Cookery for every household

First prepare the fruit (see p. 551) and mix it with 1 table-spoonful of the flour. Then beat the butter to a cream, sieve the sugar on the top, and mix well together. Add the grated lemon rind, one egg, and a little of the flour sieved, and mix well for a few minutes. Add the second egg and a little more flour, and so on, repeating this process until all the eggs and flour have been added. Beat all together for about 10 minutes, lifting the mixture well up in the spoon so as to introduce some air. Mix in the fruit and baking powder at the last, but do not beat again, or the fruit will be inclined to fall in the baking. Pour the mixture into a lined cake tin, and bake in a moderate oven until thoroughly cooked and nicely browned. When ready, remove the cake from the oven, allow it to stand a few minutes, then turn on to a wire stand to cool. Time to bake, about 2 hours. Probable cost, Is. 9 d. 2782. Gingerbread, 1 1 lb. flour, £ lb. sugar. | lb. butter, lard, or dripping. | lb. syrup or treacle. 2 oz. sweet almonds. 1 gill buttermilk or water. 2 eggs. £ lb. candied peel. 1 dessert-sp. ground ginger. 1 tea-sp. ground cinnamon. 1 tea-sp. baking soda. A pinch of cayenne. Sieve the flour, spices, and soda into a large basin, and rub in the fat until free from lumps. Add the sugar, peel finely shred, and the almonds blanched and shred, and mix well. Make a well in the centre, pour in the treacle or syrup slightly warmed, the eggs well beaten, and the buttermilk or water. Mix in the dry ingredients from the sides of the basin, and beat all well for a few minutes. Pour the mixture into a greased shallow tin, and bake in a moderate oven until firm to the touch. Note. — The fruit may be omitted from this recipe, or sultanas or currants added as desired. Time to bake, 1 to 1£ hour. Probable cost, Is. 1 lb. flour. 1 lb. treacle. £ lb. butter. | lb. sugar. £ oz. ground ginger. 2 oz. sweet almonds. 2783. Gingerbread, 2 A pinch of powdered cloves. The grated rind of £ lemon. £ tea-sp. carbonate of soda. 1 egg. the dry ingredients mixed together in a basin. Stir until well mixed, then bake in a shallow greased tin in a very moderate oven. Time to bake, about 1 hour. Probable cost, 7 d 2786. Queen’s Gingerbread 14 oz. moist sugar. 1£ lbs. flour. £ lb. sweet almonds. £ oz. mixed spice. 1 lb. honey. £ oz. ground cinnamon. £ oz. ground ginger. £ lb. candied peel. Grated rind of £ lemon. 1 wineglassful water. Put the honey and water into a small lined saucepan, and heat them slowly over the fire. Sieve the flour and spices into a basin, add the almonds blanched and shred, peel finely shred, sugar, and grated lemon rind. Mix all together, and make a well in the centre. Pour in the honey and the water, and beat together for a few minutes. Allow the mixture to stand overnight, then put it in a wellgreased and shallow tin, and bake in a moderate oven until firm to the touch. After removing the cake from the oven, let it remain a few minutes in the tin before turning it out. Cut in small square pieces. Time to bake, about £ hour. Probable cost, Is. 1d. 2787. Ginger and Chocolate Cake