Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
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One of the ancient Saxon names for the
month of February is translated 'the month
of cakes" as the pagan Saxons in that
month made an offering Of sacred cakes
to the sun. This Is supposed to have de-
veloped later into the custom of celebrat-
ing Shrove Tuesday with pancakes as the
principal feature on the days menu. Dough-
nuts. far from being modern cake or even
an inheritance from our early Dutch set
tiers, is but another of the ancient names
given to the Shrove Tuesday cakes.
The pancake first appeared among the
nations living about the Mediterranean, and
antedated the invention Of the oven. The
wheat was cooked without leaven or fried
in a pan or on the hot stones. just as the
tortilla still used in Spanish countries or like
the piki or black wafer-like cakes baked
by our own Hopi Indians. descendants of
the prehistoric cliff jewellers
While pancakes or cakes baked on
griddle are favorites the world over, each
nation has its own particular way of max
ing them. With the American the buck
wheat cake stands facile principles. The
Scotchman's heart goes out to his scone:
the Frenchman prefers his cake thin and
sizable spread with jelly and pulverized
sugar; the German has large wheat cake
with rolled edges; the Russian his raised
Bliny cakes served hot from the pans with
sour cream or caviare, and so ad infnitum.
tum.
NOW IndI America mas STOWn So COSmOpOl-
itan, suggestions for each Of these cakes
may well be pasted in the housewives
scrap book.
Bliny Pancakes
Make a sponge at night of three tum-
blerfuls Of water, half a compressed yeast
cake and a pound of wheat -four Beat
well, cover and stand In q warm place. In
the morning add to the sponge another
pound of wheat -four, half a pound of buck
wheat, two beaten eggs and a teaspoonful
of salt. Set to rise again, and when light
pour over 1t three tumblers Of milk scalded
and cooled to lukewarm, and let rise still
again. Bake the cakes in well-buttered
muffin pans and serve hot with sour cream.
melted butter or caviare. AS the Russian
quarters OFFS pound may suffice instead of
the pound.
Scotch Scenes.
Sift together one quart of -four, two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder one teaspoon
full sugar, half a teaspoonful salt. Rub
in large tablespoonful lard that has been
chilled in the Ice box, then add two beaten
eggs and two scant cups milk. Mix into a
dough just stin enough to handle, knead
on Toured board. roll out to about one
third inch in thickness, cut with a sharp
knife into squares about the size of soda
cracker, fold each in halves to make a
three-cornered cake, and bake on hot
griddle about ten minutes. Brown both
sides.
German Pancakes.
The thicker German pancakes which are
specially prepared for Shrove Tuesday are
baked in large sheet iron frying pan q
foot In diameter and an inch and half
in depth. Sift together in a deep bowl one
pint Of flour. tablespoonful sugar and
half teaspoonfui salt Have ready a pint
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two tablespoonful melted butter in It.
Break three eggs into the -four, add two or
three tablespoonfuls Of the milk and beat
until smooth batter. Then add the res.
Of the milk and little grated lemon peel.
The batter should be thin and the frying
pan hot and lightly buttered. Turn in q
portion of the batter. cook three minutes
on one side spread with rich apple sauce,
pineapple or strawberry jam, dredge with
sugar. set In q hot oven to cook five min
utes longer, then slide carefully ON to Q