Evans' recipe cookery book

COCOANUT CAKES. Ingredients. \ Lb. Desiccated Cocoanut. J Lb. Ground Rice. | Lb. Castor Sugar. 4 Ozs. Flour. 4 Ozs. Butter. 3 Eggs. 1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder. Method. Mix all dry ingredients ; melt butter and add ; beat eggs well and stir in till a stiff paste is formed ; rub baking tin with white wax ; drop small quantities of mixture thereon ; bake in quick oven for ten to fifteen minutes. COCOANUT DROPS. Ingredients. 4 Ozs. Desiccated Cocoanut. 4 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 1 Oz. Cornflour. 2 Eggs (Whites only). Method. Whip whites very stiff ; add dry ingredients lightly ; place on wafer paper in rough heaps ; bake in cool oven for thirty minutes. ALMOND CAKES. Ingredients. 6 Ozs. Butter. 6 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 8 Ozs. Flour, i Egg. Method. Beat butter and sugar to cream ; add flour to which baking powder has been added ; add beaten egg and essence and bake in a slow oven. J Teaspoonful Baking Powder. J Teaspoonful Essence of Almonds. CORNISH HEAVY CAKE. Ingredients. 1 Lb. Flour. 6 Ozs. Lard. 6 Ozs. Currants or Sultanas. 3 Ozs. Moist Sugar. 2 Ozs. Candied Lemon Peel. A Little Milk. Method. Rub the lard into the flour ; add the other ingredients ; mix to a rather stiff paste with the milk ; roll out to thickness of three-quarters of an inch ; place on greased baking tin and bake in moderate oven for thirty minutes. QUEEN CAKES. Ingredients. i Lb. Butter. I Lb. Flour, i Lb. Castor Sugar. i Lb. Currants. 8 Eggs. Nutmeg or Rosewater. Method. Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; add eggs one at once and beat well ; add very gradually flour and currants ; add flavouring ; put into queen-cake tins, buttered and floured ; bake in moderate oven for fifteen to thirty minutes till light brown. RICE CHEESECAKES. Ingredients. 4 Ozs. Ground Rice. 2 Ozs. Butter. A Little Rind of Lemon (Grated). i Teaspoonful 4 Ozs. Castor Sugar. A Few Currants. 2 Eggs. Baking Powder, Method. Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; beat eggs well and add ; mix with rice flour and baking powder ; add fruit. Line patty pans with pastry (see recipe Cream Sandwiches) ; fill each with mixture ; bake in quick oven for twenty to thirty minutes. ORMSKIMK GINGERBREAD. Ingredients. 3 Lbs. Flour, i Lb. Brown Sugar. 6 Ozs. Candied Peel. Method. Mix dry ingredients well together ; warm the syrup and butter together ; with a wooden spoon work butter and treacle into mixture till a smooth paste is formed ; drop mixture by spoonfuls on wafer paper ; bake in rather slow oven for ten to thirty minutes. i Lb. Butter, ij Lb. Syrup, i Oz. Ground Ginger. GERMAN BISCUITS. ingredients. £ Lb. Flour. 4 Ozs. Castor Sugar, i Teaspoonful Spice. £ Teaspoonful 4 Ozs. Butter, i Teaspoonful Cinnamon. 1 Egg. Baking Powder. Method. Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; mix spices and baking powder with the flour ; beat egg well ; add egg and flour alternately to butter and work smooth , roll out and cut into round biscuits ; bake in moderate oven. Spread one biscuit with jam ; cover with another \ ice with water icing (see below) ; decorate with a glace cherry. Water Icing. — Ingredients — £ lb. icing sugar (sieved) ; 2 table¬ spoonfuls water. Method — Put in lined pan and stir over gentle heat till creamy ; use at once. GENOISE BASKETS. Ingredients. 4 Ozs. Flour. 4 Ozs. Castor Sugar.