The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-24
BLACK FRUIT CAKE.
Mr. Thomas Murrey Gives Recipe
For Christmas Baking.
From the Baltimore Evening News

From the Baltimore Evening News.
Mr.. Thomas J. Murrey, n former member
of Congress from New York, has been spend
ing few days in this city.
Mr.. Murrey is widely known throughout
this country as the author of Il number of
books on gastronomic subjects For Is years
he was associated with the Hon. Amos j..
Gu innings in the management of the New
York Evening Sun. After having served a
term in Congress Mr.. Murrey, upon request,
the Capitol 1t was here that he earned the
sobriquet of .'Terrapin Tom, as he is falnili-
arly called by his friends.
In speaking of Southern cooking, Mr.. Muir
rey says Dixie is a much maligned section.
Southern culinary methods, he AYERS, are not
dedicated to the proposition that everything
that comes to the table must undergo the fry
ing-pan treatment. As matter of fact, the
cooking in private families of the better
classes is superior 10 that found in the North;
where it is customary to leave so much of the
detail Of the preparation of food to high
priced cooks.
The recipes for salads and sauces, for made
dishes, breakfast danties, etc., are first found
excellent and then transmitted from genera
ton 10 generation in Southern families.
lady of the house is invariably able to stand
by and intelligently supervise, if need be, the
preparation of the meal. Southern women
pride themselves on the excellence of their
culinary methods.
'Would you believe" said s'Terrapin
Tom, THAT the -four hundred of New York
have for years past imported their Christmas
fruit cake from Savannah? Well, irs a singu.
lar fact, but true. A certain lady of Savannah
and her mother before her have been making
for many years the famous black fruit cakes
that adorn the sideboards of Goiham's most
exclusive set. This fall, however, the lady
was married, and New Workers had to make
out with the local product or go without. In
her changed circumstances the Savannah lady
found il impossible to furnish her Northern
sisters with their Christmas fruit cake, but
nevertheless, she did what, in her judgment,
seemed the next best thing-that is, sent them
the recipe.
at really makes such superior cake that
many of the Northern ladies are wondering
how the Southern women are able TO keep u
secret so long.
Here is the recipe, and give you my
word, the result is dream
Id. Drowned flour.
ID. best butter.
ID. C sugar.
II eggs.
2 lbs. raisins CATER seeding.)
2 lbs. large currants (stemmed.
lb. candied orange peel.
Id. citron.
l h. almonds (shelled.
gill French brandy.
Wineglass of Curacao cordial.
Wineglass Of Maraschino.
l tablespoonful of aIspice.
tablespoonful of cloves.
teaspoonfnl Of mace.
l cup New Orleans molasses.
(Add little sodn just as this is put in.
First get your fruit ready. BASINS seeded
and chopped fine, currants washed, steamed
and dried, almonds blanched and cut in thin
slices, citron and orange peel also cht in long,
thin slices; mix all together and -four very
lightly; this prevents it from settling to the
bottom of the cake. Cream the butter and
flour. stir till very light; yellow Of eggs and
sugar; put these together, then add the whites
well whipped; then the seasoning. and after
that put in the fruit-smali quantities at
time-and add the cup OF New Orleans mo-
lasses. Put in deep pan and bake four hours.
Be sure it does not bake too long or ii will be
very dry.
''This cake will keepa year, and is at its
hest when four weeks Old