The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-14

asks for a recipe for cake baking. I will
give my favorite recipe for a plain cake:
Recipe-Cream together two cups OF
sugar. two cups butter and whip in two
eggs at a time till you have mixed in six.
stirring five minutes between each addi-
ton add one cup of sweet milk: mix in
teaspoOnful of baking powder in enough
-four to make stiff batter, flavor with two
teaspoonsful of extract of lemon; put In
we'll creased tin lined at bottom with
paper and bake one hour.
Miss Matte Mathis-Will you allow me
space In the Kingdom to thank you ana
the sisters for so many Interesting letters
and valuable recipes. | find great pleasure
In reading the letters and have been much
benefited by the useful information gained
thercfrom Now before proceeding further,
allow me to advise it's many readers never
to consign any paper 10 the waste basket
until all the interesting articles are pre-
served for a scrapbook. Only those VINO
have followed this rule can realize the con-
tinual pleasure it gives.
1 think all the sisters ought to appre-
ciate the page given them, and every one
should feel interested enough in 1t and
each other to write often as they can.
and give new ideas and help. for we need
all the help and comfort We can get from
one another.
While others are giving many nice
recipes / will give one for making sugar
cookies without eggs. Rub to cream two
cupfuls of sugar and one of butter; add a
cupful of sweet milk, two teasponsful OF
soda and flour enough to roll without
sticking; cut in round or square cakes and
bake in a quick oven.
Mrs NJ Maddox. Maddox. Ga.-Dear Sis
ters AS l suppose my last went to the
waste basket l VIII make another attempt
7 ,,.in N,,1x, IN all no have
written for the rose vine. If have missed
one write again. ! have tried to fill all
orders at once. Where some died | sent
more. / think it two late now. If any of
the sisters have any touch-me-not seed
] would be pleased to have some: also
eherkn seed running bean seed. have
cucumber seed, both cluster and long
green. if any wanting, and l have some
bonnet gourd seed. some few balsam GU
cumbers: IT is good for collie. put up in
whisky With best wishes for editress and
Woman's kingdom.
Mrs. NJ. +. Deaton. Pope Station. Miss
Mrs. Beverly asked for simple cake re-
cipe and | send one | know to be good
One cup of butter two cups of sugar,
three cups of flour four eggs; flavor to
taste; one teaspoonful of baking powder.
Cream. butter and sugar; add one-haf cup
of sweet milk or boiling water. For silver
cake | use white of eight eggs beaten
lightly three-quarters cup of butter, two
cups Of sugar, three cups Of -four, one
tcaspoonful Of baking powder; flavor with
lemon Cream butter and sugar add one
half cup of sweet milk or boiling water.
Gold cake Is made by using the yellow OF
eggs and following the above directions
except one-half cup of butter.
How many of the sisters like myselr
have SILVER threads among the gold" and
hon ~ fhnfT
inal color? I send a tested recipe, which
/ know to be harmless. and fl is also n sure
cure for letter on the head.
Sugar of lead drains; lac. sulphur
drains: liquid ammonia. 2 drains; grycerin.
2 ounces; bay rum. ounces; rainwater'
l quart.
l want some of the sisters to tell me how
to starch black wash goods so as to retain
it's blackness.
Mrs s NJ Clcremont, Vain reply TO
Mrs Jennie r. Smiths request for "A rem
edy for sick or nervous headache, permit
me to offer a suggestion If the sister Is
In the habit Of using tea or coffee II she
would substitute hot water / think she
would find relief. perhaps not Immediate
w. but try II for some time. j have known
several persons who We're troubled with
that distressing complaint cured by that
simple remedy Success to the Womahs
Kingdom.
Mrs. Gertie Brooks. Scale, Tex.-Can
any one furnish a recipe which they
have tried for canning onions, beets'
beans. corn oxra and tomatoes. also how
10 make eauerkraut 80 it will keep IN the
south.
will send a recipe for spice cake
Four eggs leaving out two whites, two
Guns brown sugar one-half cup of but
ter. one-half cup Of sour milk. teaspoon
full of soda one teaspoonful OF SPICE
one tcaspoonful of nutmeg, one teaspooniul
ground cinnamon. four cups of -four.
ul.h more tried recipes could be sent.
Katie Witherspoon. OAK Forest MISS
boar Sisters: / saw a recipe for NY poison
last summer In The Constitution. The IN
,,rolj,nts were egg sugar, black pepper
ma q little buttermilk but / have forgot
a., what proportion. VIII some of the SIS
,rs nleose tell me how to proportion II!
I viii send a recipe for making outtermilk
c,etards Five eggs, four tabespoonfuls
corn starch well beaten together. one Ia
tlasnoonfuI of butter. two cups or sugar
two cups of buttermilk and one teaspoon
ful of soda: flavor with lemon. This VIII
make four pies. Success to The CohSutu-
tfon and Woman's Kingdom
Mrs. w b. r., Oldr, s. C.-Through the
Woman's kingdom some years since
made an exchange with lady In Aiao1iha