Nellie's Favorite Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of butter creamed with
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 very scant cups of flour
• 2 even teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 eggs beaten separately
• grated rind of a piece of lemon

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add flour and baking powder, then milk and eggs.

2. 2

   Mix well.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Rare old receipts (1906) by Jacqueline Harrison Smith, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the milk, spices to taste. GERMAN SALAD DRESSING FOR POTATO SALAD OR COLD SLAW. Contributed by Mrs. George A. Dunning, West Chester, Pa. 1 egg, 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar, 1 teaspoonful butter, J4 tea- spoonful mustard, 1 teaspoonful salt, 2 teaspoonfuls sugar, y 2 cup of cream, or 1 cup of milk, 2 teaspoonfuls flour, a good shake of red pepper. Put vinegar and butter together, and heat. Then add other ingredients, stir until thick and let cool. RARE OLD RECEIPTS 27 INDIAN CURRY. These receipts were brought from India over fifty years ago by the Rev. John Prunate Maud. Contributed by Louise Catherwood Maud, Mrs. Charles E. Maud, Monterey, California. Melt one heaping tablespoon of butter in a saucepan. Stir in a heaping tablespoon of flour, and when smooth, add slowly a cup of warm gravy. Mix a tablespoon of curry powder in a little cold milk or gravy, and add a half a cup of cream. It should thicken and become quite smooth. When done, season, and just before remov- ing from the fire put in a tablespoon of port wine. Curry should never stand a moment, but should at once be poured over the meat or fish it is intended for. It should always be accompanied by boiled rice and chutney. GREEN PEA SOUP WITH WHIPPED CREAM. Martha G. Binney Dunning. Contributed by Mrs. George A. Dunning, West Chester, Pa. 1 qt. fresh green peas, shelled, 1 qt. milk, 2 tablespoonfuls flour, yi tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley. Boil the peas until very soft and mash through colander. Boil the milk in double boiler, rub the butter and flour together, add the milk, add the peas, boil fifteen minutes, add 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley, and serve in cups with whipped cream. PICKLED PEACHES. Mrs. Amos Binney, Boston, Mass. Contributed by Mrs. George A. Dunning, West Chester, Pa. Scald the peaches, then rub with a soft cloth to remove the down. For one peck peaches take 3 pts. vinegar, 3 pts. water, 8 lbs. sugar and allspice, cloves and mace to taste. Let it come to a boil. Put in the peaches and cook until tender. 28 RARE OLD RECEIPTS CHUTNEY. Contributed by Louise Catherwood Maud, Mrs. Charles E. Maud, Monterey, Calif. iy 2 lbs. brown sugar, Y$ lb. salt, i tablespoonful chopped gar- lic, % lb. onions, 24 lb. powdered ginger, %. lb. dried chillies, 24 lb. mustard seed, 24 lb. stoned raisins, 2 bottles best vinegar, 30 large apples (or some people prefer bananas or peaches.) Soak the mustard seed in a pt. of vinegar. Chop onions, chillies, garlic and raisins. Peel and slice fruit and boil with sugar and the rest of the vinegar. When the fruit is cold, mix all together, and put into airtight jars and set away for at least three months. COOKIES. Sent by, Mrs. Robert W. Stuart, New York City, N. Y. Contributed by Cornelia E. Paulmier Scott, Mrs. Wm. Carpenter Scott, " Dipple," Ardmore, Pa. 1 scant cup of butter, 1 heaping cup of sugar, 2 eggs, beaten yolks and whites together, 1 tablespoon of water. Flour just enough to make a dough — not too stiff. Roll out thin, then cut out. Blanch almonds and stick four halves on the top of each cake, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, and bake. Sometimes put in caraway seeds, rather than the almonds and cinnamon. NELLIE'S FAVORITE CAKES. Small Cakes and also for Strawberry Layer Cake. Sent by Mrs. Robert W. Stuart, New York City, N. Y. Contributed by Cornelia E. Paulmier Scott, Mrs. Wm. Carpenter Scott, " Dipple," Ardmore, Pa. %1 /i cup of butter creamed with 1 cup of sugar, 2 very scant cups of flour, 2 even teaspoons of baking powder, y 2 cup of milk, 2 eggs beaten separately, grated rind of a piece of lemon

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