Perfection in baking

— 43 — Citron Cake. Ao. 2. The silver cake recipe makes a nice, cheap citron cake, with one and one-half pounds of citron added. Wedding Cake. Cream together one pound of butter with one and one-fourth pounds of powdered sugar; add slowly twelve eggs; then one and onefourth pounds of pastry flour with one-half of an ounce of baking powder; soak one and one-half pounds of washed currants, one and one-half pounds of stoned raisins, three-fourths of a pound of sliced citron, with brandy; mix to above dough; add one-half of a nutmeg. Dark Wedding Cake. Take pound cake mixture (genuine) and add one-half of a pint of Porto Rico molasses, two ounces of cinnamon, allspice and cloves, one teaspoonful of vanilla, one teaspoonful of almond, one and onehalf pounds of currants, one and one-half pounds of seedless raisins, three-fourths of a pound of sliced citron, all mixed well; one glass of sherry wine, one glass of brandy. Bake very slowly. Wine Cake. No. 1. Cream together two pounds of sugar with three-fourths of a pound of butter and lard; add eight eggs slowly, one quart of milk, vanilla or lemon, three pounds of flour and two ounces of baking powder. Dust with sugar before baking. Bake at 370 degrees. Wine Cake. No. 2. Cream together two pounds of butter and lard, four pounds of sugar, two pints of eggs, three pints of milk, six and one-t-alf pounds of flour, five and one-half ounces of baking powder, egg coloring and mace. Prepare as above. Strawberry Short Cake. No. 1. Make a rich tea biscuit dough of three pounds of flour, six ounces of butter and lard, two and one-half ounces of baking powder, a little salt, and one quart of milk; roll out in round layers one-fourth of an — 44 — inch thick, wash one layer a little with butter, lay another on top and bake. Take apart, spread with butter on the soft side, fill well with berries and juice and set the top on, spread with berries again, and pour juice over all. Have berries mixed well with powdered sugar for one hour. Strawberry Short Cake. No. 2. Take layer cake (plain layers), spread well with meringue (the whites of six eggs beaten with one-half pound of powdered sugar), spread with berries, dust with sugar, lay another layer on top, spread again, set the berries in rows on top, sprinkle with sugar, ornament a border around the edge with the meringue, and set a few minutes in the oven to brown the top. Strawberry Meringue Squares. Same as above, baked in squares, not too thick, cut in ten cent squares, well browned, are good sellers in season. Duchess. No. 1. Mix like wine cake. One pound of butter and lard, two pounds of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of egg coloring, seven eggs, one and three-fourth pints of milk, mace, three and one-fourth pounds of flour, two and one-half ounces of baking powder. Duchess. No. 2. Cream together two and one-half pounds of sugar, one and one-half pounds of butter and lard, one quart of eggs, slowly added; one quart of milk, in which is dissolved one ounce of soda; four and one-half pounds of flour, with two ounces of cream of tartar and a little mace. Frost half chocolate, half white. Bake in square tins, lined with paper. Angel Food.