Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-02
How to. Bake Cakes.

| GINGER SPONGE CAKE.-One cup OF
molasses, one cup butter, two cups su-
gar, four eggs, three cups -four, one cup
milk, teaspoonful soda and ginger.
GINGER CoOKfEs.-One egg, one cup
sugar, one cup molassses, one table.
spoonful soda, one of vinegar, one of
ginger; roll thin and bake quickly.
COOKIES. .-One cup cream, one apd q
Ihalf cups sugar, halfcup butter, one egg,
one teaspoonful Soda. -1o: : -
FEATHER CAKE.-One cup sugar,
half cup butter, half cup milk, one teae
spoonful cream Of tartar, half teaspoon
fui soda, or enc and half teaspoons
baking powder.
SPONGE CAKE.-Beat four eggs and
two coffee cups sugar well together, and
two coffee cups flour, two teaspoons
cream OF tartar, one of soda, two-thirds
cup'of boiling water, flavor with lemon
add the water last.
STRIPED CAKE.-Two cups sugar,
two.thirds cup butter. two and half
cups flour, one cup milk, whites of five
eggs, two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar,
one of soda. Brown part-Two tables
spoonfuls of white dough, one-half cup
molasses, one-half cup flour, one cup
chopped raislns, cinnamon and cloves.
This makes one layer in a long baking
tin; make two of the white, place one
under ard one over the dark cake, with
jelly between.
ORANGE CAKE.-Beat together the
yokes OF four eggs, and one cup white
sugar, add Onefourth cup melted butter,
one-half cup milk, one and half cups
Hour, one and half teaspoonfuls baking
powder. Bake in two long pans. Beat
whites OF two eggs to stiff froth, add
One.half OF a grated orange, one cup SUI
gar. Spread this between the cakes.
CREAM CAKE.-One cup sugar, two
eggs, four tablespoonfuls sweet milk,
one cup flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Bake in three layers
and spread between cream make in
the following manner: One cup milk,
one-haif cup sugar, two teaspoonfuls
corn starch, one egg, flavor.
DELICATE CAKE.-Whites of four
eggs, one cup of sweet milk, half cup
butter, two cups sugar, two and half
cups Hour, two teaspoons baking pow
der. Bake in two loaves.
BLACK CAKE.-One cup sugar, three
iourths cup molasses, one cup butter,
half cupsour cream, two and half cups
Hour. four eggs, one teaspoonful soda,
one cup dried apples soaked over night
in water, then chopped and soaked an
other night in the molasses, add one
cup ralsins and spice to taste.
FRUIT CAKE.-Three cups sugar, one
cup butter, two cups currants, two cups
raisins, half cup cold strong coffee, half
pound citron, one teaspoonful cinna-
mon, one and q half teaspoons allspice,
one of cloves, one of grated nutmeg, one
of soda, four eggs, and four cups flour.
CORN STARCH CAKE.-One cup but
ter, two of sugar, one OF sweet milk, one
CT corn starch, two of flour, whites of
seven eggs, one teaspoon cream of tar
tar, half teaspoon soda. Mix the corn
starch and flour thoroughly before add
ing to the other ingredients.
HERMIT CAKES.-One-half cup but
ter, one and half cups sugar, three eggs,
one teaspoon of all kinds of spice, half
teaspoon soda dissolved in little water;
mix up stiff and roll.
:. RAISED CAKE.-Three cups light
dough, three eggs, two cups sugar, one
cup butter, one cup chopped raislns.-
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spice, to taste; bake immediately.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKES cups
sugar, l cup butter, cup sweet milk,
whites of 10 eggs, J teaspoonful soda, l
teaspoonful cream of tartar sifted with
the flour, 41 cups of flour. Flavor with
essence of bitter almond. ICING.-
Whites of 3eggs, pound powdered SUI
gar, flavor with lemon juice. Bake in
4oI a b n tsr,a o4oI
nut, sweetened with quarter of its
weight of powdered sugar or with icing.
FRENCH CAKE.-1 pound sugar, J
| pound butter, pound currants washed
| clean and dredged with flour, cups
flour, 4 eggs, nutmeg and cinnamon to
taste, ] teaspOonful soda dissolved in 8
tab]espoonfuls milk.
LADY CAKE.-1 pound sugar, pounds
sifted flour, 6 ounces of butter, the
whipped whites of 10 eggs. Flavor with
bitter almond, and bake in square, not
very Deep, tins. Flavor the frosting
with vanilla, .-.t..-.
SISTER MAG'S CAKE.-2. cups pow
dered sugar, ! cup butter, 1 cup sweet
milk, cups flour, eggs, lemon, juice
and rind, 1 small teaspoonful Soda
Bake in square or oblong tin, and frost
| with white of two eggs, beaten stiff with
powdered sugar. .-a. .t.
| DOVER CAKE.-1 pound -four, pound
white sugar, pound butter rubbed with
the sugar to very light cream, 6 eggs,
| cup sweet milk, 1 teaspoonful soda
dissolved in vinegar 1 teaspoonful pow
dered cinnamon, l tablespoonful rose,
| water. Flavor the frosIing with lemon
Juice.
| POINnEXTER TAKEN TO THE PENI-
TENTIAEY AND BACCIGALUPo AT
TEMPTS TO EsCAPE.-John e. Poindex-
ter and Angelo Baccigalupo were taken
to the penitentiary last Tuesday. Ser
geant Lee was in his buggy with Bac~
cigalupO and PoindeXter was in car
riage accompanied by his two brothers
and Deputy-Sergeant Lacy.
When the party reached First street
Baccigalupo, who had been sitting quiet
ly in the buggy, jumped out and ran
down the declivity towards the boat-yard
at the foot of CANDLES Hill. Mr.. L ee
Ipursued him, drawing his pistol as he
ran. While he was running he stepped
upon stone which turned under his
foot, and ne fell breaking his left arm at
the elbow joint.
sergeant Lee, despite tue accluenC,
Ipursued his prisoner. Baccigalupo rush.
ed into the water at the bOat-yard, but
he soon came out and was captured. Mr..
Lacy came forward to the assistance of
Mr.. Lee as soon as possible, the brothers
, of PoindeXter urging him to do what he
could to help Mr.. Lee, and promising
that they would be responsible for the
) keeping of John. After this the prison
. ers were taken to the penitentiary.
Sergeant Lee is doing as well as could
! be axpeeted.-Ihe State.
A young lady who ought to know
accounts for the disposition of the aver
} age young fellow to put his arm around
a girPs waist, by the supposition that he
| is looking for that rib that was taker
| from him so long ago.
Great works are performed, not by
| strength, but by perseverance; he tha
, shall walk with vigor three hours day
will pass in seven years space equal t.
the circumference of the globe.