The Landmarks club cook book

FEDERAL CAKE. One pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound two ounces of flour, five eggs, one cup of sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda, one . wineglass of wine, one wineglass of brandy, one nutmeg, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, a half spoonful of cloves, and a pinch of allspice, one pound of raisins well boiled, seeded and chopped a very little. Light brown sugar better than white. Bake rather slowly, as it browns easily. Three loaves. Mrs. E. P. Eells. FRENCH LOAF. Two and a half cups sugar, half cup butter, one cup milk, three cups flour, three eggs, two teaspoons baking powder, grated peel of one lemon. Pauline Jewett. » ENGLISH FRUIT CAKE. One pound flour, one pound sugar, three-quarters pound hutter, two pounds raisins, two pounds currants, one pound citron, quarter pound blanched almonds, half ounce of mace, two teaspoonfuls of nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves, one teaspoonful of rose water, one glass of wine, one glass of brandy, ten eggs. Stir sugar and butter to a cream, add eggs well beaten ; stir the flour in gradually, leaving a little to mix with the fruit; add wine, brandy and spice, and lastly the fruit. Bake slowly five or six hours. Mrs. C. M. Sanders. TEN POUND BLACK FRUIT CAKE. Three-quarters pound butter, one pound sugar, one pound flour (browned), ten eggs, four pounds raisins (after stoning), two pounds currants, one pound citron, quarter pound almonds (blanched, shredded), one teaspoon soda, two wineglasses brandy, two wineglasses sherry wine, wineglass milk, wineglass molasses, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves or spices according to taste, one nutmeg grated. Bake four or five hours in paper lined tin. Mrs. Lynn Helm. HAZEL NUT CAKE. One large cup of sugar, two dozen lady fingers, one dozen eggs, one pinch of salt, one pound of nuts. Beat yolks, salt and sugar to a foam. Add the nuts, which must be ground to a flour with the skins ; the lady fingers dried and rolled very fine. Beat the whites of the eggs later very stiff. Bake and do not take out of the pan until cold. Mrs. Frank W. King. KENTUCKY SILVER CAKE. Whites of eight eggs, two cups of powdered sugar, two and a half of flour, half of butter, half of sweet milk, one and a half teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, half of soda. Mix cream tartar and soda in the milk thoroughly and add it, after everything else has been mixed together. Add almond flavoring and an extra pinch of salt. Most excellent. Mrs E. P. Eells. KITTIE S CAKE. One cup flour (full), one cup sugar, one teaspoonful baking powder, small piece butter (nearly half cup), one egg (two eggs if richer cake is desired), half cup water. Flavor to suit the taste. Fruit if desired. Sift flour, sugar and baking powder together in a bowl, add the other ingredients and mix all together thoroughly. Bake from thirty to thirty-five minutes. Kittie Colburn. LEBKUCHEN. Two pounds honey, one pound almonds, one pound sugar, one lemon, one-quarter spoon soda, cloves, citron, cinnamon, candied orange peel, wineglass of wine. Boil honey, blanch and chop nuts, cut fine the peel and citron. Pour the boiling honey over the other ingredients; add flour to stiffen. Let stand from four to eight days before baking. Roll thin and bake in large pans. While warm, cover with boiled frosting and cut into squares. Mrs. Emil Kirchner. MARBLE CAKE.