Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-06
Some Good Recipes.

Notified Cake.-One pound of white
sugar, one-half pound Of butter,
twelve eggs, small red candies, three
cups of -four, two tablespoonful bak-
ing powder. Stir the butter and sug
ar to a cream; add the -four and bak
ing powder. Stir the whites Of the
eggs to a stiff froth. add the sugar,
and mix with otheringredients. Take
one halfsof this batter and color it
with little confectioner's coloring.
Line pake-pan with CREASED paper
and fill in layer Of the white batter.
Now put layer of the red, then
another of the white-until all the
batter is used. Cover the cake when
done with icing, and sprinkle, before
hardening, with the candies. This
makes pretty birthday cake for
child.
Variety Cake. One and one-half
cups Of white sugar, two-thirds cup
Of butter, whites Of six eggs, one cup
of sweet milk, two and one-half cups
Of flour, two teaspoonfuls baking pow
der, flavor with lemon; put two-thirds
of the above into two jelly tins; to the
remaining third add two tablespoon
fuls Of molasses, one-half cup of seed
ed raisins, three (choppedD figs, one
teaspoonful cinnamon, one-half tea
spoonful each of allspice and nutmeg,
two tablespoonful of flour; bake in
one layer; seed and chop one cup OF
raisins, mix with white Of egg beaten
stiff and place between layers. Splen-
did.
Delicious Sponge Cake.-Beat the
yolks and whites of two eggs separate
ly, and mix nearly all of one cup Of
sugar with the Whites the rest with
the yolks. Add one cup flour, one
generous teaspoon baking powder,
and one-quarter teaspoon salt. After
mixing all these well together, add
one-half cup boiling water.
HERMIT CAKES.-One-half cup but
ter, one and one-half cups sugar, one
cup currants, three eggs, one teas
poon all kinds of spices, one-half tea
pooh soda dissolved in a tablespoon
Of water, -four enough to roll. Roll
thin, and cut with a cooky cutter.
Keep in u well-covered jar.
Kentucky Rolls.-Put three quarts
of flour in a large crock, scald one
quart Of buttermilk and pour over the
flour; beat well, then add one cup of
yeast and one cup Of butter or lard.
In the morning mix one teaspoon of
salt, one tablespoon of sugar, and
flour to make a stiff dough. Let it
rise twice, kneading thoroughly, then
make in long rolls, put in pans, and
bake when very light.
White Cake.-One cup sugar Coffee
cup measure), one cup sweet mix,
two cups flour, butter size OF an egg,
whites Of four eggs, two teaspoons
baking powder. Put IN all but egg
whites, and beat vigorously few
minutes. Flour should be sifted till
very light. Beat egg whites to stiff
froth, and add last. Lemon flavoring.
Excellent Rusk.-One pint of milk,
one teacupful of yeast, twelve ounces
of butter, four eggs, pinch of salt, and
flour sufficient to make it as stiff as
bread dough. Mix the milk and yeast
when light add the sugar, butter,
eggs, salt and flour. Let rise again,
mold and sponge it upon tin. These
are excellent.
Gypsy Cakes.-Five cups OF -four
three cups Of sugar, one cup of but
ter, two teaspoonfuls Of soda, three
eggs, sweet milk to thin, and pinch
of cinnamon, ginger and ground nut
meg. Roll out; sprinkle with sugar
Bake.