Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
Southern Customs


The southern custom of making short
calls on neighbors and friends during holi-
day week Is becoming more universal. and
every hospital housewife IS prepared for
the Visit with some cheering refreshment A
sparkling drink, accompanied by dainty
small cakes, affords the mos, pleasing light
repast, and Il is from the English that We
obtain the choicest recipes for their prepa-
ration The following have been CLEANED
from housewives who brought them from
across the water:
Boiled Sponge Cake.-Cook cupful OF SUI
gar and one-third of cupful of water TO.
gether until II spins a thread. Pour IL grad
uaiiy on the stifiy beaten whites of four
eggs and beat we'll, Add the weiI-bea.en
yoiks or four eggs and one teaspoonful Of
lemon or vanilla fiavoring Bake In a mod
crate oven.
Spiced sponge Cafle.--To one cupfu OF
sugar add level teaspeonful of Cinnamon
one-fourth of a level teaspoonful each OF
cloves and allspice, grating of nutmeg
ana one-fourth OF pound of grated choeo-
half cupful of chopped almonds and one
FOURTH OF cupful of shredded citron and
mix. Beat the whites of six eggs to a stir
10TH. foId In the sugar and spices. the yolks
a deep cake tin which has hole In the
center. and which has been well buttered
ana busted with chopped almonds Bake I'm
a moderate oven. When done dust with
chocolate frosting: :.
Chocolate Frosting-Put four ounces %
snocolate tnat has been grated into q
saucepan. Add half cup of milk and one
cup OF brown sugar. Boil and stir over the
hre until the mixture hardens In ice cold
water. FLAVOR with one teaspoonful of va
mia and spread on the cake at once
Vanilla Biscuits.-Mis eight rounding IA.
blespoonfuis of -four (Which has been dried
IA the oven and passed through a. fins
sieVe) with four rounding tablespoonfuls OF
sugar Rub In four tablespoonful of bur
yer ana mix the dry ingredients to a paste
with one beaten egg and two teaspoonfI,ls
~ VI vanilla , Roii out the paste on a Toured
board until 1t is quite thin and stamn n
out into small biscuits with round cut
ter Bake in quick oven, taking care that
they acquire only sufficient color to maks
them pale brown
Conee Cream Cake.-Place in the rotxI,,
bowl two heaptng tablespoonfuls or bnttas
.u -, o one cuplui OF powdered sugar Beat with
. q Woooen spoon until light and creamy Add
han u cupfui OF clear strong coffee three
eggs (the yoiks and WHITES beaten sena.
ra.e'y), three euptuls or pastry flour sifted
Win Two taDleSpoonfus or ba king nowlar
one cupTui Of sweet muk ana hslt 80
spoonful OF vaniifa extract. Pour into two
oeep layer cane TINS ana bake Tor nrte.n
.Aa Hu Us III not oven. w hen cool, spread
tAe Ioiiowing mixture between tue la,ers
ana use IL also Tor a rrosuing: Bon ona
punt Oh shened cnestnurs III salteu water
uhtl tenoer Chop ana press tnrouga a
' ese'anie straihef. Add TO THIS PURGE a
oop-uI "a powered sosar, lie mni,e -. "A
egg well beaten. half cupful of grated
cocoahut anu ousting OF powered emma.
mon.
Marshmallow Cakes.-Blanch and dry gen.
tiy IN the open oven suIticieut n,cnorv
nut meats to Mi three-Quarters or comea
Guy. SSoi ana cuup Vrly nteiy. Leaf
lhfee exks, yotks and whites together
Until Asnt, Add the nuts, two Iao,e.
or powered sugar ten drops of
orange extract ana suincient pastry hour
20 form SOFT Dough. Roll out on the bread
BOARD until II Is naIT an mon IN tn,ckn.ss
ana cut INTO small diamonds that measure
Jour hches from point 10 point. Lay on
shalioW creased TINS and bake to a paIa
Drown IN a moderate oven. Frost WINE
s1il warm with marsnmaiiow icing.
Marshmallow Icing-Melt over the fire in
a ooupie boiler naif a pound OF marsh-
ana quarter OF cupIui OF
water Nhen dissolved, take from tho
nre and pour Whine not over the weil-peaten
whites OF TWO eggs.
Chocolate Sandwiches.-Beat some fresh
butter with wooden spoon until II is sort
which has peen reduced to a
very me powder, to make the butter quite
brown. Favor with vanaia extract Make
pam cake with one anu one-naf cups
Oh sugar, one-haII cup OF butter, three cups
Of pastry nour, one cup OF water, two esss,
two teaspoonruis OF baking powder ana ona
leaspoohIul or vanilla. Bake IN layer cake
TINS, and when done into oiamonu-
SNAPPED pieces. DIVIDE them careIuly
through the middle with a sharp knife and
spreaa the INSIDE portions thickiy wltn
cnocolate paste. Place the nalI diamonas
.ogeIner, frost with white sugar ICING and
chopped almonds. IL aesIred.
Cider Cup.-Cut an orange into thin slices
and cut haIf lemon IN the same way.
Put into jug with large tablespoonful
OIL sugar, a lew sIlces OF cucumber, Al they
are ne hau, ana a little grated nutmeg,
Add quart of sparkling CIDER, cover the
jug and surround by ice Tor nalf nOur.
Strain the elaer into the jug in winch II Is
10 be served. Pour IN d winegIassIul OF
sherry and two bottles of cold ginger aIe
and the cup viii be ready for use.
Peppermint Cup-Soak half an ounce OF
puiverlzed gum arabic in half a cuptuI Ot
cold water Tor thirty minutes Dissolve It
over not wafer. Add cupful OF pow
dered sugar and cook until ii wIl spin
q, thread. Pour this upon the stlffty beaten
WHITES OF two eggs, ana when Wei b.snGed
ADD gradually pint of boiling cream.
Few drops OF essence OF peppermint and a
tiny pinch OF baking soda. serve wnile it
forms sprinkle with a little powdered Gin
namon.
Grape Juice Cup.--Soak the grated rind
Of one orange in tae juice OF one lemon
for fifteen minutes. To this add a cuylUl
u boring water and a tablespoonful or
gar. Place in a saucepan OF granite and
add one quart of uilfermented grape juice,
tour whole cloves and a pinch OF powdered
mace. Bring slowly 10 the boillng point
and simmer Tor ten minutes. Boil together
1ne eupful OF sugar and Two tablespoons
luis Of water without stirring until IL spins
/ thread. Pour this gradually upon rhe
itifiiy beaten whites of TWO eggs. Add the
boiling grape Juice, dust lightly With grated
nutmeg and serve immedlately. )
Raspberry cup.-Mash well pint of cam
led raspberries, and il they have been put
lp without sugar, add four tablespoonfuls
II powdered sugar. Add four thin slices Of
elnon and "a bottle OF claret Cover the
,owi with a cloth and leave il in a cold
,lace for an hour. At the end of that limo
i'd wineglassful of sherry a tablespoon
III OF maraschino and as much more sugar
Is may be necessary. Strain into a large
ug and add two bottles OF iced soda water
md cupfui of broken lee.
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