Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-19
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For the VHRnoNr FARMER
Some Good Recipes.

The following recipes Of cake were given
me by friends and present them to your
readers as tried. reliable ones.
No. I. Delicate Cake Whites Of 9 eggs,
well beaten; 3 cups of white sugar. 3 cups
-four, not quite cup OF butter, cup sweet
milk, teaspoon cream Of tartar, l teaspoon
soda, flavoring.
No. 3. CuStdrd Cdke.-Take one-half Of
the above (No. ~ cake. Bake the same in
two shallow round tins and whe ready for
the oven press down with spoon in middle OF
the cakes so rs to be of even thickness when
baked. Custard Tor No. 2 cake: whole
egg, yolks Of 3 eggs, . table spoons sugar,
salt and favoring. Beat well. l cup OF
sweet milk brought to u boil and then pour
in eggs, sugar, &C., and cook to suit taste.
Fro0the same by beating whites of 2 eggs to
still froth adding spoons sugar.
No. 3. Roll Cdke.-I tumbler sugar,
tumblcr -four, tumbler water, 9 eggs, tea
spoon cream Of tartar, ! teaspoon soda, salt
and flavor. Bake in thin sheet or cake,
and when done spread jelly between and roll
while hot.
No. 4. Mrs, RS Puff Cdke.-3 cups Of
|
teaspoon Of cream of tartar, 4 teaspoon soda.
salt, butter size OF an egg. BE careful in
baking not to open oven doors till the cake
has risen and become somewhat done as the
cold air is liable to cause falling.
No. S. Wdithdm Cake cups Of -four,
cup Of white sugar, cup OF butter, 3 eggs,
teaspoon of cream tartar put inRhe -four.
"a teaspoon Of soda dissolved in cup milk,
pextract of lemon, spice.
No. 6. Sponge Cdke.-BeRt tho whites Of
eggs to stiff froth. and the yolks OF the
same till they are very thick; add 10 the
yolks Il teacupfuls Of white sugar and } tn
blespoonfuls of cold water; after they are
thoroughly mixed. add the whites, and stiI
them we'll in; add to 9 tcacupfuls of sifted
flour. measure each of the acid and soda o.
fIorsford's self raising bread preparation
stir well and sin again Lastly, stir the
flour, so prepared, into tho sugar and eggs
and when well stirred in, put Immediately
into well-heated oven.
No. !. Small Plum Cdke.-2 cups OF four
| cup sugar. cup butter, 1 cup milk. 3 eggs
l teaspoon cream tartar, teaspoon soda,
pound currants, little lemon peel.
No. g. Marble Cake.-Light: cups oil
sugar, cup butter, l cup Of sweet milk
whites of eggs, 8 cups -four, teaspoon
cream of tartar, 4 teaspoon soda. flavoring
Dark of tho same: cups of brown
sugar, cup butter, cup molasses. cur
sour milk, soda, yolks OF eggs, cups o
flour, spices. Make layer of dark and then
light, or drop by spoonfuls, first light and then
dark, to make 1t narbled to suit fancy.
No. o. Feather Cake.-l cup sugar, cup
butter, cup milk, cups -four, 9 eggs.
teaspoon cream Of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda.
No. lO.-Take No. o and add currants and
cup or gem cakes.
No. IL. CocoaHM Ctke.-Take No. o anC
bake In round tins As for Washington pie
when done put desiccated cocoanut bet ween
prepared in this way: cup oocoanut, Gu
, milk, . tablespoons sugar, white Of nm egg
, Soak the cocoanut in the milk one hour, thel
whip the white of an egg to froth, add the
, sugar, and stir all together.
No. ~. Chocolate Cake.-Take No. an,
bake rs Washington pie. and put between
the cake the following; II cakes baker,
chocolate, cup milk. 4 cup sugar, tea
spoon vanilla. Boil the milk and chocolat
, together for two minutes then add the sugal
and when cold add the vanilla and sprea
a pretty thick. Ice if preferred.
v No. 10. Warm Tea Cabe.-I cup sugar
, l cup milk, egg, butter size Of an egg,
pint of -four, Q teaspoons cream tartar, tea
spoon soda.
e No. II. Nut Cake.-l cup butter, GU
: cold water, 4 eggs, 3 cups -four, teaspoon
D cream of tartar, teaspoon soda, . cups {
y English walnuts or almonds sliced line to b
Q added the last thing before baking. TAX
!, the almond meats and pour boiling waite
upon them, and remove the skin and sliC
or chop fine rs one prefers, and use.
: No. 1916 eggs, , cups sugar. cups fiou
= | cup cold water teaspoon cream tartar,
: teaspoon soda.
No. IS. Cup Cake,--I cup of butter, 9 cur
sugar, 3 cups -four, eggs.
No. I7.-l4 cup sugar, cup butter, Gu
: milk, eggs. 3 cups -four, teaspoons creaI
: of tartar, teaspoon soda. This will mai
o two cakes.
d No. 10. Fruit Cake.--5 eggs, Q cups suga
A | cup butter, I cup molasses pound Oltrol
T | pound currants, | pound rRisins, o cuI
=, -four, cup milk, teaspoon soda-anda It'll
. more on account of the molRsses, teaspdAI
il cream tartar.
" 50. JOhnSbuTy Mrs. y. A. q.
y Vepeau, the French surgeon, had success
. fully performed on little urchin five yea