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Elements of the theory and practice of cookery

1901

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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
432. Remarks on the table of cake recipes. — While, for convenience, the ingredients for each cake and pudding are given separately in the table, it can readily be seen that Cottage Pudding is merely a sweet muffin mixture, that Suet Pudding is Standard Cake, made with suet instead of butter, and molasses instead of sugar ; that Spice, Gold, and Silver Cakes are modifications of Cup Cake ; and that Whole-wheat Gingersnaps are made by varying slightly the recipe for Sugar Cookies. Butter or drippings may be used instead of suet ; in this case, especially if the pudding is made with water, add a little extra flour. Light Fruit Cake is made by adding to either Standard Special Directions. Mix and sift fioiir, baking-powder, and salt. Stir into them the inilk, beaten egg, and the butter, melted. Last, fold in the beaten white. Beat the yolk ; beat into it the sugar ; stir in the milk, and the flour, sifted with the salt and baking- powder. Last, fold in the white, beaten stiff. Free the suet from membrane, chop it fine, and mix it with the milk and molasses before stirring them into 'the dry ingredients. Steam in a greased pudding mold for 3 hours. Fruit may be'omitted. Serve with Hard Sauce. This recipe makes two loaves. Mix like any butter cake, adding the molasses to the butter and sugar. Remember to add soda last. Make Gold and Silver cake at the same time, to use both parts of the eggs. Mix like butter cakes. When stiff enough to roll, turn out on a floured board, and roll out, part at a time, one-fourth of an inch thick. Keep board and pin well floured. Bake 15 minutes on shallow pans. Roll as thin as possible. TABLE GIVING PROPORTIONS OF INGREDIENTS FOR CAKES AND BATTER PUDDINGS Name. SlIORTKNING. Sweetening. Eggs. Liquid. Leavening Material. Floite. Flavoring. Seasoning. Spice. i j Butter. Suet. Sugar. Molasses. Whites. Yolks. Milk. W.ater. Baking- l)Owder. Baking- soda. 1 Egg Muffins. Itb. 1 1 %c. 2t. IV2C. Salt, % t. j Mix and sift tlour, baking-poM-der, and salt. Stir into them the milk, beaten egg, and the butter, melted. Last, fold in the beaten while. Cottage pudding. 'Jtb. V-i. c. 1 1 %c. 2 t. 11/2 c. Salt, V4t. Beat the yolk ; beat into it the sugar ; stir in the milk, and the Hour, sifted with the salt and baking- powder. Last, fold in the white, beaten stiff. Standard Cakk. V4C. %c. 2 2 V2C. 11/2 t IV2 c. Vanilla, ^ t. '1 Suet pudding, Suet Vac. V2 c. or ¥20. Vat. 11/2 c. Cinnamon, Vz t. Allspice, V4t. Salt, 1/4 1. Stoiied and chopped , Free the suet from membrane, chop it fine, and mix it raisins and currants,, with the milk and molasses before stirring them into mixed, Yi c. 'the dry ingredients. Steam in a greased pudding 1 mold for 3 hours. Fruit may be omitted. Serve with Hard Sauce. Gingerbread. 2tb. nclted. %C. 1 1 Va c. sour. It. 2 c. Ginger, 1 tb. ! 1 Cup Cakic, ok 1, 2, 3-, 4 Cakr. 1 c. si;. 2 c. 4 4 V2C. 3t. 3 c. Vanilla, 1 t., or grated nutmeg, Yz t. This recipe makes two loaves. Spice calce. 1 c. sc. 1 c. brown. 1/4 c. 3 3 %c. V4t. 3c. Cinnamon, 1 t. Allspice, clove, and nutmeg, mixed, 1 t. Raisins, Yz c. Currants, "A c. Citron , V4 c.