TEA-CAKES.
Flour, . ‘ d s : : 3 pints.
Sugar, . ; . ; : } 1 pound.
Butter, . ' 3% pound.
Eggs (leave out two whites), 6
Season to taste, roll thin and bake in quick oven.
MRS. ROBERT BURWELL.
SYRUP CAKES.
One pint of good syrup. Set it over the fire and add to it
1 dessertspoonful of butter and 1 of lard, 1 teaspoonful of
ground cinnamon and 1 of spice, 1 lemon peeling. When it comes
to a boil pour it into enough flour to make a stiff dough, with 1
teaspoonful of baking powder. Onecupful of walnuts improves
it. Salt to taste. Mrs. H. MAHLER.
GINGER COOKIES.
Egg, . ° . ° ° . I
Sugar, . é * ‘ : ; I cupful,
Molasses, : : : : I cupful.
Soda, . : : : , : I tablespoonful.
Vinegar, ; ‘ : 1 tablespoonful.
Ginger, : ; : 1 tablespoonful.
Flour enough to roll.
Roll thin and bake quickly. Mrs. DUNCAN.
ICE-CREAM CAKE.
Eggs ey
Butter, y, pound.
Sugar, ¥% pound.
Milk, I small cupful.
Flour, t ¥% pound.
Yeast Powder, : : : ; 2 teaspoonfuls.
. Almond Extract, . . I teaspoonful.
Bake in layers and put together with icing.
ICING.
Sugar, . : 4 : f 34 pound.
water...) : : . : ¥% gobletful.
Eggs (whites) : ? : I
Vanilla, @ : : I teaspoonful.
Boil sugar wet with the water until it ropss, then pour it over
the well-beaten whites and beat well.
MRS. JAMES BOYLAN.
46 CAKES.
DOUGHNUTS. :
Eggs, . : : ; f ; 4 :
Sugar, . , y f } ; 2 cups. |
Sweet Milk, . : : ; : I cup. ’
Melted Butter, ; : ne ee ae
Pulverized Cinnamon, ; } \ teaspoon.
Pinch of Salt.
Baking Powder, 4 teaspoonfuls.
Hnough Flour to make a soft dough.
Roll thin, cut and cook in boiling hot lard until brown.
When perfectly cold, dust them over with pulverized sugar.
MRS. JAS. F. JORDAN.
LEMON CHEESE CAKE.
Make a Cup Cake, or White Mountain Cake; bake in layers
and use a filling as follows :
Lemons (juice), , ; 3
Grated rind of 1 Lemon.
Butter, ; ; 4 A ; Y pound.
Sugar, . ; : ‘ " ¥% pound.
Eggs (yolks) — 6
Beat well and stir over the es until thick enough to spread.
When cold spread between layers.
Mrs. JAMES MCKIMMON.
JUMBLES,
Eggs, : i : 6
Light-brown Sugar, ; , ; 4 cupfuls.
Butter, |. ; ( A : ¥% cupful.
Lard, . : ; ‘ : ¥% cupful. »
Baking Powder, : : : i 2 teaspoonfuls.
Sweet Milk, . ; 2 tablespoonfuls.
Flavor with nutmeg, add just cohen eee to make a soft
dough, roll and cut, and bake in a quick oven.
MRs. T. B. YANCEY.
CRULLERS.
Sugar (even), : } 3 : 1% cupfuls.
Butter, ¢ : ; ; é ¥% cupful.
Flour, . : 4 : : : a cupfuls,
Eegs,
hore Flour to roll out.
Mix, roll out and cut in fancy shapes or squares with slit cut
in the middle. Drop into boiling lard.
Eggs (whites),
Flour, :
Sugar,
Butter,
Sweet Milk,
Cream of Tartar,
Soda,
Oranges,
Cocoanut,
stirred.
CAKES. 47
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.
ike)
4% cupfuls.
3 cupfuls.
1 cupful.
¥% cupful.
1 teaspoonful.
¥% teaspoonful.
3
I
Cream butter and sugar; put in flour and eggs (beaten very
stiff) by degrees. After the cake is mixed squeeze in the juice
|of the oranges and grated rind of 1 orange. Bake in layers and
put together with icing in which the grated cocoanut has been
Mrs. WILLIAM MONCURE.
PUDDINGS, PIES AND SAUCES.
PLAIN BOILED PUDDING.
Molasses, : : ; : ; 1 cupful.
Rater ye ; : : : ; 1 cupful.
Cut Raisins, ; ; : ; 1 cupful.
SOUd. GHne : : : ; ; 1 teaspoonful.
Milk er : : : : : 1 cupful.
Flour.
Mace and Nutmeg.
Dissolve soda in the milk ; mix in molasses and butter; add
sufficient flour for a stiff batter; flavor with mace and nutmeg.
Citron improves it. To be served with sauce.
Mrs. AMELIA MCKIMMON.
———e
BOILED LEMON PUDDING.
Bread Crumbs, . : ? : ¥% pound.
Ueta ss j ; , 4 d ¥% pound.
Sugar, . j : : : : ¥% pound.
Lemons, : j ; : ; 2
Eggs (yolks), ‘ : : 4
Eggs (whites), . , : : 2
Use rind and juice of the lemons. Boil one hour and serve
with wine sauce.
MRS. CHARLES HAIGH (Fayetteville).
DELICATE RICE PUDDING.
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TEA-CAKES.
Flour, . ‘ d s : : 3 pints.
Sugar, . ; . ; : } 1 pound.
Butter, . ' 3% pound.
Eggs (leave out two whites), 6
Season to taste, roll thin and bake in quick oven.
MRS. ROBERT BURWELL.
SYRUP CAKES.
One pint of good syrup. Set it over the fire and add to it
1 dessertspoonful of butter and 1 of lard, 1 teaspoonful of
ground cinnamon and 1 of spice, 1 lemon peeling. When it comes
to a boil pour it into enough flour to make a stiff dough, with 1
teaspoonful of baking powder. Onecupful of walnuts improves
it. Salt to taste. Mrs. H. MAHLER.
GINGER COOKIES.
Egg, . ° . ° ° . I
Sugar, . é * ‘ : ; I cupful,
Molasses, : : : : I cupful.
Soda, . : : : , : I tablespoonful.
Vinegar, ; ‘ : 1 tablespoonful.
Ginger, : ; : 1 tablespoonful.
Flour enough to roll.
Roll thin and bake quickly. Mrs. DUNCAN.
ICE-CREAM CAKE.
Eggs ey
Butter, y, pound.
Sugar, ¥% pound.
Milk, I small cupful.
Flour, t ¥% pound.
Yeast Powder, : : : ; 2 teaspoonfuls.
. Almond Extract, . . I teaspoonful.
Bake in layers and put together with icing.
ICING.
Sugar, . : 4 : f 34 pound.
water...) : : . : ¥% gobletful.
Eggs (whites) : ? : I
Vanilla, @ : : I teaspoonful.
Boil sugar wet with the water until it ropss, then pour it over
the well-beaten whites and beat well.
MRS. JAMES BOYLAN.
46 CAKES.
DOUGHNUTS. :
Eggs, . : : ; f ; 4 :
Sugar, . , y f } ; 2 cups. |
Sweet Milk, . : : ; : I cup. ’
Melted Butter, ; : ne ee ae
Pulverized Cinnamon, ; } \ teaspoon.
Pinch of Salt.
Baking Powder, 4 teaspoonfuls.
Hnough Flour to make a soft dough.
Roll thin, cut and cook in boiling hot lard until brown.
When perfectly cold, dust them over with pulverized sugar.
MRS. JAS. F. JORDAN.
LEMON CHEESE CAKE.
Make a Cup Cake, or White Mountain Cake; bake in layers
and use a filling as follows :
Lemons (juice), , ; 3
Grated rind of 1 Lemon.
Butter, ; ; 4 A ; Y pound.
Sugar, . ; : ‘ " ¥% pound.
Eggs (yolks) — 6
Beat well and stir over the es until thick enough to spread.
When cold spread between layers.
Mrs. JAMES MCKIMMON.
JUMBLES,
Eggs, : i : 6
Light-brown Sugar, ; , ; 4 cupfuls.
Butter, |. ; ( A : ¥% cupful.
Lard, . : ; ‘ : ¥% cupful. »
Baking Powder, : : : i 2 teaspoonfuls.
Sweet Milk, . ; 2 tablespoonfuls.
Flavor with nutmeg, add just cohen eee to make a soft
dough, roll and cut, and bake in a quick oven.
MRs. T. B. YANCEY.
CRULLERS.
Sugar (even), : } 3 : 1% cupfuls.
Butter, ¢ : ; ; é ¥% cupful.
Flour, . : 4 : : : a cupfuls,
Eegs,
hore Flour to roll out.
Mix, roll out and cut in fancy shapes or squares with slit cut
in the middle. Drop into boiling lard.
Eggs (whites),
Flour, :
Sugar,
Butter,
Sweet Milk,
Cream of Tartar,
Soda,
Oranges,
Cocoanut,
stirred.
CAKES. 47
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.
ike)
4% cupfuls.
3 cupfuls.
1 cupful.
¥% cupful.
1 teaspoonful.
¥% teaspoonful.
3
I
Cream butter and sugar; put in flour and eggs (beaten very
stiff) by degrees. After the cake is mixed squeeze in the juice
|of the oranges and grated rind of 1 orange. Bake in layers and
put together with icing in which the grated cocoanut has been
Mrs. WILLIAM MONCURE.
PUDDINGS, PIES AND SAUCES.
PLAIN BOILED PUDDING.
Molasses, : : ; : ; 1 cupful.
Rater ye ; : : : ; 1 cupful.
Cut Raisins, ; ; : ; 1 cupful.
SOUd. GHne : : : ; ; 1 teaspoonful.
Milk er : : : : : 1 cupful.
Flour.
Mace and Nutmeg.
Dissolve soda in the milk ; mix in molasses and butter; add
sufficient flour for a stiff batter; flavor with mace and nutmeg.
Citron improves it. To be served with sauce.
Mrs. AMELIA MCKIMMON.
———e
BOILED LEMON PUDDING.
Bread Crumbs, . : ? : ¥% pound.
Ueta ss j ; , 4 d ¥% pound.
Sugar, . j : : : : ¥% pound.
Lemons, : j ; : ; 2
Eggs (yolks), ‘ : : 4
Eggs (whites), . , : : 2
Use rind and juice of the lemons. Boil one hour and serve
with wine sauce.
MRS. CHARLES HAIGH (Fayetteville).
DELICATE RICE PUDDING.