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Mary Jane's cook book

1916

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Presented as published in 1916. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Flour, 1/2 pound. -taking powder, 1 teaspoon. Butter, 14 pound. Crystallized pineapple, 1/4 pound. Eggs, 3. Almonds, 1 ounce. Sugar, 1/2 pound. Essence of pineapple, few drops. Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten eggs, pineapple chopped coarsely, shredded almonds and flour and baking powder sifted together. Mix thoroughly and bake in moderate oven. Mrs. M. N. 0. P., Boston. 52 CAKE AND FILLINGS BISQUE CAKE. Powdered sugar, 2 cups. Flour, 3 cups. Butter, 1 scant cup. Egg whites, 5. Milk, 1 cup. Baking powder, 1 teaspoon✪ Pineapple Cake. Vanilla. Cream butter and sugar, stir in milk, add flour and baking powder sifted together, and fold in very lightly the stiffly beaten egg whites. Flavor and bake in 3 layers. ICING : Egg yolks, 5. Hickory nuts, 1 cup. Confectioner's sugar. Vanilla. Beat egg yolks thoroughly and add enough sugar to make stiff enough to spread. Chop nuts fine and add with a drop of vanilla. M. I. L., Eoxbury. COCOA CAKE. Sugar, 1 cup. Sour milk, 1 cup. Lard or butter, 4 teaspoons. Soda, 1 teaspoon. Salt, a pinch. Flour, 1% cups. Dry cocoa, y2 cup. Vanilla, y2 teaspoon✪ Cocoa Cake. Cream sugar and shortening together. Add sour milk, soda dissolved in a little hot water and dry ingredients mixed and sifted together. Lastly add flavoring. For icing add a small piece of butter to confectioner's sugar and mix with a little hot milk. Add a handful of walnut meats chopped. POTATO CHOCOLATE CAKE. Mashed potatoes, 1 cup. Nut meats, 1 cup. Flour, 2 cups. Baking powder, 3y2 teaspoons. Eggs, 4. Chocolate, 2 squares. Sugar, 2 cups. Shortening, 2-3 cup. Milk, y2 cup. Cinnamon and nutmeg, 1 tea- spoon. Clove, 1/2 teaspoon✪ Potato Chocolate Cake. Cream shortening and sugar, add hot mashed potatoes, well beaten eggs, melted chocolate and milk. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and spices and add. Lastly stir in chopped nut meats. CAKE AND FILLINGS 53 SPICE CAKE. Sour civiini. y2 cup. Clove, 14 teaspoon. Sugar, 1 cup (scant). Nutmeg, y2 teaspoon. Shortening. 1 teaspoon (heap- Salt, y2 teaspoon, ing). Soda, y2 teaspoon. Egg, 1. Flour, iy2 cups. Ginger, y* teaspoon. Molasses, y2 tablespoon. Cinnamon. 14 teaspoon. Raisins, y2 cup. Mix in order given sifting dry ingredients together. Flour raisins and add last. M. C. N., Danvers. MOLASSES ORANGE CAKE. Butter, 1/2 cup. Pastry flour, 2 cups. Molasses, 1 cup. Salt, 1 teaspoon. Orange, 1. Baking powder, iy> teaspoons. Egg, 1. Cold water, y2 cup✪ Molasses Orange Cake. Mix the butter, molasses, juice, shredded pulp and grated rind of the orange, and the egg, well beaten. Add the pastry flour sifted with salt and baking powder, alternately with the cold water. Beat well together and bake in a shallow pan in a quick oven. EGOLESS DATE CAKE. Sugar, 1 cup. Dates, 1 cup. Butter, y2 cup. Flour, 2 cups. Sour milk, 1 cup. Clove, 1 teaspoon. Raisins, 1 cup. Soda, 1 teaspoon. Salt, a pinch✪ Eggless Date Cake. Cream butter and sugar, add sour milk and stir in flour mixed and sifted with soda, salt and clove. Lastly beat in raisins and chopped dates, previously dredged with flour. Frost writh white frosting decorated with halves of dates. 54 CAKE AND FILLINGS LEMON CUSTARD SANDWICHES. Lemons, 2. Sugar, 1 cup. Egg yolks, 3. Butter, y2 cup. Currant jelly✪ Lemon Custard Sandwiches.