Fish, Flesh and Fowl: A Cook Book of Valuable Recipes, All of which Have ...

" Three rounding teaspoons baking powder are equal to one level teaspoon of soda and two full teaspoons of cream tartar." — Mrs, Lincoln, Almond, i. One and a half cups sugar, half cup butter, two-thirds cup milk, three cups flour, whites of seven eggs, one teaspoon cream tartar, one- half teaspoon soda, small cup almonds blanched and pounded, one large teaspoon of almond essence. Flavor frosting with rose water. 2. One cup butter, two cups sugar, three and onehalf cups flour, one-half cup milk, whites eight eggs, two teaspoons cream tartar, one teaspoon soda. Flavor with almond. 3. Two cups sugar, one cup butter, whites six eggs, one cup milk, three and a half cups flour, heaping teaspoon cream tartar, half teaspoon soda, three teaspoons almond extract, half pound blanched almonds on top. Sprinkle with sugar. Almond Silver. One coffee cup sugar, one-half cup butter, beaten together to a cream; one-half cup milk, one-half teaspoon cream tartar, one-quarter teaspoon soda. Add whites four eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, and two full cups flour. Flavor with almond. Almond or White. Whites of six eggs, two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup milk, three cups flour, one teaspoon cream tartar, half teaspoon soda dissolved in the milk, two teaspoons almond essence. Angel. Whites of eleven eggs, one and one-half cups granulated sugar, one cupful flour, measured after being sifted four times, one teaspoon cream tartar, one teaspoon vanilla extract; sift the flour and cream tartar together; beat the whites to a stiff froth; beat the sugar slowly into the eggs, adding the seasoning and flour, stirring quickly and lightly; bake for forty minutes in a moderate oven. Do not grease the pan and use a new tin or a bright one. Blueberry. One-half cup butter creamed, one cup sugar, two eggs, one cup milk, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons cream tartar in one and one-half pints of flour; little salt, roll one pint blueberries in two handfuls of flour. Boston Gingerbread. One pound sugar, one pound butter, two pounds flour, six eggs, one pint molasses, one gill of water, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons each allspice, cloves and mace, one quart of fruit, half pound of citron. Bake in two loaves three hours. Boston Puffs. Half pint boiling milk, piece butter size of walnut, salt, one and a half cups flour scalded together. When cool, beat in three eggs separately. Fry in lard, as pancakes, then roll in sugar and cinnamon mixed. Bread. Three cups of raised dough, two cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup raisins, teaspoon soda, spice to taste. Bride's, i. One-half cup butter, two cups sugar, whites five eggs, one cup cold water, three cups flour, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons of cream tartar, sift last two into the flour. Flavor with almond. Make one sheet. 2. Whites of four eggs, one cup sugar, half cup butter, one-half cup milk, two cups flour, two teaspoons cream tartar, half teaspoon soda. Flavor with almond. Bridgewater. Two cups sugar, two-thirds cup butter, three eggs, three and a half cups flour, one cup sweet milk, half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cream tartar. Caramel. Two cups sugar, three-fourths cup butter, not quite a cup milk, whites of eight eggs, three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. Flavor to taste. Bake in three layers. Icing: — Two cups sugar, butter size of a walnut, not quite a cup of milk. Boil ten minutes, cool, then beat until stiff enough to spread on the cake. Chocolate Cake. One cup butter, two cups sugar, three and a half cups flour, five eggs, leaving out whites of two, one cup milk, teaspoon cream tartar, one-half teaspoon soda. Frosting: — While hot, frost with the following: Whites of two eggs, one and a half cups sugar, six tablespoons grated chocolate.