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Ransom's family receipt book, 1885

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.
WIJSJSIE’S SPONRE CAKE.— Ten eggs, one pint of sugar, three-fourths pint of flourSponge Cake. Beat whites and yolks separately. Add sugar to yolks, beat thoroughly. Add whites after beating well. Add flour, sifted. Bake immediately. A PPLE CAKE. — Wash clean two cups of sliced dried apple, and soak over night; in the morning chop one-half of them, and stew them all slowly in two cups of molasses, until they are dark. One cup of butter, two of sugar, two of chopped raisins, two-thirds of sour milk, four eggs, two teaspoonfuls of saleratus, five cups of flour, and all kinds of spiceApple Cake. Put to¬ gether as directed for raisin cake, and stir in the apple and raisins last. Bake in loaves in a moderate oven, from two hours and a half to three. H AII.KOAD CAKE _ One cup of sugar, one-half of milk, one and a half of flour, two tahlesnoonfnls of hnttf*r two . MU • ™ M M — — - — - w m. w ' — ' V. v. ^ -v. and a half of flour, two tablespoonfuls of butter, spoonful of crearn of tartar, and one-half of saleratus. and bake in thin sheets. eggs, one tea- , - — - - Flavor with lemonRailroad Cake, Put together as directed for plain cup cake. If y®u like our “ P„eceipts” you will like our Medicines “Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu/’ in addi¬ tion to ingredients for ordinary Hive Syrup, con¬ tains Balsam of Tolu, Decoction of Skunk Cabbage Root, Lobelia and Hops; a combination that must commend it to everyone as a superior remedy for Croup, Whooping* Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, and Colds ; indeed, for all affections of the Throat and Lungs where a cough medicine is necessary. This Syrup is carefully prepared under the directions of & regular physician of over twenty years’ practice, whose signature is attached to the directions on the bottle. Its very pleasant taste makes it an agreeable medicine for children; every person should keep a bottle of Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu in the house, not only as a univer¬ sal Cough Medicine, but a sure and ready remedy for sudden attacks of Croup among the children. It is a sure remedy for distressing attacks of Asthma, affording relief in a very short time. Full directions, both in English and German, are pasted on each bottle. Reader, try one bottle of this superb article. Dose for children of one year, ten to twenty drops; from eight to ten years, twenty to forty drops. For sudden Croup attacks, the dose should be repeated every fifteen minutes until it operates as an emetic. For adults, as an expectorant, from one-half to a teaspoonful. Remember that Consumption is caused, in most cases, by neglecting a slight cough. “ Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu ” is for sale by dealers in Medicine throughout the country. Small bottles contain four, and large bottles eight ounces by weight. Price 35 and 50 cents. (14) King of the Blood cures Biliousness, t A ©Hh»8* R»e«5pf«, Sfl©s#a®d FpiuM®/1’ “ Rffarmafades^* MPlek!««,” «$@.f •«® prtviou* books. S«® term* for mailmfo) BARBERRIES PRESERVED 3N MOLASSES.— ©ne peck of barberries, Barberries Preserved in Molasses