Cake with Boiled Sugar

Ingredients

• Sugar ^ pound.
• put into it J^ tumbler of cold water.
• add the yolks, stirring them well.
• add the whites of the eggs and then sift in yi pound of flour.

Method

1. 1

   Boil sugar with water to form syrup, cool, beat eggs separately, combine all ingredients and mix well.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 65. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

put into it J^ tumbler of cold water and bring it to a boil to form a clear syrup. When cool, having beaten the yolks and whites of eggs separately, add the yolks, stirring them well, flavor with the peel of a lemon and add the juice of the same, add the whites of the eggs and then sift in yi pound of flour. It is claimed this cake will keep much longer than usual on the account of boiling the sugar. NO. 4. White sugar i pound. Eggs 10. Flour one-half pound. • Juice of I lemon. Rind of I lemon. Break the ^g^ into the sugar and thoroughly beat together, and then the flour, lemon juice, etc. Beautiful is the word of description. CRULLERS. Sweet milk i quart. Sugar I y^ pints. Flour one-half pint. Baking powder 3 tea-spoonfuls. Nutmeg, or cinnamon, or a little of both if pre- ferred. Mix all together nicely, and then sift in as much more flour as will allow it to roll out, but they are better not to be made very stiff. Have the lard hot when they are put in. 202 DOMESTIC GUIDE. DOUGHNUTS. Sour milk 3 cups. Soda I tea-spoonful. Eggs 2. Sugar I yi, cups. Baking powder i tea-spoonful. Salt I tea-spoonful. Nutmeg I grated. Melted butter or melted lard from the kettle 2 table-spoonfuls. Flour about 2 quarts. Dissolve the soda in the milk, add the sugar and eggs, the butter or lard, and stir or beat all the .articles together. Then sift in flour to make as. soft as dough can be molded and rolled out. Cut into strips and twist or tie into knots or any shape desired. Fry in lard as hot as it can be without burning, which prevents its too great absorption into the cake, making it indigestible. A good light doughnut is a very healthy kind of food — a greasy one is very unhealthy. » CREAM CAKE. Sugar I cup. Flour I cup. Cream i cup. Eggs 3. Cream tartar i tea-spoonful. Soda one-half tea-spoonful. Salt, a little. Make in the usual way. BAKER S DIVISION. 203 NO. 2. Sugar I cup. Rich cream i cup. Eggs 2. Soda I tea-spoonful. Flour 2 cups. Salt I tea-spoonful. Make according to general directions. WHITE OR SILVER CAKE. Whites of 8 eggs. Flour 3 cups. White sugar 2 cups. Butter one-half cup. Sweet milk ^ cup. Baking powder i rounding tea-spoonful. Ext. of lemon i tea-spoonful. YELLOW OR GOLD CAKE. Yolks of 8 eggs. Flour i^ cups. Sugar I cup. Butter ^ cup. Sweet milk one-half cup. Baking powder i tea-spoonful. Ext. lemon i tea-spoonful. Mix and bake according to general directions. FRUIT CAKE. Flour I pound. Sugar I pound. Butter I pound. English currants 2 pounds. 204 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Raisins 2 pounds. Citron i pound. Eggs lo. Any good wine i cup. Brandy one-half cup, or 2 cups wine without the brandy. Those who choose to use no wine or brandy will use a cup of water and cup of milk in their place. Nutmeg and cinnamon to taste, or extracts I table-spoonful each. Mix according to general directions, and bake by putting a buttered paper in the pan. CURRANT CAKE. Butter one-half cup. Sugar 2 cups. Milk I cup. English currants i cup. Soda I tea-spoonful. Cream of tartar 2 tea-spoonfuls. Flour, sufficient to make a pouring batter. WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE. Butter one-half cup. Sugar 2 cups. Flour 3^ cups. Milk I cup. Eggs 2. Cream of tartar 2 tea-spoonfuls. Soda I tea-spoonful. Beat all together without separating the eggs, put the soda in the milk, and stir the cream of tar- baker's division. 205 tar in the flour. Bake as jelly cake, but instead of jelly between the layers put the following frost- ing: Beat the white of i egg to a stiff froth and stir in 7 tea-spoonfuls pulverized sugar. Flavor with extract of lemon or vanilla. GINGER SNAPS. Molasses one-half pound. Brown sugar ^ pound.

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