Statesmen's dishes; and how to cook them

TAKE two cakes of " German's sweet chocolate," put in a pan, and the pan in another larger one of hot water ; leave on the stove until thoroughly melted, taking care that nothing whatever is put in the chocolate; then keeping it in the pan of hot water, take to the table and pour in honey until the chocolate is easily molded ; mix in a cupful of blanched sweet almonds cut into pieces about the size of a pea, a pinch each of powdered cloves and cinnamon. Then mold with the hands into rolls about five inches long and an inch thick ; wrap in tin foil cut previously into sheets of the right size. Put in the refrigerator to cool. The little sausages will keep for months, and in fact grow better with age, to my mind. To serve them, slice into thin slices, and put in a dainty little bonbon dish. PECAN CAKE. BY MRS. J. K. M'KEE. (Daughter of the President.) ONE cup of butter, two and a half cups of flour, two cups of sugar, one-half cup of sweet milk, whites of eight eggs, two teaspoonfuls baking powder. Beat together butter and sugar, add a little of the beaten egg ; then put in a cup of flour, then some milk, then again flour and milk; put all the milk in with the second cup of flour, then add the rest of the egg. ICING TO FILL AND PUT OVER TOP. Whites of six eggs beaten stiff with powdered sugar, one small can of grated pineapple, and two cups of pecans, chopped fine. The nuts should soak awhile in the pineapple before mixing them into the egg and sugar. Put whole pecan kernels over the top of the cake while the icing is still soft. <z<*>t^a^rh- Ph-VcL. POUND CAKE. BY MISS MARY E. TURPIE. (Daughter of Senator from Indiana.) ONE pound flour, one of butter, one of sugar, nine eggs. Wash the butter and beat it and the flour together. Beat the egg yolks and sugar together. When well-beaten mix all together, add the whites of the eggs well-beaten, and one-half teaspoonful baking powder. Bake one hour and fifteen minutes. QSt(£sQAy~^& u^^z^>^e-^ BY MBS. ISABELLA BEECHEB HOOKEB. (The noted Advocate of Women's Rights.) THREE pound sugar, one-half pound flour, ten eggs, one lemon, salt. Beat the whites and yolks of the eggs separately and till very light ; then mix the sugar with the yolks thoroughly ; then add the grated lemon peel and the juice, and a little salt; then add the flour, cutting it with a large knife, moving the mass as lightly as possible and avoid beating entirely. AaJUL ffi&JLW &<rdu«r FRUIT CAKE. BY MISS MARY B. TURPIB. (Daughter of Senator from Indiana.) ONE pound each of sugar, butter, flour, seeded raisins, currants and citron ; one cup of molasses, one-half cup whisky, one cup sour cream, one-half teaspoonful soda, one tablespoonful each of cinnamon, cloves, allspice, grated nutmeg and mace; nine eggs. Brown the flour, and bake four hours. VS^sOA^^g!/ i^usz^k^e^/ ANGEL FOOD. BY MISS MAEY E. TUBP1B. (Daughter of Senator from Indiana.)