Confectioner's Sugar Spread

Ingredients

• Take confectioner's sugar (not powdered sugar)
• wet with enough sweet cream or milk
• Flavor to taste

Method

1. 1

   Wet the confectioner's sugar with enough sweet cream or milk so it will spread easily.

2. 2

   Flavor to taste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Take confectioner's sugar (not powdered sugar) and wet with enough sweet cream or milk so it will spread easily. Flavor to taste. — [Mrs. J. C. McC, Vt. Dissolve 1 tablesp cornstarch in 1 cup milk, beat 1 egg well with Vz cup sugar and add. Cook until thick and then flavor with 1 teasp vanilla. Spread when cool. — [Mrs. W. K., Cal. Boil together until it thickens 1 cup sugar and 1 cup sour cream. Remove from fire and add 1 cup nut meats. I some- times use chopped dates or figs for variety. — [Mrs. G. F., Minn. Put in a double boiler l^^ cups milk, butter size of walnut, % cup sugar, 1 egg and scant l^ cup flour. Boil until it thickens, stirring constantly. Flavor to taste. — [Mrs. S. E. Y., Me. Boil slowly about % to % hour 1 cup sweet cream with 2 cups maple sugar. Remove from fire, let it cool, then stir in 1 cup chopped English walnuts and beat until creamy. — [Mrs. J. C. H., Vt. To 1 cup sugar add 1 e^K, 2 or 3 grated sour apples and the juice and grated rind of one lemon. Boil until it thickens, stirring constantly. Cool before spreading on cake. — [Mrs. R. N. P., N. y. To the beaten white of 1 e^^ add 1 cup sugar. Mix thor- oughly and then add 1 cup strawberries, crushed. Beat together with an e^^ beater until it is as thick as whipped cream. — [O. A., Cal. Boil until it candies 1 cup brown sugar, ^ cup sweet milk, 1 tablesp flour and 1 tablesp butter. Remove from fire, beat until creamy and spread between layers and on top of cake. — [Mrs. R. A. G., N. Y. Soak 1 teasp granulated gelatine in 3 tablesp hot water. When dissolved and cooled off a little, add 1 cup confectioner's sugar and beat until smooth. Spread at once, or this icing will set. — [Miss L. E. F., Can. CAKE FILLINGS AND FROSTINGS 53 Cook in a double boiler until it thickens 1 pt sweet cream or rich milk, 1 egg, 1 tablesp cornstarch and pinch of salt. Stir constantly and after it has thickened remove from fire and flavor to taste

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.