozs. candied peel.
I gill milk.
BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK. 25
Sieve baking powder with flour, and add currants and
candied peel. Melt lard, sugar, and milk together, and
stir it into the mixture. Add eggs and a few drops of
essence of lemon, and beat well. Bake m a moderate
oven.
CRYSTALLISED GINGER CAKE. ✪ Oatmeal and Treacle Cake
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
A few almonds, grated lemon rind, cinnamon. 10 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour, and a little milk. 2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs one at a time, then cleaned and dried fruits, etc., lastly flour with baking powder sieved into it. Bake in moderate oven about 2 hours, and cover with Royal Icing if desired.
AMERICAN CAKE, i lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. J oz. castor sugar.
2 ozs. margarine. Pinch of salt.
I egg.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and castor sugar. Melt margarine and pour it in ; then add egg, and beat well. Stir mixture thoroughly. Pour into greased tin as quickly as possible, and bake in hot oven about 15 minutes.
GINGER CAKE.
J lb. margarine.
i lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
2 ozs. sugar.
I teaspoonful ground ginger, i egg.
Rub together margarine, flour, sugar, ginger, and baking powder. Beat egg until light, add, and rub the mixture again until it is moist but still like bread crumbs. Grease flat tin and sprinkle in mixture, making it level and about half an inch thick. Bake in moderate oven about \ hour. When baked, mark into small cakes. Leave in tin until cool and firm.
YORKSHIRE PARKIN.
I lb. golden syrup.
6 ozs. margarine, or 4 ozs. lard.
4 ozs. sugar.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 2 teaspoonfuls ground ginger.
^ egg.
|- teacupful of warm milk.
Sieve flour, baking powder, and ground ginger. Melt the syrup, sugar, and lard, or margarine together, and add to the dry ingredients with the milk and egg. Beat thoroughly, and pour into a well-greased tin, and bake in moderate oven.
A GOOD PLAIN CAKE.
Mix well together 1 lb. of MILLENNIUM flour, 2 large teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER, a little salt and spice, and 1/2 lb. of sugar, rub in 6 ozs. margarine, add 6 ozs. of sultanas, 2 ozs. of currants, and 1 oz. of candied peel. Moisten the whole with 1 egg and 1 teacupful of milk previously beaten together. Bake in a moderate oven for about 2 hours.
SNOWBALLS.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour
I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
3 ozs. sugar.
4 ozs. margarine. I egg.
A little milk.
Sieve flour and baking powder, and rub margarine well into it. Mix in the sugar, then add the egg and milk and bind to a stiff dough. Divide the mixture into equal (small) portions, and roll into balls. Place on a flat tin, and bake in a moderate oven. When cold, brush over with warmed apricot jam, and roll in desiccated cocoanut.
OATMEAL AND TREACLE CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
3 teaspoonfuls BORWICK^S BAKING POWDER. \ lb. oatmeal (fine).
2 ozs. brown sugar. 1 lb. lard.
I pint milk. I lb. treacle.
Put flour, oatmeal, sugar, and baking powder into basin and mix well. Then add melted lard, treacle, and milk, and stir all into stiff batter. Bake in a flat tin slowly, as it easily burns.
BATH CAKE.
1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour.
2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER.
1 lb. lard. J lb. sugar.
2 eggs.
\ lb. currants.
2 ozs. candied peel.
I gill milk.
Sieve baking powder with flour, and add currants and candied peel. Melt lard, sugar, and milk together, and stir it into the mixture. Add eggs and a few drops of essence of lemon, and beat well. Bake in a moderate oven.
CRYSTALLISED GINGER CAKE.
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Birthday CakeAmerican CakeAmerican CakeGinger CakeYorkshire ParkinA Good Plain CakeA Rich Plum CakeSnowballsOatmeal and Treacle CakeBath CakeCrystallised Ginger Cake