The farm cook & rule book

Chicken Pie Dinner — To serve 250 persons the following ingredients are required; 50 chickens, 50 pounds flour, 8 pounds butter, 24 dozen pickles, 3 quarts lard, 2 bushels potatoes, 4 gallons cooked cranberries and 10 large heads of cabbage with 4 gallons of salad dressing for slaw. RECIPES FOR LITTLE GIRLS When having a tea party for the dolls or when cooking for the family, little girls like to have recipes of their own to use in preparing the food. The recipes in this section have been designed for this purpose and therefore produce smaller amounts than those mother uses. All the measurements are level. Spice Cake y2 cupful shortening 1 tablespoonful hot water 1 cupful sugar 2 cupfuls flour 1 egg 1 cupful sour milk 1 teaspoonful soda 1 teaspoonful powdered cloves 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon Cream the butter or other shortening, if butter is not used, with a spoon. Gradually add the sugar, beating the mixture with a spoon. When it is light and creamy, add the egg yolk which has been beaten until it is a light lemon color. Sift the flour and spices together and add them alternately with the milk. Then fold in the stiffly beaten egg white. Last of all, stir in the soda which has been dissolved in the hot water. Bake in layers or as a loaf. Raisin Cake Use the recipe for Spice Cake only add 1 cupful of chopped and floured raisins to the batter. Nut Cake Use the recipe for Spice Cake only leave out the spices, and add 1/2 cupful of chopped and floured nut meats and 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Butter Frosting Ys cupful butter 1^ cupfuls powdered sugar Beat the butter and sugar together, adding strong coffee or vanilla drop by drop until the frosting will spread on the cake. Tea Cake 1 cupful sugar 2 cupfuls flour % cupful butter 3% teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoonful vanilla 1 cupful sweet milk 1 small pinch soda Cream the butter and sugar together with a spoon and beat until light and creamy. Add the beaten egg yolk. Sift the flour, baking powder and a small pinch of soda together and add them alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla and fold in the stiffly beaten egg white. Place in an oiled dripping pan, spread melted butter over the top and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a hot oven 10 minutes, then reduce the heat and finish baking. This should be about 1% inches thick when baked. Drop Cookies 6 tablespoonfuls shortening 1^4 cupfuls flour % cupful sugar 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 egg % teaspoonful salt 3 tablespoonfuls milk 1 teaspoonful vanilla Cream the shortening, add the sugar, beaten egg, milk, salt, vanilla and the flour and baking powder sifted together. Beat the batter thoroughly, then drop by spoonfuls 3 inches apart in oiled pans and bake 10 minutes in a hot oven. Nut Cookies Add % cupful of chopped and floured nut meats to the batter for Drop Cookies and drop by spoonfuls in oiled pans. Bake in a hot oven. Fruit Cookies Add l^ cupful of chopped and floured raisins, currants or dates to the Drop Cooky batter and bake in the same way. RECIPES FOR LITTLE GIRLS 203 Muffins 4 tablespoonfuls butter 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls sugar 1 egg 14 teaspoonful salt 1 cupful milk 2 cupfuls flour