Take one cupful of butter, one cupful of brown sugar,
one cupful of molasses, one cupful of sweet milk, three cup-
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fuls of flour, four eggs beaten separately, a table-spoonful of
baking-powder, two pounds of seeded raisins chopped fine,
one-fourth pound of citron, one nutmeg, one tea-spoonful of
cinnamon, one tea-spoonful of cloves, a little ground mace✪ Fruit Cake.
Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the molasses,
eggs, milk, and flour. Beat well together, then stir in the
fruit and spices. Bake for two hours in a moderate oven.
Mrs. J. C. Morris.
CINCINNATI CAKE.
Pour one pint of boiling water or coffee over one pound
of fat salt pork chopped fine and free from lean and rind.
Let it stand until nearly cold, then add two cupfuls of brown
sugar, one cupful of molasses, seven cupfuls of sifted flour,
two pounds of seeded raisins, one-fourth pound of citron,
one-half glassful of brandy, three tea-spoonfuls of baking-
powder, one table-spoonful of cloves, one grated nutmeg,
two table-spoonfuls of cinnamon✪ Cincinnati Cake. Bake slowly for two and
one-half hours. Better when three weeks old. Use the
same sized cup for measuring all the ingredients.
Miss Mamie Turner, Mt. Sterling.
WHITE CAKE.
Take one pound of powdered sugar, the whites of four-
teen eggs, three-fourths pound of butter after salt is washed
out, one pound of sifted flour. After whipping the eggs to
a stiff froth, beat in half of the sugar, cream the other half
of the sugar and butter together; beat the flour in with the
sugar and butter, then add the sugar and eggs. Flavor
with vanilla or lemon. Bake from one to one and one-
fourth hour, in a moderate oven. Mrs. Brutus Clay.
DELICATE CAKE.
Take one pint of butter with salt washed out, two pints
of powdered sugar, three and one-half pints of sifted iiour,
one pint of sweet milk, the whites of twelve eggs, two tea-
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spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder. Flavor with vanilla or
a few drops of bitter almonds. Cream the butter and sugar
together until very light, then pour in the milk and flour,
and beat well. Sprinkle the baking-powder over the beaten
whites, and stir lightly through the batter. Bake for one
and one-half hour in a moderate oven. When done, turn
out on a clean towel to cool. ^[iss Lottie AVood.
LADY CAKE.
Two pounds of butter with the salt washed out, two and
one-half pounds of powdered sugar, the whites of twelve
eggs beaten very light, adding a portion of the eggs at a
time until all are added. Mix in two and one-half pounds
of flour lightly, two ounces of bitter almonds rubbed very
fine or three drops of almond oil. Fill the mold, and bake
for two hours in a moderate oven. This is called Lady's
Wedding Cake. If made according to directions, it will be
excellent. F. H. Traxel.
WHITE FRUIT CAKE.
Take one cupful of butter, two cupfuls of powdered sugar,
two and one-half cupfuls of flour, the whites of seven eggs,
two tea-spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder, one pound each
of figs, dates with the seeds taken out and chopped fine, and
blanched almonds, one-fourth pound of citron cut into small
pieces. Sift flour over the fruit. After the cake is mixed,
put the fruit iu. This makes a large cake, and it should be
baked slowly about two and one-half hours.
Xew York Bazar.
SNOW CAKE. ✪ White Cake
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Take one cupful of butter, one cupful of brown sugar, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of sweet milk, three cup-
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fuls of flour, four eggs beaten separately, a table-spoonful of baking-powder, two pounds of seeded raisins chopped fine, one-fourth pound of citron, one nutmeg, one tea-spoonful of cinnamon, one tea-spoonful of cloves, a little ground mace. Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the molasses, eggs, milk, and flour. Beat well together, then stir in the fruit and spices. Bake for two hours in a moderate oven.
Mrs. J. C. Morris.
CINCINNATI CAKE. Pour one pint of boiling water or coffee over one pound of fat salt pork chopped fine and free from lean and rind. Let it stand until nearly cold, then add two cupfuls of brown sugar, one cupful of molasses, seven cupfuls of sifted flour, two pounds of seeded raisins, one-fourth pound of citron, one-half glassful of brandy, three tea-spoonfuls of bakingpowder, one table-spoonful of cloves, one grated nutmeg, two table-spoonfuls of cinnamon. Bake slowly for two and one-half hours. Better when three weeks old. Use the same sized cup for measuring all the ingredients.
Miss Mamie Turner, Mt. Sterling.
WHITE CAKE.
Take one pound of powdered sugar, the whites of fourteen eggs, three-fourths pound of butter after salt is washed out, one pound of sifted flour. After whipping the eggs to a stiff froth, beat in half of the sugar, cream the other half of the sugar and butter together; beat the flour in with the sugar and butter, then add the sugar and eggs. Flavor with vanilla or lemon. Bake from one to one and onefourth hour, in a moderate oven. Mrs. Brutus Clay.
DELICATE CAKE. Take one pint of butter with salt washed out, two pints of powdered sugar, three and one-half pints of sifted iiour, one pint of sweet milk, the whites of twelve eggs, two tea-
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spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder. Flavor with vanilla or a few drops of bitter almonds. Cream the butter and sugar together until very light, then pour in the milk and flour, and beat well. Sprinkle the baking-powder over the beaten whites, and stir lightly through the batter. Bake for one and one-half hour in a moderate oven. When done, turn out on a clean towel to cool. ^[iss Lottie AVood.
LADY CAKE.
Two pounds of butter with the salt washed out, two and one-half pounds of powdered sugar, the whites of twelve eggs beaten very light, adding a portion of the eggs at a time until all are added. Mix in two and one-half pounds of flour lightly, two ounces of bitter almonds rubbed very fine or three drops of almond oil. Fill the mold, and bake for two hours in a moderate oven. This is called Lady's Wedding Cake. If made according to directions, it will be excellent. F. H. Traxel.
WHITE FRUIT CAKE.
Take one cupful of butter, two cupfuls of powdered sugar, two and one-half cupfuls of flour, the whites of seven eggs, two tea-spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder, one pound each of figs, dates with the seeds taken out and chopped fine, and blanched almonds, one-fourth pound of citron cut into small pieces. Sift flour over the fruit. After the cake is mixed, put the fruit iu. This makes a large cake, and it should be baked slowly about two and one-half hours.
Xew York Bazar.
SNOW CAKE.
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