The Southern cook book of fine old recipes

Sift flour once. After measuring, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times. Cream the butter thoroughly, add the sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs; then flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Divide the batter into two parts. To the one part, add spices and molasses. Drop by tablespoons into greased loaf pan, alternating light and dark mixtures. Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) one hour and fifteen minutes, or until done. Spread butter frosting on top and sides of cake. Palm Beach Poincianna Cake (Dainty, Delectable, Delicious) 1 pound sugar 1 pound flour (3y± cups) 1 pound butter juice and rind of one lemon 9 eggs, separated 2 cups chopped blanched almonds % pound citron, chopped fine V-2 pound raisins, chopped fine Cream butter and sugar and add to wellbeaten yolks of eggs. Then add alternately the flour and the whites beaten stiff; dredge the fruits and nuts with flour and add to the batter. Bake in layer tins in a slow oven (300° F.) from 40 to 50 minutes. Poincianna Cake Filling 2 cups sugar 1 cup boiling water juice and grated rind of two lemons 1 tablespoon corn starch 2 cups grated cocoanut Boil the first three ingredients and add the corn starch, which you have dissolved in a little cold water. Cook until it spins a thread and then beat until creamy, add cocoanut and spread between layers. Short'nin' Bread 4 cups flour 1 cup light brown sugar 1 pound butter Mix flour and sugar. Add butter. Place on floured surface and pat to one-half inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes and bake in moderate oven (325°-350°F.) for 20 to 25 minutes. Brown and White Cake % cup butter 1% cups sugar 4 eggs separated 2 cups pastry flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon mace 1^/2 tablespoons cocoa Va cup milk Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks and beat well. Sift flour and baking powder and add to sugar and butter alternately with the milk. Beat the egg whites until stiff and add. Divide this mixture into two equal portions and to the one part add the spices and cocoa. Into a well-greased loaf cake pan (8x8) drop spoonfuls of each mixture. Bake in a moderate (350° F.) oven 30 minutes. Spiced Devil's Food Cake 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 3 cups flour 4 squares melted cooking chocolate 1% tablespoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in % cup boiling water 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar and butter and add to well beaten eggs; then add milk, chocolate, and beat flour in lightly, adding a teaspoonful of vanilla and spices. Add soda dissolved in boiling water. Bake in layer cake tins in a moderate oven (350° F.) about 30 minutes. Pickaninny Doughnuts 2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs beaten light 4 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup sweet milk 4 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon cinnamon Vz teaspoon salt