The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-27
CAKES AND COOKIES
RECIPES FOR MAKING. SOME
THAT ARE GOOD
And They Are All Easily Made and
Not expensive-sour Cream
Cake-Lady Finesvs Fried
in Batter.

Sour Cream cake-Dissolve one
ie'ei teaspoon OF soda in q teaspoon
OF warn water and stir II into one
nalf cup of molasses. Add at once
one cup OF sour cream, stir. add one
cup VI soft light brown sugar. then
oeat n three and one-half CUPS of
pastry flour sifted with one level table
spoon OF cinnamon, the same Of all.
spice and one pound Of raisins that
have been seeded. chopped and rolled
IN noAr Bake in moderate oven for
one hour
Ginger cookIes.-one cup of mo-
iasses, one-quarter cup of butter, one
level tablespoon OF ginger, and a salt.
spoon o. salt. Heat these in a sauce
pan Until the mixture begins to boil.
rake from the fire and when partly
cooled add one level teaspoon OF soda.
Add enough -four to make stiff
eougr; roll out while yet warm, cut
In squares and bake in a quick oven.
These cookies are best when a week
old.
Pineapple Cake.-Cream one round
Ing tablespoon of butter with one cup
OF sugar. add one cup of milk, two
beaten eggs, and one and one-haIf
cups OF -four sifted with two level
teaspoons of baking powder. Bake In
two layers and spread chopped and
sweetened pineapple between them
Lemon Jeiiy.-Soak one-halt box of
gelatin In one cup of cold water for
one nour. Pour on one cup of boiling
water. stir we'll and add one-half cup
OF sugar: when nearly cold add the
juice Of two lemons. Strain into a
mold and set away to grow Arm.
Lemon Jelly cake.-Cream one-third
cup OF butter. add slowly one cup Of
sugar and two eggs beaten until thick
Mix one and three-quarters cups OF
-four with two and one-half level tea
spooEs OF baking powder. Add to the
first mixture with one-half cup of milk
Bake in layer cake pans For the
hlling: Mix two and one-half level
tablespoons of -four. one cup of sugar
the grated rind OF two lemons, one
! quarter cup OF lemon juice and one
egg slightly beaten. Melt level
tablespoon OF butter and add to the
mixture; stir constantly and cook I'M
/ Til 1t thickens.
Lady Fingers Fried in Batter.-Take
cold baking powder biscuits, cut In
| two, then slice each half into long
! thin finger shaped pieces. Into bat
| 10 do slf hAa q
tablespoon of sweet milk, and a pinch
| OF salt, dip each finger" handling
carefully to preserve the even edges
Fry three slices of salt pork, and into
the hat fat place the fingers, vel
apart. and fry a golden brown. Lee
them fry slowly. turning gently
When done place on brown paper
that any excess OF fat may be alb
sorbed Pile on a small platter ant
dust with powdered sugar.
Sponge Cake.-The whites Of fou
eggs beaten stiff, and into this folt
one cup of sugar. the tablespoon o
vinegar. the yolks of the four egg
beaten, one cup of sifted -four. on,
pinch salt. Bake in angel cake tin.
Sugar cookies.-One cup sugar, one
half cup butter, two eggs, one cul
sour milk. one teaspoonful saleratus
little salt, one-half teaspoonful lem
on. -four enough to make soft dough
Roll as thin as blade of knife.
Cheap Wedding cake.-Three cup
of brown sugar. one and one-half cup
of butter. one cup of molasses. one Gu
of milk, four cups of -four four eggs
one pound of currants, one teaspoon
full of cloves and allspice. one teaspoo
of nutmeg. and a wine glass G
hsandy. bake until the cake leave
the side Of the pan.