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The St. Mungo cookery book

1904

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Presented as published in 1904. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Put the syrup, treacle, lard, sugar, and water into a pan and heat them. Put flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and soda into a strong basin. Pour the heated ingredients into the centre of the flour and stir hard. Drop in the eggs and stir till bubbles appear. Put into a flat well-greased tin. Smooth over the top and brush a beat egg over it. Put into a moderate oven, and bake till firm to the touch. M. A. Brown, 5 Willowbrae Av., Edin. GINGER CAKE (No. i). J lb. flour, j lb. treacle. 3 ozs. sugar. 3 ozs. butter. 3 ozs. chopped orange peel. I teaspoonful carb. of soda. J oz. cinnamon. 1 oz. ground ginger. 2 eggs. A little buttermilk. Sift flour, carbonate of soda, cinnamon and ginger, into a basin. Melt butter, treacle, and sugar in a pan. ‘ Beat up eggs, and add milk to them. Add melted butter, etc., to eggs. Pour into the flour and mix all well. Lastly, add orange peel. Put into moderate oven for 30 mins. GINGER CAKE (No. 2)Ginger Cake (No. 1). I teacupful of butter, teacupfuls of .sugar. 3 teacupfuls of flour, i teacupful milk. 4 eggs. I heaped teaspoonful baking powder. I teaspoon ful of essence of vanilla. I leacupful preserved ginger. 1 130 5eat butter and sugar to a cream, whisk the eggs for 5 minutes, then a.dd the milk and mix well. Add the flour mixed with the baking powder, then add the ginger, and last of all the essence. Beat thoroughly and bake in a moderate oven for l i- hours. Mi-ss J. T. Rankin, Glasgow. GINGER SNAPS. I cupful brown sugar. I cupful molasses'. h teacupful butter and lard (mixed). I leaspoonful salt. Flour enough 2 teaspoonfuls ground ginger. 3 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, 2 teaspoonfuls baking soda dissolved in ^ teacupful of boiling waterGinger Snaps, to mix stiff. Boil molasses, sugar, butter, and lard, about 1 5 minutes. When cooled a little add other ingredients. Put in rounds on greased oven shelf and bake in moderate oven. Mrs Young, Barre, Vermont, U.S.A. GINGER SPONGE CAKE. 2 cupfuls brown sugar. 4 eggs. I pint flour. I teaspoonful extract lemon f cupful of water. I J teaspoonfuls baking powder I tablespoonful extract gingerGinger Sponge Cake. Beat eggs and sugar together for 10 minutes; add the water, the flour sifted with the powder, and the extracts; mix into a smooth sponge, arid bake in oven 30 minutes. Miss M. Stewart, Woodbridge, NJ., U.S.A. HONEY CAKES. 2 ozs.' butter. ^ lb. honey. 2 ozs. blanched alrnonds. ^ oz. carbonate of soda. Nutmeg. Grated rind of i lemop. ^ lb. flourHoney Cakes. Melt the butter in a stewpan, and then stir in the honey and let it boil. Boil 5 mins., stirring incessantly. Take from fire and allow to cool slightly, then mix in the almonds pounded (not too fine), a little grated nutmeg, lemon rind, flour, and soda (dissolved in a little warm water). Leave this mixture untouched for a night, then roll out | an inch thick, cut into small square cakes, ornament the top of each with a piece peel, and bake J an hour in a moderate oven. Mrs Mark, 131 HOW TO COOK DOUGHNUTS, CRULLERS, &c., IN LARD.