Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-09-14
RECIPES.
sr,csp LAYER CAKE.

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One scant cupful Of butter, one and
one-half cupfuls OF sugar, three eggs,
one-half OF 4 cupful Of milk, two and
three-Quarter cupfuls OF -four, one-quar-
ter of teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one-qusrter
OF q teaspoonful OF mace, one-quarteE
| Of teaspoonful Of cloves, one.half OF .
teaspoonful Of allspice, one teaspoouful
Of cinnamon, two tablespoonfuls Of graf
ed chocolate. Cream the butter, add the
sugar and cream again; add the egg
volks, well beaten, then, alternately, the
| -four and milk. Melt the chocolate over
hot water and add Il, with the spices
and salt, TO the batter. Beat steadily
! for Ave minutes, stir In the stifily beaten
whites and the baking powder. This
will make three or four thin layers. For
filling use u boiled icing favored with
vanilla; II desired, It may be colored
with little melted chocolate.
ICE CREAM CAKE.
Cream one cupful Of butter, add two
cupfuls of powdered sugar and bea,
sgaiu until very creamy. MIX together
two and one-half cupfuls Of pastry -four
and ope-half OF a cupful Of cornstarch
add this to the creamed butter and
sugar. alternating with one cnpful OF
milk. When we'll mixed add one-quartei
OF teaspoonful Of salt, and one tea.
spoonful of vanilla, or one-half Of tea
spoonful OF extract Of bitter almond
the whites OF eigh, eggs beaten TO q
stiff, dry froth, aud two teaspoonfuls Of
taking powder. Bake in three layers.
ICING.
When the cake Is cold put three cup
fuls OF granulated' sugar and three-Qusr
tiers OF cupful Of water over the iire II
| a small saucepan; stir only until tn
sugar Is dissolved, no longer. Boil unit
the syrup will spin long thread, or un
ill little dropped into ice-water can b.
rolled into soft ball with the fingers
lake at once from the fire and pou'
slowly over the stii,ly beaten whites o.
three eggs, beating all the while. FIavo
/ with almond or vanilla and spread be
tween the layers.
CHICKEN PUDDING, SOUTHERN STYLE
SINCE aud clean two small chickens
snd Joint them as for fricsssee. Pu
them In n saucepan, add just enough
boiling water TO cover, and one scan
teaspooniui Of salt. Put Mt the side ol
the fire and simmer gently for an hour
then take out the chicken and set tn
broth aside. Make smooth batter will
one quart Of Hour, one tesspoonful o
silt, one quart Of milk and six weil-bcat
en- eggs. Grease deep earthen dish an'
put In the batter and chicken In layers
having the first and last layers batter
and seasoning the chicken we'll. Bake II
q moderate oven from forty-iive minute
to an hour, according 20 the thickness o
the pudding. When almost done, re
hest the broth and sessop rather highly
draw to the side Of the IRE, snd add tn,
beaten yolks Of two eggs mixed will
two tablespoonfuls Of cream, take iron
the fire as soon as II thickens, aud serv
with the pudding.
| SAUSAGE rARrLErs.
Cut stale bread into rather thick slices
then into circles; spread each circi
with sausage meat half an Inch thicl
and dust lightly with grated parmesai
| anu NNNtuut. -utlt oHt habtCtRtohtut W
butter In frying pan: when smoking
hot put In the tartlets, meat side dow
until brown. then turn and brown tn
bread. Drain and serve garnished will
cress.
SAUSAGE TARTLETs, no. :.
Mix together three eupfuls Of -four
one teaspoonful Of salt, one-quarter OF
teaspoonful Of pepper aud one heapini
teaspoon Of baking powder, rub In on
Tablespoonful OF butter. Add sutiicien
milk TO mix 10 soft dough, turn out o,
a Toured board and roll out one-half al
inch thick. Cut 10 four-inch circles, Ia.
On each q spoonful Of sausage meat an
fold over, pinching the edges together
Bake In quick oven and serve hot.
Cur oMELETs.
Butter half = dozen custard cups an
an lightly with equal quantities OF stall
bread crumbs and cold meat, choppe'
fine and well seasoned. Beat three eggs
add one cupful Of milk and divide amonl
the cups, adding more milk II required
Set the cups In a pan OF hot water an
bake In moderate oven until drm ]
the centre. Turn out on platter an
serve with tomato or white sauce
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