Dora's cook book

BANANA PIE. Slice raw bananas, add butter, sugar, allspice and vinegar or boiled cider. Bake with two crusts. . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. One quart sifted flour equals one pound. One quart of granulated sugar equals one pound and nine ounces. One quart of powdered sugar equals one pound and seven ounces. | 7 One pint of closely packed butter equals one pound. Ten eggs equal one pound. Three cupsful sugar equal one pound. Five cupsful of sifted flour equal one pound. Butter the size of an egg equals two ounces. One large tablespoonful of flour equals one-sixth of a ounce. ; ~ aie shay, ll he oe if aK ae geo ps : cy, 0 : ‘ Wad ted Ab wr CAKES. BAY QUINTE CAKE. One pound of brown sugar, three-fourths pound of butter, one pound flour, two pounds currants, three pounds | seedless raisins, one-half pound citron, one-fourth pound of blanched almonds, nine eggs, one nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, one teacup of brandy. * | PORK: CAKE. One pound of fat pork chopped fine, pour over it one pint of boiling coffee, two cups dark molasses, one and a half pounds of raisins, one pound of currants, one tablespoon cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, two nutmegs, onehalf pound blanched almonds, four cups of flour, one teaspoon soda. A PLAIN CAKE. Four pounds of flour, two pounds of currants, and half a pound of butter, with clove and carraway seed to the taste, together with grated lemon peel ; wet it with milk and half a pint of yeast. SPONGE CAKE. One tumblerful of sugar, one cup water, one cup flour, two eggs, one and a-half teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla or lemon. L 185 SCANS VAL PaaS, GIN, RL pet (ARNT Cha at wala BAT OL, Sak Mire yt tae a C7, aS eteer i ate a Clee Oe Gee Gacy * TL A re uacs Vai | pene mS th Mts t Sa 2 mena f oes a ‘ie ot Fh ener OOS A -pona’s c COOK BOOK. * pis POUN D CAKE. er _ Beat a pound of butter to a cream, and mix it with the whites and yolks of ten eggs beaten apart. Have ready “ . warm by the fire a pound of flour, and the same of sifted - sugar; mix them anda few cloves, a little nutmeg and cinnamon, in fine powder together, then by degrees work the dry ingredients into the butter and eggs. When well beaten adda class of wine. It must be beaten a full hour. Butter a pan and bake an hour in a quick oven. SILVER CAKE, One pound of sugar, six ounces of butter, three-fourths . pound of flour, whites of fourteen eggs, beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the eggs beaten to a stiff 2 froth, then the flour. GOLDEN CAKE. ; . One pound of flour, one pound of sugar, three-fourths pound of butter, yolks of fourteen eggs. Beat the butter and sugar together, then add the flour and three teaspoons baking powder. DELICATE CAKE. » Whites of three eggs beaten to a froth, one cup of pulverized sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, one-half cup but- ter, two and a-half cups flour, two Meese baking powder. Flavor to taste. _ CAKES.» 2 eee FRUIT CAKE. One pound of butter, one-half pound sugar, one pound flour, one pound currants, one and a-half pounds raisins, one-half pound: citron, six eggs, one nutmeg, and mixed spices to taste, two wine glasses brandy, three glasses of - molasses, and three tablespoons of baking powder. MARTHA WASHINGTON CAKE. Four eggs, one cup of sugar, a piece of butter the size of an egg, four tablespoontuls baking powder, one and a-half cups of flour. Bake in layers. THE FILLING. Grate two sour apples and the rind of one lemon, squeeze the juice of one lemon in with the apple, and a cup of sugar, one egg, and a little salt, beat all together and let boil for a minute. Make the filling before the cake, so that by the time the cake is baked the filling will be cold and ready to put together at once. WEDDING CAKE.