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The hearthstone; or, Life at home

1883

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Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Graham Cake. — One teacup of sugar, one of sour milk, two table- spoonfuls of butter, one tea.spoonful of saleratus, two kinds of spice; make it rather stiff; chopped raisins can be added if desired. Delicate Cake. — One cup of butter, one and a half cups of sugar, whites of nine eggs, two and three-quarter cups of flour, level tea- spoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, half a cup of sweet milk ; flavor to taste ; slow oven. Gold Cake. — One cup of sugar, three-quarters of a cup of butter, two cups of sifted flour, half a cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, yolks of eight eggs. Cup Cake (i). — One cup of butter, three cups of sugar, five eggs, one cup of milk, four cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda; juice of one lemon and grated rind of same; this makes two bars; the lemon can be omitted and raisins used if desired. Cup Cake (2). — Four cups of flour (sifted), four eggs, two cups of butter, two of sugar, one cup of milk, two pounds of raisins, one tea- spoonful of saleratus, one nutmeg; cinnamon and cloves. COOKERY RECIPES. 533 White Mountain Cake. — Half a pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one cup of sweet milk, six eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder; flavor with almond. White Mountain Cake — Frosting. — The whites of four eggs, four cups of powdered sugar; flavor with almond; be careful not to get enough to destroy the flavor of the cocoanut; bake the cake in jelly-cake-tins; put frosting and grated cocoanut (one nut) between the cakes. Doughnuts (i). — Six and a half pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, one pound of lard or butter, three pints of milk, half a pint of yeast, four eggs, a little salt; mix them at night, and boil them next day if very light. Doughnuts (2). — One cup of sweet milk, one cup of sugar, one egg, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter or lard, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar✪ Soda Cake; flavor with nutmeg, add a little salt ; flour enough to roll easily. Fruit Cake. — Three pounds of flour, three pounds of sugar, three pounds of butter, thirty eggs, one ounce of cinnamon, four or five nutmegs, cloves to your judgment, half a pint of wine and brandy each, six pounds of currants, five pounds of stoned raisins, one citron and a half✪ Fruit Cake Ginger Snaps. — One cup of brown sugar, one cup of molasses, one cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls of soda, one tablespoonful of ginger✪ Ginger Snaps. Boil the molasses and sugar, then add the other things, and mix stiff enough to roll. A Plain but Excellent Cake. — Three cups of granulated sugar, one and a half cups of butter, two cups of cold water, three eggs, seven cups of sifted flour, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla or nutmeg, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and a small quantity of salt✪ A Plain but Excellent Cake. Molasses Drops. — One cup of sugar, almost one cup of butter, mixed together; one cup of molasses, two eggs, one cup of milk, one teaspoonful of salcratus, five cups of flour. Cocoanut Cake. — One pound of butter, two pounds of sugar, two grated cocoanuts, mixed well, one cup of milk and the milk of the 534 THE hearthstone; or, life at home. cocoanuts, one pound and three-fourths of flour, ten eggs, half a tea- spoonful of soda; flavor with nutmeg; this quantity will make two loaves.