The universal cookery book

Prepare a cream as follows : Put two quarts of milk on the range, and add to it half a pound of powdered sugar. Put together a quarter of a pound of flour, and four eggs, and one vanilla-bean ; beat thoroughly ; when the milk boils, add it to the flour and eggs, and whisk lively. Set the mixture on the range ; let it come to a boil, and pour it into a bowl to become cold. When cold, stir into this cream a pint of whipped cream. Cut the eclairs on the side, and fill them with the cream. They may be served plain or with a covering LADY-FINGERS. of chocolate, icing, or coffee fondant. — Puddings and Dainty Desserts : Thomas J. Murrey. White, Stokes , &• Allen, Pubs. Lady-Fingers. One cup sugar, three tablespoons milk, one egg, one teaspoon cream-tartar, three tablespoons melted butter, nutmeg, one even teaspoon soda. » Mix with flour to roll out thin, sprinkle powdered sugar over, and cut in long thin strips. Bake quickly. — The Peerless Cook-Book: Mrs. D. A. Lincoln. (By per.) Sponge Cake. No. 1. " One cup of pulverized sugar, one cup of flour, one-third cup of sweet milk, three eggs, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda. Beat the whites and yolks of the eggs separately and thoroughly; add the whites last. Mix, and bake in a hot oven.” Sponge Cake. No. 2. “ One teacup of flour, one of pulverized sugar, teaspoonful of baking-powder, three eggs well beaten ; flavor with essence.” Dried-Apple Cake. Two cups of sweet dried apples, soak over night, and chop; add two cups of molasses, and let it simmer two hours ; when cold add one cup of sugar, two eggs, one-half cup each of sour cream, sour milk, and butter; two teaspoonfuls of soda, four cups of flour, four teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves, and one nutmeg. —Exchange. JELLY FRUIT CAKE. Jelly Fruit Cake. “Two cups of sugar, two-thirds cup butter, one cup sweet milk, three cups of flour, three eggs, one teaspoonful baking-powder. Flavor with lemon. Bake one-half of the above mixture in two pans. To the remainder add one teaspoonful molasses, one cup of raisins, one-half cup currants, and piece of citron chopped fine. Bake in two tins. Put the four layers together alternately with frosting and jelly.” Jelly for Cake. “One quart of cranberries, and one pound of brown sugar. Cook as for table use ; then strain through sieve, and let jelly.” Black Cake. One pound butter, one pound sugar, beaten to a cream ; stir in twelve eggs, beaten well ; sift in one pound flour; add three pounds stoned raisins, three pounds cleaned currants, five nutmegs, one-half ounce cinnamon, one teaspoonful cloves, one pound citron cut in small thin slices ; these must be well mixed ; bake in a moderate oven. This improves by keeping. — Peterson ' s Magazine. {By per.) Cocoanut Cakes. “ Half pound of pounded sugar to a large cocoanut grated, put into a preserving-pan till the sugar melts. Form into cakes; put on white paper. They should be well baked in a very cool oven, and when cooked ought to be pure white.” MACAROONS. Macaroons.