Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-24
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COOKIES. One cup of sugar, one of
syrup, one of shortening, half cup of hot
water, pinch of salt, half teaspoonful of
soda; bake quickly.
CHocoLATATE KISSES. -One ounce of
sugar, two ounces of chocolate pounded
together and finely sifted; mix whites of
eggs well beaten to froth; drop on but
tered paper and bake slowly.
Com CAKE.-The yolks of eight eggs,
two cups of brown sugar, one cup Of
butter, half cup of sweet milk, three
| cups of flour, one teaspoonful of baking
powder; flavor with orange extracts
ToFrEE. Quarter pound of butter;
when melted put in one pound of brown
sugar; boil and stir fifteen minutes; put
in spoonful of ground ginger, boil and
stir again. Pour into buttered tins.
SILVER CAKE.-The whites of eight
eggs. two cups of white sugar, half cup
of butter, half cup of sweet milk, three
cups OF flour, one teaspoonful of baking
powder; flavor with extract of almond
OLD-FAsHIoNED MoLAssEs CANDY
One quart of the best New Orleans
molasses, and piece Of butter half the
size Of hens egg. When it. will snap
little soda to whiten it; pour into but
tered dishes, and when cool enough pull
until white.
CocoASUT CAKE.-One pound of white
sugar, half pound of butter, the yolks of
five eggs beaten up together; beat the
WHITES to a stiff froth; mix three-fourths
Of pound of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and CRATE one good sized
cocoanut; mix together with one cup Of
milk. Add the cocoanut just before
baking.
CTTRoN CAKE.-One cup of butter, two
of sugar, three of flour, four eggs, one
cup of milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two
of cream tartar, and pinch of salt.
Make the cake as above, put in the pan,
cut the citron thin and put in the cake
endways: this viii prevent the citron
from falling to the bottom of the pan.
Snow CREAM-Allow two tablespoon
fuls Of fine white sugar and two Of rich,
sweet cream to each person for whom
you are making the desert. Then get
quantity Of fine, dry snow and stir in;
after waiting minute stir in more
adding enough to make It of sufficient
stiffness. Flavor to suit the taste. 1t
does not require more than two minutes
to make, and should not be made until
needed. as it soon melts.
BRoILED BEEFsTEAK. cook good,
juicy beefsteak, never pound it, but
slash it several times across each way;
have nice, bright fire and broil as
quickly as possible, without burning, if
the Goals blaze from the drippings,
sprinkle on a little salt, which will in
stantly extinguish the flames. Steak
should be turned constantly while broil-
ing, and to be rare should not cook over
three minutes; butter and salt after
taking up. This should be served very
hot
TART CRusT.-One cup of lard, one
half teaspoonful Of salt, the white of an
egg, one-quarter teaspoonful of cream
tartar, one tablespoonful of sugar, one
eighth teaspoonful of saleratus, three
tablespoonfuls of ice-water; flour to roll;
mix lard with one cup of -four; add salt,
sugar and cream tartar; beat egg; mix
with water and saleratus, all together;
keep the dough cold; add flour to roll,
one-quarter of an inch thick. The above
makes eighteen tarts.
PUN PUDDING. pound Of raisins,
one of currants, one of suet chopped fine,
and add three-quarters of pound of
stale bread crumbs, one-quarter pound
of flour, one-quarter pound of brown SUI
gar, rind of one lemon Chopped thin),
one-half nutmeg grated, five eggs, one
half pound mixed candied peel, one-half
pint of brandy; mix well the dry ingredi-
ents; beat the eggs with the brandy;
pour this over the other things and thor
oughly mix; to be boiled in basin or
mold, for six hours at the time of maxi
ing, and six hours when wanted for use.
IcING FOR CAKES. Whites of four
eggs, one pound Of puaverized sugar,
with lenlon; break the whites into
broad. cool, clean dish; throw small
handful of sugar upon them and be-
gin TO whip it in with long, even
strokes of the beaten. A few minutes
later throw in more sugar and keep add
ing it at intervals until it is all used up.
Beat until the icing is of a smooth, fine,
and firm texture; il not stiff enough, put
in more sugar; use at least quarter of
pound Of sugar for each egg. To
spread it, use a broad-bladed knife
dipped in cold water.