The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-09
THE HOME.
NOW TO BAKE CAKE.

HOW To BAKE CAKE.
The best dish to make cake in is a large
yellow earthern bowl. Have at hand small
er bowl In which to beat eggs, If you use a
patent beater, or platter, If you prefer a
light wire whip such as professional cake
bakers use. Have all the material for max
ing the cake ready before you, so there will
be no need of the cake resting after you be-
gin. Weigh or measure out your butter.
Turn boiling hot water into your earthern
bowl, and in two minutes turn it out and
wipe the bowl quickly, and put In the butter,
Beat the butter in this warm bow and 1t will
quickly, come to q cream; add the sugar
gradually, remembering that If the grain
of the cake is to be fine the butter and sugar
must be thoroughly beaten together. As
soon as the butter and eggs are creamed, add
the yolks OF the eggs, straining and beating
them through gravy strainer. Beat the
cake Thoroughly now, and If there is milk to
add 1t to the milk and beatit.
The next thing to be added is the -four, and
the cream-tartar mixed with it, IL the cake
calls for cream-tartar. Remember that il
You use only just flour enough to make the
tender. The fiavoring can be added now.
before the cake is baked, or it can be lightly
rubbed over the bottom after the cake is out
of the oven. 1t Is then slipped back into the
pan and allowed to cool there. A more deli
cate flavor is obtained by the last method.
but 1t Is something of a risk to handle warm
cake, lest 1t become heavy. The last thing
to be added to any cake should be the whites
OF the eggs, beaten to stiff froth. Stir the
cake well. but quickly, pour 1t in the pans,
In the centre, to insure its rising evenly with
out being peaked and breaking open In the
centre
The oven fol, cup cake and pound cake
should be just hot enough to color piece of
whts WrS sbt paper psn shut in i for five
ter for sponge cake. 1t is very injurious to
cake to be baked in too hot an oven. Al slow
baking. gives a fine-grained, delicate cake.
The rule given for cup cake below is common
enough. but II the directions set down above
be carefully followed the result will be sur
prising to many cooks who are careless.
Such cake properly made is, nearly as rich
and delicious as pound cake.9Where rasisins
or other fruit Is used add them at the last
minute before the cake is poured into the
pans. Always line cake pans with creased
teapaper. 1t Is better to cool all cake in the
pans In which it Is baked: sponge cake, cup
cake, angels food and all cakes which are
not heavy with fruit are better baked in tins
that can be turned upside down and rest on
little legs at the four corners. A current of
air passes over and under the cake, and the
result Is much lighter and better than can be
obtained in any other way.-New York
Tribune.
HINTS FOR MAINTAINING HEALTH.
When the health is fairly good, .and there
is:no special strain to be put upon the sys-
tenn, the.normal appetite may be trusted to
indicate the kind and quantity of food me-
cessary to maintain that condition. Natur-
ally the appetite varies with changing sea-
sons. and unlessit indicates an unreasonable
extreme of indulgence or abstinence, no at
tention need be paid to any ether monitor.
Much harm is done by injudiciuus or meddle-
some friends suggesting that person Is too
stout or too thin, too pale or too rudy, and
serious disturbances of the system often fol-
low the mischievOus advice to make some
bitters or pills, or refrain from fattening
food or drink.
Paying attention to any of these fads is
like playing with fire. II you are i'll enough
to seem to warrant any radical change of
diet or any application of medicine, consult
you physician at once. Above all, avoid adj
vertised quack medicines. To use the opin.
Ion of successful dealer in them, whose
bank balance is more liberal than his con-
science, they are made to SELL"
If you feel little debilitated use the coca
tonic; eat plenty Of fresh ripe fruit and vege-
tables, especially oranges drink lemonade:
and when unusually fatigued, and lust be-
fore retiring. drink glass of milk as hot as
can be taken, in large sips. Walk reasonably
and sleep in pure air. If few days of this
sort OF home treatment fail to bring up the
body and mind to their proper tone, call In
your doctor and follow his advice.-[Juliet
Corson In Harper's Bazaar.