The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-14
NUT CAKE.

of cold water and four cups of -four drop
in he tins with a spoon.
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Two eggs, one cup of sugar, one half
cup each of butter and sweet milk, II
cups of sifted -four, two te~aspoonfuls of
baking powder, and n large cup of
chopped walnut meats; frost when baked,
and cut in squares; put half a nut on each
square.
ORANGE
One PIN of milk, let it come to a boil,
add II tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one
half cup of sugar and the yolks of three
eggs; let it boil a few minutes and set
away to cool; when cool pour over three
oranges cut up fine, %andspread the beaten
whites on top for frosting.
Y PANCAKES.
One cup of sour milk, one t ~aspoonful
Of soda, dissolved in the milk, a little salt,
and one-half cup of molasses. Stir in
rye meal and -four, about half and half,
until the batter is very stiff. } rop a
spoonful into hot fat, and fry crisp. If
the cake soaks fat, add a little more -four
to the batter.
FOAMY SAUCE.
0ne-half cupful of sugar and piece cf
butter the size Of a walnut, beasen well
together with one tablespoonful Of -four.
Pour over this a cupful OF boiling wa er;
while it is boiling add the yolks of two
eggs, well beaten, a little lemon, then the
whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth.
Take Immediately from the stove.
TO CLEAN IVORY.
Ivory ornaments are quickly cleansed
by brushing them with a new, not very
sharp toothbrush, to which little soap is
given; then rinse the ornament in luke
warm water. Next dry the trinket and
brush a little, and continue brushing till
the lustre re-appears, which can be in
creased by pouring some alcohol on the
brush and applying it to the trinket.
Should this have become yellow, dry it IN
agentle heat and it will appear as if new.
A YANKEE PLUM PUDDING.
Take a large, stale leaf of bakers bread,
a box loaf without side erusts is the best,
and crumble the inside as fine as possible.
Four over the crumbs one quart Of rich
new milk boiling hot, add two ounces of
butter and a quarter Of a t~easpoonful of
salt. Let it stand until the next day and
then stir in four beaten eggs and one
pound of seeded raisins. Bake in a
moderate oven until brown. To be eaten
not with hard sauce, or if preferred, the
pudding may be sweetened and favored
with nutmeg.
JELLY CAKE.
Peat n egg very thoroughly, add
four ounces of sifted sugar, half an ounce
OF butter, five ounces of flour and a little
milk; to this put quarter of an ounce of
carbonate of soda dissolved in milk, and
last of all half an ounce of cream of tar
tar, also dissolved in a little milk: pour
the mixture into shallow round tins, well
Outtered, and bake il a quick oven. When
cold, pile the cakes n on top of the
other, with any sort of preserve or choco-
late icing between each. If icing is used,
the top of the cake should be iced as well.
POTATO PANCAKES.
Boil and mash three large, mealy pota-
toes, add TWO tablespoonfuls of butter
two ounces), a teaspoonful Of salt and
beat them to a cream, add a gill of cream
and two eggs. well beaten, then add suff-
Gent -four to make a dough, about n
pint. Have ready a pan well buttered
take a tablespoonful of this mixture, fiat
ten 1t with the hand into a very thin
cake, put it in the hot frying pan, cook
quickly on n side, then turn and cook
the other, or they may be cooked on a
grlddle. Fold one-half over the other
serve while hot.