Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-15
PRACTICAL HINTS.


Poor Mans Cake.-One cup sugar,
half cup butter, one cup sour cream, one
egg, -four enough to make good batter,
half tea-spoonful saleratus.
Fruit Cake,--One and one-half pounds
sugar, one and one-quarter pounds -four,
three-quarters Of pound of butter, six
eggs, pint sweet milk, one tea-spconful
saleratus, one glass wine, one of brandy,
and as much fruit and spice as you can
afford and no more. Ti.tF
Cup Cake.-Five CUPS flour, three cups
nice sugar, one cup OF butter, four eggs,
one cup of good buttermilk, with saler-
atus enough to sweeten it; one nutmeg.
Cookfes.-One cup of butter, two cups
sugar, one cup of cold water, one-half
tea-spoonful of saleratus, two eggs; -four
enough to roll, and no more. ~ ,''r
Soft Ginger6read.-Onec cup of molas-
ses, one cup'of sugar, one cup Of butter.
one cup of buttermilk. one egg, salera-
tus and cloves. Mix pretty stiff. q =
Delicate Cake.--Neariy three cups of
flour, two cups sugar, three-quarters Of
a cup of sweet milk, whites of six eggs,
one tea-spoonful of cream tartar, one
half tea-spoontul soda, one-half cup Of
butter, lemon for fiavoringaftoT
Cream Cahe.-One cup of cream, one
cup of sugar. two cups -four, two eggs.
tea-spoonful of saleratus, flavor with
lemon.
Sugar Gingerbread.--One pound -four,
three-quarters of pound of sugar. half
a pound of butter, five eggs; roll very
thin on fat tins; do not grease the tins,
but slip OFF the cake, when baked, with
q knife.
Wabies.-One pound of -four, half q
pound of butter, four eggs, one quart Of
milk, one tea-spoonful of yeast, boil the
milk; stir in the butter; beat up warm.
and rise them.
Old Colony Cake.-Three eggs, one
scant cup of butter, two and half cups
of sugar, one cup of sour milk, three
and two-thirds cups of flour, even tea
spoonful Of soda; spice to taste; sift a
little powdered sugar over the top.
Mrs. Works Sponge Cake.-One coffee
cup -four, one coffee-cup sugar four eggs,
one lemon. aa
Sponge Cake.-One pound powdered
sugar, one pound flour, six eggs, beaten
separately, grated rind of one lemon,
and part of the juice; one tea-spoonful
cream tarter, rubbed with the -four, halt
teaspoon ful soda, dissolved In half tea
cnpful cold water.
,Eyerg-aaye Fruit, Cake.--0ne cup but
ter, two cups sugar, two cups sour milk,
two cups raisins, five cups -four, tea
spoonful saleratus. Salt, cinnamon, cloves,
citron and wine to taste. H ,i-t
Rice Cake.-Three-quarters pound of
-four, half pound of butter, eight fresh
eggs. one pound Of sngar, half glass of
brandy.
Mrs. Holmes Liberty Cake.-One cup
butter, two cups sugar, one cup milk,
one pint and half flour, three eggs, salt
and spices, three teaspoons of Babbitt's
yeast powders.
Pound Cake.-One pound -four, one
pound sugar, one pound of butter, eight
eggs, three spoonfuls rose-water, mace
or other spice.
Measure Cake.--Four teacups of flour,
two teacups OF sugar, one and.a half tea
cups of butter, one glass brandy, four
eggs, and one nutmeg.
Soft, Ginqerbread.T-Two teacpps Of mo-
lasses, one teacup of milk, two eggs.
one teaspoon saleratus, and flour to make
it thick.
Fannie's Cake.-.Half pound of but
ter, three-quarters of a pound of sugar,
one pound of flour. four eggs. one cup
of milk. one teaspoon of soda. Gloves,
cinnamon and mace to taste, with or
without fruit, as You choose. Bake in a
slow oven.