The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-09
II full-grown pigs. Pure water should
be given plentifully.
HOUSEHOLD
CAKE.

An acquaintance said to US the other
day, why don't you give US some
cake recipes. Mrs. X? Something
rel nice and new-half of my bakings
are take, and 1 want q new recipe to
try, every time" Poor soul, we said,
no wonder your John has dyspepsia,
your children are peevish and scrawny,
and your own health 30 miserable that
comfort long since departed your pres
ence; 1 surmlsed the CAUSE q all This,
as 1 sat at youf tsbie,- NOT long since,
and now I know 1t. "What, said she,
what did have on my table, that was
not nice" Nothing. It was ali mice"
but terribly suggestive.
II remember,' said she, 'othera was
tea, warm biscuit, shaved beefg,snnoed
berries. aud four kinda, Qfsesk@ A
very plain tee my friend. AVID othipE
terrible aboutit at all, that I can see."
Another friend writes her commend
alton Of the articles In Household. ana
adds "But give US lots of cake recipes
For the good Of future generations, we
could wish these were isolated ex-
amples ofa depraved taste, But alas
we know to the contrary. Every day
the beating of eggs ana butter and
sugar goes on, and in q corresponding
ratio does the enervation Of our race
increase. But here are recipes. Bless
you, we can furnish you ten recipes 10
make cake, to one for any good whole
some dish that shall contain not only
nutritive ingredients, but the process
of evolving therefrom O. cofnpound
that shall assist the demands of Nature
when she starts out to create healthy
man or woman. Here they, are now.
"You pays your moneys and You takes
your chcice.'' VIII any body cry
"quits'' at the endIof eight or teWcol-
u"isf a- So s.uiTgA 4ds u
~ 80 SPONGE CAKE--ExTRA.c isi
Ten eggs, one pound white sugar,
half q pound of sifted -four, one lemon.
Beat the whites in a large bowl-the
same you intend mixing the cake in !;
take smaller one and In 1t beat the
yolks very light; then slowly add the
sugar, free from humps; When II Is
very light pour on the beaten whites,
stirring lightly all the time add the
lemon grated, and next the flour, one
quarter Of which should be corn-starch
or rice -four. Bake Immediately. One
half this quantity makes q good sized
cake. nrr.f .ies "a .idI 10 6,-fs
SPONGE cAKE-NIoEa 20 on
One cup of sugar, three eggs we'll
beaten, ten or fifteen minutes, then
add the sugar, two tablespoons cold
water, three teaspoons baking powder
sifted into one cup Of flour, pinch of
salt, the juice of one lemon, and q
little vanilla. Beat well after the eggs
and sugar are mixed.
sa.ii.. at1 - ~ LIzzIE MOORE.
BOILING WATER SPONGE CAKE.
Four eggs and two cups sugar beat
en- well together; two cups of flour,
and two teaspOonfuls of cream tartar
rubbed in the -four, one teaspOOnful
of soda dissolved In two-thirds of n cup
of boiling water and added last.
CHEAP SPONGE CAKE.
Two eggs, one cup brown. sugar,
three tablespoons of water, one, cup Of
flour, two teaspoons of baking powder.
MRS. NoRToN's SPONGE CAKE.
One cup sugar, three eggs, two large
of -four, two teaspoons baking powder,
lemon to taste. esd. .'f'Ia -
1 sri.ii LEMON CAKE. .ln,,j 90
Three cups of sugar, one of butter,
and one of sweet milk, one teaspoon
soda, and twoof cream tartar, five eggs,
four and oneihalf cups flour, two tea
spoons lemon. Bake in jelly tins.
aDus 4fa. SILVER CAKE. ,s'liHraaG
! Two cups fine sugar, one and one
half butter, two and one half of sifted
flour, hree-fourths cup of sweet milk,
the whites of eight eggs, and one table,
spoonful snowflake" rubbed in the
four. Flavor TO- taste, and bake in q
s1'r MRS. M. T. WALL L1ls,EE..'
'''''. ~ SNOWFLAKE CAKE.
One cup of butter, three cups, whit
sugar, three and 'one-half cups -four,
half cup sweet milk, ! whites OF ten
eggs beaten ~. q, froth, one heaping
the flour quickly. bake in three tins.
eggs, and one pound of powdered su :
gar. Spread the icing and sprinkle
grated cocoanut between each. layer,
and over the top and sides.
ts.o WHITE POUND CAKE. .,,,,m
The whites Of ten eggs. one cup of
three and one-half cups OF Hour, one
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