Johnny Cake
From Cookery for every household, 1914
Serves 2
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This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 928. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
| lb. castor sugar. 2 tea-sps. ground ginger. £ lb. glac6 ginger. £ lb. mixed peel. 2 oz. grated chocolate. 2 oz. ground almonds. 2 table-sps. treacle. 7 eggs. Rind of 1 lemon. £ oz. carbonate of soda. £ oz. ground ginger. £ tea-sp. ground cinna- mon. £ tea-sp. ground cloves. A pinch of salt. lOoz. flour. 6 oz. butter. 8 oz. castor sugar. 4 oz. mixed peel. 4 eggs. 6 oz. sweet almonds. 2 table-sps. cream. Sieve the flour, sugar, salt, and spices into a basin, and rub in the butter until free from lumps. Then add the soda, almonds finely shred, and the peel chopped. Beat the eggs and cream together, add them to the dry ingredients, and mix all together. Beat for ten minutes, and half fill greased tins with the mixture. Bake in a moderate oven until the gingerbread is well risen, and feels firm to the touch. Time to bake, 1 to 1£ hour if one cake. Prob- able cost, Is. lOd. 2785. Parkin Gingerbread £ lb. flour. 1 dessert-sp. ground £ lb. oatmeal. ginger. £ lb. dripping. A pinch of salt. £ lb. brown sugar. A little grated nutmeg. £ lb. treacle. £ tea-sp. carbonate soda. Melt the dripping, treacle, and sugar in a sauce- pan over the fire, and stir them into the centre of Cream the butter in a large basin with the grated or chopped rind of 1 lemon. Add the sugar, ground ginger, and chocolate sieved together, and beat again for a few minutes. Then add the yolks alternately with a spoonful of the flour and rice flour mixed, beating well between each, and making the mixture as light as possible. If the mixture be- comes too stiff, add the treacle slightly warmed. When all the beating is done, put in the glace ginger and mixed peel cut in fine shreds, along with the ground almonds, and, lastly, the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Mix as lightly as possible, pour into a lined cake tin, and bake in a moderate oven until well risen and firm to the touch. Note. — If liked, this gingerbread may be covered with glac6 icing, and decorated with angelica and small pieces of glace ginger. Time to bake, 1£ to 2 hours. Probable cost, 2s. 6d. 2788. Hedgehog Cake Make an almond cake as directed in Recipe 2761. Hedgehog Cake Trim the top if necessary to give it a nice rounded appearance, and cover it with a coating of almond 580 COOKERY FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD paste (Recipe 2851). Smooth over with a wetted knife, glaze with the yolk of an egg, and then make a golden brown colour in a hot oven. Have ready some split almonds dried and lightly browned ; stick them into the cake in even rows, put a band of white or silver paper round, and tie it on with a pretty coloured ribbon. and well risen, then cut in slices, and serve hot. buttered. Note. — This cake is not so good eaten cold, but if not required at once, it may be toasted and buttered hot before serving. Time to bake, 4 to £ hour. Probable cost, 9 d. 2789. Holiday Cake 1 lb. flour. £ lb. butter. I lb. currants. £ lb. mixed peel. I lb. sultanas. £ lb. Demerara sugar. 2 tea-sps. mixed spice. ! pint stout. Rind of 1 lemon. 1 tea-sp. carbonate of soda. 4 eggs. First prepare the fruit carefully, and mix it with a little of the flour. Then put the rest of the flour into a large basin, and rub in the butter until free from lumps. Add the fruit and other dry ingredients except the soda, mix all together, and make a well in the centre. Heat the stout in a small saucepan and add the soda to it. Mix quickly, and while still frothy pour it into the centre of the dry ingredients. Add also the eggs well beaten, and beat all together for 15 minutes. Pour the mixture into a lined cake tin, and bake in a slow oven until well risen and firm to the touch. Note. — This cake if iced will make a very good Christmas or birthday cake. It is excellent for taking to the country or seaside, as it does not readily become dry. Time to bake, about 3 hours. Probable cost, Is. 10 d. 2790. Invalid Cake 3 oz. flour. 2 eggs. 2 oz. castor sugar. | tea-sp. baking powder. 2 oz. butter. £ lemon rind grated. Cream the butter, sieve the sugar on the top of it, and mix the two together. Then add one egg and half the flour, sieved, and beat well for a few minutes. Add the second egg and the remainder of the flour, and beat again until very light. Add the lemon rind and the baking powder at the last, pour the mixture into a lined cake tin, and bake in a moderate oven until nicely browned and cooked through. Or, the mixture may be baked in small patty pans that have been greased and dusted out with flour and sugar ; 10 or 15 minutes will he sufficient to cook them. Time to bake, about 1 hour. Probable cost, 6 d. 2791. Johnny Cake \ lb. Indian corn meal. i lb. flour. 2 oz. butter. | pt. sweet milk. £ lb. castor sugar. 3 tea-sps. baking powder. 3 eggs
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