The Germantown D. A. R. cook book

Nine quarts of juice, five of water, ten pounds of sugar, let it boil, skimming it well, strain it if necessary and before it is quite cold, add five quarts of good Jamaica shrub, and when entirely cold, bottle it. Two buckets of currants that hold about three gallons each will make this quantity, provided they are well pressed. Tho' the shrub will be clear if not bruised so hard; one bucket of currants added to the above will make the same quantity much nicer. " Aye to the leavening, but here's yet in the word hereafter the kneading, the making of the bread, the heating of the oven, and the baking." Shakespeare "EXCELLENT" POTATO YEAST One dozen potatoes, one hand full of hops boiled in two quarts of water. Then strained and thickened with wheat flour while hot. " Puddings, my friend, do amission fulfil, They add to the dinner, and also the bill." POOR MAN'S PUDDING Four cent loaf of bread grated fine, one pound raisins, one pound brown sugar, one-half pound of suet chopped fine; tied in a cloth. Boil three hours. TO PRESERVE MANGOES Take the nutmeg melon when in a green state, cut them in pieces as you like and peel them very thin. Weigh them, and boil them until you can put a straw in them, keeping them covered with their skins to preserve their greenness. To each pound, add a pound of sugar, make a thin syrup, then put the melons in it; add four sticks cinnamon, six pieces of raw ginger, one lemon or three limes and twelve or twenty cloves to four pounds of melon, boil them quickly till done three or four hours. LOAF CAKE— Westhaven, Conn. (1694) Contributed by Miss Henrietta Graham Elliot One heaping cup butter, two heaping cups sugar, four eggs, one cup milk, three cups flour, three teaspoonsful baking powder, one-half nutmeg, pinch of cinnamon, one cup raisins seeded, good one-half cup citron, wine glass brandy. Bake in loaf. "LADY BALTIMORE CAKE" "Oh, my goodness! Did you ever taste it? Its all soft and its in layers and it has nuts! ...Delicious." — Owen JVister, in "Lady Baltimore.'*1 "LADY BALTIMORE CAKE" One-half pound sugar, one-half cup milk, onehalf pound flour, one-quarter pound butter, three eggs, two teaspoonsful of baking powder. Bake in layers. Icing:— Two cups granulated sugar, one cup water, boil until it threads (about fifteen minutes) one white of egg well beaten, pinch of cream of tartar one cup of English walnuts, one cup of raisins. "And now about the cauldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring Enchanting all that you put in — Double, double, toil and trouble ; Fire burn and cauldron bubble." — Macbeth. Contributed by Mrs. George Ross Green BLACK BEAN SOUP Soak over night one pint of black beans, in the morning boil in two quarts of cold water. Simmer about 5 hours, add more cold water as it boils away — one-half cup every one-half hour, so that there will still be two quarts when done. Serve with slices of lemon and hard boiled egg in each plate. " There are sours as well as sweets in life." COLD SLAW DRESSING One-half cup of milk or cream, two eggs, one teaspoonful of mustard, one teaspoonful of sugar, one-half cup of vinegar. A little pepper, salt and butter, Beat eggs light, add vinegar, pepper and mustard. Stir while boiling, then stand till cold, after which add a tablespoonful of oil, pour over cabbage. Very good. DEVILLED CLAMS