New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11
.s rop RELIGIOUS sHoRTcAKE

FOR DEIl'lot'
The fragrance OF Juno roses ana 'ne ,rthor.
s,rawhorries that now come tresn ''''' a,row
~, ordens are different from the roses ana SUD-"
III" 80" 49,, b,yo nlIed the shops and markets eve
, ,,idu,ntor The dew is on the rose anu o1I
r,,tvc strawberry has a luscious nas'' '.
.ucetness born OF dew and sunshine '""' "e 49,
found in fruit sent from distant p"'''
country ...oa 4, nerfection
=. 30 made Of Strawberries which nave sai''e'
ho,evod sweetness by remaining upon III. ~,
untu they are dead ripe and teh"e'' IT."
cult or almost impossible to transport tn''' ,os
any distance after they have redcheu ''''' ,o,,
,norcss They must therefore he picked from
,,,os in tho vicinity As soon as they are ch''''u
,,.., go, ,renared for the table they must DC
r,,od For shortcaKe they must be huNeu pre-
pared and used AT once. ,,o,o
There are many ways OF mah''e 49,,
French cooks make a plain white cake WIZ" ~
bake I'm round-aycr cakopans about an inc" "eep.
these cakes are spread with layers OF luscious rp
s,rawb.rrles sweotened and cut IN nan, -
Sskcs are piled tosether and neapfs iee
W ,Pp herrics soaking the cakes they ar" Seh
first win rn,, rp cnt in half but not sweet
ened Two layers are put togetner III w are
- az Washington pic and other layer cakes az
WY q" 4, WWsw"Engiand Finally the cream. whipped
and sweetcned, is put over al, ana the SHUT
Is no,hsr novel way OF making shortcake is TO
,te Tho halter in scenes. large grddle cakes no, OF
ABOUT d au by thinning an ordinary shortcakc
batter and aiding little milk ana Two Egg .1 20
~ an Urinary sconc which is about the size OF
breakfast plate Butter them slightly anu Spill p,i
'hcn, with crushed strawberries ana sugar. IIs
three cakes together to- make shortcake: ,,h hha
heap them with whipped cream 1a., or serve VIII"
pitcher OF cr,am ana sugar Il ues"eu
Tho best and most successful shortcake. however
Is made in the old-fashioncd way In reply 10 sew
ora, requests The Tribune repeats the well-tested
rules given last for this delicacy' In which
American housewives take just pride
doic,ous shortcake can be made with portion
Of sour cream at the first stage when it has turned
10 n Jelly Tx, curd. without separating i'o" INC
whey Measure out one quart OF the best nour
,pastry or bread. sift twice, with two tablespoon
fuls of baking powder and two liberai taoesPooh
fuls OF butter added. and then rub thoroughly INTO
~. oour A scant cup of sweet milk and cup or
sour cream I'm which a scant haf-teaspoonful or
soda has been melted I'm n little hot water. ana
added are both stirred quickly into the other
INGREDIENTS Success will depend upon the rapidiy
of the movements in adding the melted soda 10 the
sour cream and in mixing IL in the -four Win the
sweet milk before there Is any enervescence per-
ceptib.e This efYervescence must take pace ai'er
tie mixing as far It Is possible for IL 10 DO So
DO not lose instant at this stage OF the WORK
Rent the LIQUID into the -four and other ingredients
with a strong iron spoon. Dredge board with
-four turn the mass. after dredging Il. out on the
board Roll il into two rather thin sheets ana lay
other IN Il dripping pan anu 'i'In
info ~ hot oven DO not bake them over fifteen or
twenty minutes or only just long enough Tor me
dough 10 he done through Split them apart and
spread each OF the cakes thickly with berries cut
~ ,wn Place the other over II, and heap IL with
whippca cream and crimson berries that have not
been cut. =.
chilled makes delightful and wholesome short
axe Measure out quart or flour, add four even
tcarpoonfuis OF good baking powder. which must
be sifte twice with the -four. This Is easily done
by spreading n brown paper under the sieve while
transferring the -four from the bowl to the sieve
again and thus catching any -four that may fall
through Now nut In two large tablcspoonfus OF
butter until IL is evenly mixed through. then stir
In two haf-pint cupfuls OF sweet. new milk and
dredpe the board and the dough before. Pro-
coed exactly as with the sOur-cream shortcake.
The oven must he hot and the shortcake must
bake quickly.