^IX eggs, beat two minutes ; three cups of sugar,
beat five minutes ; two cups of flour, beat one
minute ; one cup of cold water, beat one min-
ute; two more cups flour, two teaspoonfuls cream
tartar in the flour, beat one minute ; one teaspoonful
of soda put in the water, one teaspoonful of lemon
and salt. Make in ten minutes, if everything is in
readiness.
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173
GINGERBREAD,
BY MRS. WM. P. FItYE.
(Wife of Senator from Maine.)
£EKEE eggs, one cup of molasses, one cup of
sour milk, one cup of chopped raisins, one
teaspoonful of soda (heaping), two cups of
flour, spice to taste.
174 STATESMEN'S DISHES;
SPONGE CAKE.
BY MRS. JOHN H. REAGAN.
(Wife of Senator from Texas.)
|AKE the whites of twenty eggs, two gobletfuls
of flour, three of pulverized sugar, two tea-
spoonfuls of extract of lemon essence, and one
of cream of tartar✪ Sponge Cake. Sift the flour carefully, mix the
sugar, eggs and lemon thoroughly and stir in the flour
gradually, taking care not to toughen it by too much
beating. The great test is in the baking. The oven
should be very hot, and it should be baked but a
few minutes, until it is a light brown.
AND HOW TO COOK THEM. 178
SPONGE CAKE.
BY MRS. GILBERT A. PIERCE.
(Wife of Senator from North Dakota.)
pNE pound of sugar, one of flour, ten eggs. Stii
yolks of eggs and sugar till perfectly light.
Beat whites of eggs, and add them with flour
after beating togething lightly. Flavor with lemon.
Three teaspoonfuls of baking powder will add to its
lightness. Bake in a moderate oven.
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176
STATESMEN'S DISHES;
SUNSHINE CAKE.
BY MBS. GIDEON C. MOODY.
(Wife of Senator from South Dakota.)
•JAKE the same as angel cake, using one
teaspoonful of orange extract instead of
vanilla, and adding the well-beaten yolks
of six eggs✪ Sunshine Cake to the beaten whites and sugar before
adding the flour.
AND HOW TO COOK THEM. 177
MRS. CARLISLE'S CAKE.
BY MBS. JOHN G. CARLISLE.
(Wife of Representative from Kentucky, and ex-Speaker.)
5>HKEE-FOUBTHS pound of butter washed
and creamed ; add one pound of sugar, nine
eggs beaten separately; add the yellows to
butter and sugar, then one pound of flour and whites
well frothed, added alternately; beat well and add
two tablespoonfuls of baking powder✪ Mrs. Carlisle's Cake just before
baking.
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178 STATESMEN'S DISEES;
WHAT-IS-LEFT-OVER CAKE.
BY MBS. JOHN H. GEAR.
(Wife of Representative from Iowa.)
*N making the cakes above, there may be small
portions of the batter from each left. In such a
case I have used it as follows, making a new
cake, for which the above title is as good as any.
Bake in layers and put together as follows : First a
layer of fruit cake, then a layer of silver cake, an-
other layer of fruit cake, then a layer of gold cake,
a third layer of fruit cake, and last of all a layer of
the snow cake. Spread jelly between; quince pre-
ferred. Cover with icing.
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AND HOW TO COOK THEM
'79
BREAKFAST CAKE.
BY MES. NELSON DINGLEY, JE.
(Wife of Representative from Maine.)
»NE egg, one and one-half cups of milk, three
cups of flour, one-half cup sugar, one tea-
spoon of soda, two of cream of tartar, a little
3alt and a tablespoonful of butter.
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180
STATESMEN'S DISHES;
SPICE CAKE.
BY MRS. C. A. BOUTELLE.
(Wife of Representative from Maine.) ✪ Silver Cake
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Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
SIX eggs, beat two minutes ; three cups of sugar, beat five minutes ; two cups of flour, beat one minute ; one cup of cold water, beat one minute; two more cups flour, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar in the flour, beat one minute ; one teaspoonful of soda put in the water, one teaspoonful of lemon and salt. Make in ten minutes, if everything is in readiness.
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GINGERBREAD,
BY MRS. WM. P. FItYE.
(Wife of Senator from Maine.)
THREE eggs, one cup of molasses, one cup of sour milk, one cup of chopped raisins, one teaspoonful of soda (heaping), two cups of flour, spice to taste.
BY MRS. JOHN H. REAGAN.
(Wife of Senator from Texas.)
TAKE the whites of twenty eggs, two gobletfuls of flour, three of pulverized sugar, two teaspoonfuls of extract of lemon essence, and one of cream of tartar. Sift the flour carefully, mix the sugar, eggs and lemon thoroughly and stir in the flour gradually, taking care not to toughen it by too much beating. The great test is in the baking. The oven should be very hot, and it should be baked but a few minutes, until it is a light brown.
BY MRS. GILBERT A. PIERCE.
(Wife of Senator from North Dakota.)
ONE pound of sugar, one of flour, ten eggs. Stir yolks of eggs and sugar till perfectly light. Beat whites of eggs, and add them with flour
after beating together lightly. Flavor with lemon.
Three teaspoonfuls of baking powder will add to its
lightness. Bake in a moderate oven.
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SUNSHINE CAKE.
BY MBS. GIDEON C. MOODY.
(Wife of Senator from South Dakota.)
TAKE the same as angel cake, using one teaspoonful of orange extract instead of vanilla, and adding the well-beaten yolks
of six eggs to the beaten whites and sugar before
adding the flour.
MRS. CARLISLE'S CAKE.
BY MBS. JOHN G. CARLISLE.
(Wife of Representative from Kentucky, and ex-Speaker.)
THREE-FOURTHS pound of butter washed and creamed ; add one pound of sugar, nine eggs beaten separately; add the yellows to butter and sugar, then one pound of flour and whites well frothed, added alternately; beat well and add two tablespoonfuls of baking powder just before baking.
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WHAT-IS-LEFT-OVER CAKE.
BY MBS. JOHN H. GEAR.
(Wife of Representative from Iowa.)
IN making the cakes above, there may be small portions of the batter from each left. In such a case I have used it as follows, making a new cake, for which the above title is as good as any. Bake in layers and put together as follows : First a layer of fruit cake, then a layer of silver cake, another layer of fruit cake, then a layer of gold cake, a third layer of fruit cake, and last of all a layer of the snow cake. Spread jelly between; quince preferred. Cover with icing.
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BREAKFAST CAKE.
BY MES. NELSON DINGLEY, JE.
(Wife of Representative from Maine.)
ONE egg, one and one-half cups of milk, three cups of flour, one-half cup sugar, one teaspoon of soda, two of cream of tartar, a little 3alt and a tablespoonful of butter.
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SPICE CAKE.
BY MRS. C. A. BOUTELLE.
(Wife of Representative from Maine.)
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