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The Edwardsville cook book

1906

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Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Put blitter in pan and when melted stir in the honey. Let it boil, stirring briskly all the time; take from fire and when cool mix in the lemon rind, finely chop])ed, the almonds, iilanched and bruised, the nutmeg, flour and baking powder. Leave the mixture in a cool place 12 hours. Roll and bake 25 minutes in a slow oven. OAT MEAL COOKIES. Mrs. H. O. Isensee. 2 eggs. 1 cup sugar. Yz grated nutmeg. 2 tablespoons sweet milk. Vi teaspoon soda in the milk. 1 teacup cut raisins. 2 cups raw rolled oats. V2 cup butter. 'C' 2 or more cups flour. V2 cup lard✪ Oat Meal Cookies. Do not roll, but bake in little patties on inverted pan. GOOD COOKIES. Mrs. J. D. Manley, St. Louis, Mo. 1Y2 cups white sugar. % cup butter. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup sour or buttermilk. Sifted flour enough to roll✪ Good Cookies. Melt butter and put in the sugar; beat and add the egg: dissolve soda in a little water and add to milk. Mix all to- gether and add the flour. Roll thin and bake. SCOTCH CAKE. Mrs. J. D. Manley, St. Louis, Mo. 1 lb. sifted flour. 1 teaspoon gr. cinnamon. 1 lb. dark brown sugar. 1 teaspoon gr. cloves. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon gr. allspice. 3 eggs. 1 teaspoon gr. nutmeg✪ Scotch Cake. Stir eggs into sugar witliout beating; add the spice and stir. Mix the flour and soda, then stir all together. Roll like cookies. Grease pan well, and after cakes are in pan, sprinkle water over them. Bake like cookies. CAKES. 151 DOUGHNUTS FROM POTATO STARTER. (See Pjreads for Starter). Mrs. V. J. Levora. Make a batter by mixing i cnp warm water and a table- spoonful of the potato starter. Beat 2 eggs in a bowl, stir in the batter, i c’p milk and p2 teaspoon salt ; now stir in flour enough for medium soft dough, having first rubbed into it butter the size of a walnut and grated into it one lemon peel✪ Doughnuts from Potato Starter. Work well and let rise in pan. Then take out a small piec'S at a time on board, work into shape, roll, cut in strips, twist and let rise awhile on board ; then fry in hot lard. When freshly cooked, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Same formula makes excellent coffee cake. 152 THE EDWARDSVILLE COOK BOOK. DO NOT RISK YOUR MONEY IN THE KITCHEN SAFE Put it in a good bank and pay by check, the safest and most convenient way of making payments. The BANK OF EDWARDSVILLE HAS RESOURCES OF OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS. and offers patrons in addition the advantages and facilities gained during thirty-seven years of contin- uous business. PAYS INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS. Your account, whether small or large, will have our careful attention. We invite you to do business with us. WM. H. KROME, President. E. P. GREENWOOD, Cashier. C. BOESOHENSTEIN, Vice-President. A. P. WOLF, Assistant Cashier. W. L. HADLEY, Assistant Cashier. ADVERTISEMENTS. 1.5;^ CAPITAL, $100,000.00. SURPLUS, $60,000.00. First national Bank UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Officers: HENRY TRARES, ... . . President E. P. KESHNER, ..... Vice-President T. F. KESHNER, ... . . . Cashier GTEO. KALBFLEISCH, - ■ - Assistant Cashier Directors: Geo. Kalbfleisch. Henry Trares. August Schlady. Jos. F. Keshner. George W. Meyer. A. G. Tuxhorn. E. P. Keshner. 3 PER CENT PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. NEW BUSINESS SOLICITED. EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 154 THE EDWARDSVILLE COOK BOOK. CHAPTER XL Ices, Sherbets and Frozen Desserts. “I’m happy to say There’s no house in town Where I’ve not the entree.” PINEAPPLE SPONGE. Miss Carrie Wolf. V2 cup thick cream. ✪ Pineapple Sponge