Beat yolks of six eggs lightly, add one table-
spoon vanilla. In another bowl beat the six whit-es
with a scant one-half teaspoon cream of tartar.
Gradually add one cup granulated sugar, sifted three
times, to the beaten whites. Fold whites and sugar,
when beaten, into the beaten yolks. Sift one cup
flour✪ Sunshine Cake three times, then put into sifter and shake
lightly into the cake. Bake forty-five njinutes in a
spring form.
Blaetter Kuchen, or Cream Puffs.
One pound of butter (creamed), one pint table
cream, flour enough to make a stiff dough✪ Blaetter Kuchen, or Cream Puffs. Knead
it well and let stand overnight. Next morning do
not knead, but roll out thin, cut in squares, and bake
in a buttered pan.
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Prune Cake.
Cream two-thirds cup butter with one cup sugar;
add yolks of three eggs, one teaspoon each cinnamon^
cloves, allspice, nutmeg, one teaspoon baking soda
that has been dissolved in four tablespoons sour
milk, three-fourths cup flour, one cup chopped,
cooked prunes, the beaten whites of two eggs, leaving
one white for cake icing✪ Prune Cake.
Cream Puffs.
One pint of water, one-half pound butter, three-
fourths pound sifted flour, five eggs. Allow water
to come to a boil ; blend flour with a little water until
it is sm,oothed; add the butter and flour to the water
and allow it to boil one minute, stirring constantly;
take from fire t6 cool; add the yolks of eggs, stirring
in one at a time, and then add the stiff -beaten whites ;
drop on buttered paper in large baking pans, a spoon
at a time. Do not open the door for twenty-five
minutes — they may fall; have the same heat as for
bread. When delicate brown, remove and allow
them to cool. Then open and fill with the following
cream: One pint of milk, two tablespoons of sugar,
one egg, one and a half tablespoons of corn starch;
boil and heat well; add vanilla.
Jelly RoU.
Cream the yolks of four eggs and one-half cup
powdered sugar. Add four tablespoons cold water,
three-fourths cup of flour✪ Jelly Roll, sifted twice. Fold in the
flour, and lastly fold in thfe beaten whites. Bake in
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a slow oven. When done, place cake on a slightly
dampened towel, spread cake with jelly, then roll it
and wrap in the towel.
Strawberry Shortcake.
One large tablespoon butter, two of loaf sugar,
one well-beaten egg, two even teaspoons cream of
tartar, three cups flour, one small teaspoon soda, one,
cup milk, and strawberries and sugar. Beat the'
butter with sugar to a cream, add the beaten egg, rub
the tartar in the flour, dissolve the soda in the milk,
add it last; bake in a flat pan in a quick oven; when
done let it get cold, cut it in half, cover one layer
with strawberries and sugar, lay on the top layer,
and dust sugar over it.
Poor Man's Wedding Cake.
One-half cup butter, one cup brown sugar, four
eggs (not separated), two cups very dark molasses,
one cup milk✪ Strawberry Shortcake, two teaspoons mixed cloves, cinnamon,
allspice, and nutmeg, two cups raisins dredged in
flour, three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder.
Bake in a very large pan, and when cool cut in pieces
as desired. Do not try to remove cake whole from
the pan.
Fruit Cake.
Cream one and one-half pounds butter and one
pound sugar; add the yolks of twelve eggs, one ounce
each of cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmeg, and one
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Beat yolks of six eggs lightly, add one tablespoon vanilla. In another bowl beat the six whit-es with a scant one-half teaspoon cream of tartar. Gradually add one cup granulated sugar, sifted three times, to the beaten whites. Fold whites and sugar, when beaten, into the beaten yolks. Sift one cup flour three times, then put into sifter and shake lightly into the cake. Bake forty-five minutes in a spring form.
Blaetter Kuchen, or Cream Puffs.
One pound of butter (creamed), one pint table cream, flour enough to make a stiff dough. Knead it well and let stand overnight. Next morning do not knead, but roll out thin, cut in squares, and bake in a buttered pan.
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Prune Cake.
Cream two-thirds cup butter with one cup sugar; add yolks of three eggs, one teaspoon each cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, one teaspoon baking soda that has been dissolved in four tablespoons sour milk, three-fourths cup flour, one cup chopped, cooked prunes, the beaten whites of two eggs, leaving one white for cake icing.
Cream Puffs.
One pint of water, one-half pound butter, three-fourths pound sifted flour, five eggs. Allow water to come to a boil ; blend flour with a little water until it is smoothed; add the butter and flour to the water and allow it to boil one minute, stirring constantly; take from fire to cool; add the yolks of eggs, stirring in one at a time, and then add the stiff -beaten whites ; drop on buttered paper in large baking pans, a spoon at a time. Do not open the door for twenty-five minutes — they may fall; have the same heat as for bread. When delicate brown, remove and allow them to cool. Then open and fill with the following cream: One pint of milk, two tablespoons of sugar, one egg, one and a half tablespoons of corn starch; boil and heat well; add vanilla.
Jelly RoU.
Cream the yolks of four eggs and one-half cup powdered sugar. Add four tablespoons cold water, three-fourths cup of flour, sifted twice. Fold in the flour, and lastly fold in the beaten whites. Bake in
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a slow oven. When done, place cake on a slightly dampened towel, spread cake with jelly, then roll it and wrap in the towel.
Strawberry Shortcake.
One large tablespoon butter, two of loaf sugar, one well-beaten egg, two even teaspoons cream of tartar, three cups flour, one small teaspoon soda, one, cup milk, and strawberries and sugar. Beat the' butter with sugar to a cream, add the beaten egg, rub the tartar in the flour, dissolve the soda in the milk, add it last; bake in a flat pan in a quick oven; when done let it get cold, cut it in half, cover one layer with strawberries and sugar, lay on the top layer, and dust sugar over it.
Poor Man's Wedding Cake.
One-half cup butter, one cup brown sugar, four eggs (not separated), two cups very dark molasses, one cup milk, two teaspoons mixed cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, two cups raisins dredged in flour, three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in a very large pan, and when cool cut in pieces as desired. Do not try to remove cake whole from the pan.
Fruit Cake.
Cream one and one-half pounds butter and one pound sugar; add the yolks of twelve eggs, one ounce each of cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmeg, and one
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Sunshine CakeBlaetter Kuchen, or Cream PuffsCream PuffsPrune CakeJelly RollStrawberry ShortcakePoor Man's Wedding CakeFruit Cake