New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01

cake prepared AZ home For this purpose simple
water sponge cake is not Only incest but Inos'
easily prepared To make this cake beat the yoIks
Of four eggs to a froth add two cups OF sugar
gradually and beat the thoroughly until IL
is Stir in half cup OF cold water.
the Juice OF half a lemon or OF orange and the
grated yellow outer peel. Sift hall an even tea
spoonful Of soda and a Whole teaspoontul OF cream
tartar with two cubs OF -four twice ana SUI tnls
ln Now fold in the whites OF two eggs beaten to
a stiff dry froth The other two whites are re-
served for icing. Where lemon Juice s used only
half tea spoonful OF cream tartar is necessary as
the acid of the lemon juice neutrazes part OF the
soda. Bake this cake in two layers IN round pans
ten inches In circumference and the remainder
In a souare-cornered tin for charlotte russo Put
the two cakes together with any filling you prefer
and serve them at any time Use the square-cor-
nered tin alone for charlotte II Is not pos
sibe TO make third OF this cake as well as the
whole recipe. The loaf of large cake Is an IN
cldental" necessary in making charlotte russo IN
this way. Bake the cake very carefully unti. IL -
a light brown, DO not Ter Il become dry ana hard-
Split It for charlotte lining and let the cr.t
side be the outside OF the charlotte 1t Is tne
best plan to leave the bottom OF an Individual
mould urned French confectioners sometimes
cut the sponge cake used for lining a charlotte N
strips one inch WIDE and IL length the depin o.
they each lap half inch over one anothe: around
an Icing made with part OF the white OF an egg
thckened with powdered sugar SOMETIMES tns
bottom Of the mould Is covered IN the same va wa
WIN Gs o OF Of b penge mould Is
mould deV with pR'p Plain layers Of cake half inch thick
For an orange charlotte make the cake hayo-ei
Nth grange n qcs END hs gS0Td w Tna IL ao
spoonful of orange extract; or with haf M J,ies
aR yellow Sas af& oa % Of he ad
with a boiled icing. This is made OF cup OF sns.r
BALL. ro T'd in III the ngsrs this s
white OF an egg beaten TO very SUI TON: ,iea
This extract is made OF 90 per cent alcohol. which
of Mediterranean oranges The Valencia oranges,
hs 1sa On e bIGK n Shelf f to as for least
two three months. before using. Decorate ih;.
wreathed with cream, or on layer or orignt yei-
A pistachIo charlotte is made Of plain Sponge
cake without orange or lemon juice Flavor ire
Win Win an cling colored faint green With spinach
green. which half cup Of chopped p.stachio
coffee charlotte is made Of plain spGnse cake
filed WIN Pes 6e. cream S wp uw9 o
tablespoonfuls Of boiling water over Two taoie-
back of the stove for half ar hour. Bring L for
ward and reduce 1t one-half and use 1t for flavor
strawberry charlotte is made OF white sponge
cake. which is colored delicate pink by the use II
Of qa cHp Of 8h ge Sugar S II the 80 sugar very
viii be required The whites Of six eggs, beaten @
a stiff froth. are folded In with the sugar. A hall
teaspOOnful OF cream Of tartar IL added and three
quarters Of a cup OF s!fted -four is carefully stirred
in. This cake must be baked very slowly in an
ungreased pan in thin layer so that il VIII not
be over an inch and a half thcS when risen Line
the charlotte russo mould with layers n rifle
thicker than ordinary-about three-Quarters Of IN
inch 30 rot ill the mould at once. but turn CIT
the shell. SO that IL may be iced with pale pink
icing colored with q little pink Just b. fore
serving turn over the shell and M it wiki alto,
layers of whipped cream and fresh swcc:erel
strawberries Place the pale pink mould very Gaze
fully low crystal platter. Wreath u with
whipped cream.
The cost Of plain charlotte russo. iced with
orange Icing Is not over p or 20 cents Il 10 sfrs
entire loaf OF layer cake, with the material for
lining the charlotte mould and ICING for the cake
and charlotte. Is about q cents Only one; hirl %
this seven cents. is to be- allowed Tor the cha
lotte russo, making % cents. The SaVor're AID
sugar used In sweetening the cream viii ada fr0ri
three 10 eight cents 10 the cost. Whore p!stachio
nuts which are 81 pound are used, the COS. is
OF course. materially increased