Bread, cakes, and biscuits

It is wonderful what may be accomplished by homely and makeshift utensils, and so many readers of the Queen wander off into out of the way parts that it has seemed useful to give hints for the utilisation of such simple processes where better means may not be had, for however far one may stray from home, one seldom cares to say good-bye to all one’s home ways and tastes. But though such hints have been given for the amateur cook’s benefit, it must be distinctly impressed on mistresses living in the centre of civilisation and within reach of all the latter’s resources, that they have no right to expect their cooks to work only with such makeshifts. What may be willingly done once or even twice in a way when necessity arises, becomes an exasperation when rendered a daily necessity by the thoughtlessness or the economy (?) of the mistress. Especially is this the case when the cook is short-handed. French mistresses are wiser, and grudge neither materials nor utensils, sagely observing, Qui veut la Jin veut les moyens, and it is to this fact that the superiority of the foreign bonne d tout faire over her British equivalent, “ the general,” is due. Adulteration, 4, 6 African shoots, 128 Almond paste, 142 Alum, 4, 7 Ammonia (voil or saleratus), Apfel kuchen, 151 Apostel kuchen, 151 Baking at home, 7, 3, 10 Powder, 5, 6, 15, 77 Utensils, 8 Bannocks, 45 Aberdeen, 46 Cornflour, 46 Fried, 46 Wholemeal, 54 Baps, 47 Biscuits, 119 Abernethy, 49 Bath Oliver, 48 Breakfast, 47 Butter, 47 Captain’s, 48 Cat’s tongues, 119 Charcoal, 119 Chestnut, 119 Chocolate, 120 Biscuits ( Continued ) — Cracker, 49 Cracknell, 49 Cream, 120 Digestive, 121 Fenloe, 121 Filbert, 121 Grandmother’s, 121 Milk, 122 Oatmeal, 50, 122. Orange, 122 Plain, 122 Vanilla, 123 Vegetarian, 12$ Water, 50, 123 Yarmouth, 123 Bread, 1-42 Adirondack, 24 Aerated, 25 Baking powder, 25 Berinaline, 3 Black, 26 Bran, 3, 26 Brawn breach, 26 Brown, 2, 26 „ American, 2 £ Boston, 27 o Bread ( Continued ) — Cako, 27 Coarse, 28 Coffee, 28 Corn (Indian), 28, 29 Cytos, 3 Date, 29 Diabetic, 29 Diet, 30 Dyspeptic, 30 Egg, 30 Frame food, 30 French, 31 German, 3, 31, 32 Gluten, 31, 32 Graham, 31 Greek, 32 Household, 20 Hovis, 3, 32 Lapland, 33 Malt, 33 Mannheim, 34 Milk, 34 “ Pan,” 47 Potato, 23, 36 Pumpernickel, 36 Queen’s, 36 Rice, 36 Rye, 37 Salt, 38 Sandwich, 38 Vienna, 23, 39 Wholemeal, 2, 40 „ (Sir H. T.’s), average consumption, 9 baking time, 16, 22 “ sponge,” 24 Bread ( Continued ) — to freshen, 19 to knead and mix, 21, 23 to store, 19 to take out, 22, 24 to test, 17, 24 weight of, 8 Brandy snaps, 124 Braunschweiger K., 156 Brot torte, 154 Buns, Bath, 124 Chelsea, 124 Cocoanut, 125 Cream, 125 Currant or “ Id.,” 125 Eggless, 125 Ginger, 126 Hot cross, 126 Lemon, 127 Plain, 127 Raspberry, 127 Saffron, 128 to make, 128 Butter K., 156, 157 to keep, 189 Cake, 74-80 Alexandra, 80 Almond, 80 „ (saccharin), 81 Angel food, 61 Baba, 152 Balmoral, 81 Birthday, 82 Bordeaux, 82 Bread, 83 Breakfast, 83 Brioche, 153 Carr away, 157 Cake ( Continued ) — Cherry, 83 Chocolate, 84, 85 „ (American), 156 Cocoanut, 85 Coffee, 85, 86 Cream, 86 Croquet, 93 Currant, 87 Date, 90 Dainty, 159 Delicate, 87 Diet, 87 Dough, 87 Dripping, 88 Dry, 88 Dundee, 88 Easter, 89, 161 Elderberry, 89 Fancy, 89, 90 French, 91 Fruit short, 91 Genoa, 91 Ginger, 92 Gingerbread, 77, 92