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Gas cookery

1885

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Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Method. — Cream the butter and sugar well to- gether. Pass the flour and ground rice through a sieve and mix well. When the butter and sugar is creamed add one yolk of egg ; beat it in and add one fourth of the flour and rice. Then the second yolk and so on. Lastly, whip the whites of the eggs stiffly, and add them lightly to the mixture. Bake about three quarters of an hour. Cocoanut Iftocfes. Ingredients. — X lb- grated Cocoanut, X lb- Castor Sugar,, the whites of 2 EggsCocoanut Iftocfes. Method. — Whip the whites stiffly, add the cocoa- nut and sugar, mix lightly, and bake on wafer paper in a cool oven ten minutes or so. BREAD AND CAKES. 1 3 5- ©ingerbreaD IRuts. Ingredients.— X lb Flour, i ozs. Dripping, i gill Treacle, X oz. Ground GingerGingerbread Nuts. Method. — Melt the dripping and treacle, and mix with the flour and ginger, stir well and then knead. This quantity should make about 12. Cafee 3cmg. Ingredients.— X lb. Icing Sugar, i white of Egg, juice of half a LemonCafee 3cmg. Method. — Rub the icing sugar through a hair sieve ; put the white of egg and lemon juice in a clean basin, work well with a wooden spoon, adding the sugar gradually till all is in and the mixture smooth. Spread a layer over the cake, dipping the knife in cold water, and ornament the edges with the same icing through a forcer. Hlmonfc 3cing. Ingredients. — X lb. ground Almonds, 6 ozs. icing Sugar, the white of i Egg, i teaspoonful of Lemon Juice, i teaspoonful of Orange Flower WaterHlmonfc 3cing. Method. — Place the white of egg and lemon juice in a basin, work it well, and gradually add the other ingredients till it forms a stiff paste. Spread on the top of cake, and dry in a cool oven. BREAD AND CAKES. 136 Blmonfc paste 3ctng. Ingredients. — X lb. ground Almonds, 3 ozs. icing Sugar, 1 white of Egg, 1 large tablespoonful of Orange Flower WaterBlmonfc paste 3ctng. Method. — Boil the sugar and orange flower water for six or seven minutes, then add the almonds. Take it off the gas and mix in the white of egg. Turn out on to an oiled plate and let it cool. Then roll out or form into fancy shapes. Cbocolate Mater 3ctng. Ingredients — X lb. icing Sugar, sifted, 1 oz. Cocoa, 4 tea- spoonsful Water, 1 teaspoon Lemon JuiceChocolate Mater 3ctng. Method. — Put all these ingredients into a saucepan, and stir briskly over a glimmer of gas, until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Do not allow this to boil, and pour it over the cake at once. (Xoffee Jctng. Ingredients. — X lb- butter, X lb- icing Sugar, Essence of Coffee. Method. — Cream the butter and sugar together smoothly, and add about one dessert spoonful of strong coffee essence gradually. This icing is used for sponge cake mixtures. When the cake is iced, keep it in a cool place until wanted. BREAD AND CAKES. 137 Xemon XHHateu 3dng. Ingredients. — X lb. Icing Sugar, sifted, 2 teaspoonsful ot Lemon Juice, 2 teaspoonsful of WaterXemon XHHateu Icing. Method. — Put these into a saucepan, and just let them mix and get quite smooth and cream}', stirring briskly over a glimmer of gas. This must not boil. Scones. Ingredients. — 1 lb. self rising Flour, 1 oz. Castor Sugar, 3 ozs. Sultanas, 3 ozs. Butter, X pint Cold MilkScones.