The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-24
ITO DO WITHOUT EGGS
It Is Surprising How Many
Good Things Are Made
Without Them.


When fresh eggs are scarce and high
in price, the recipes that call for few
eggs. or none at all, are in steady
demand.
It is surprising how many good
things can be made without eggs II
must be remembered, however, in
making -four mixtures if they seem too
stiff that dishes without eggs require
more -four. Here are a few of old and
tried recipes which may prove useful
at this season:
GINGER BREAD NO. l.
\ Take one cupful of molasses, one
half cupful of sugar, one-half a cup
full of melted butter or lard. one tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in one
cupful Of boiling water. Sift two and
one-half cupfuls of -four with a tea
spoonful each Of cinnamon and gin
ger. one-half teaspoonful each of
allspice. cloves and nutmeg. Bake in
two shallow pans. Sprinkle a little
sugar on top before putting in the
oven.
GINGER BREAD NO. ..
Sift together two cupfuls Of -four.
one-half Of a teaspoonful of cream Of
tartar and one-fourth of a teaspoon
full OF salt. Dissolve one teaspoonful
|, Of soda in one-half of a cupful OF hot
water. add one cupful of molasses and
combine with the -four mixture. Beat
one tablespoonful of melted butter into
this and bake in a moderate oven.
JOHNNY CAKE.
sift one-half of a cupful each of
cornmeal, -four and sugar, one-half OF
a teaspoonful each of soda and salt.
Add one one one-fourth cupfuls of
sour milk-buttermilk is best. Beat
thoroughly and bake in a hot oven.
COFFEE CAKE NO. I.
Cream one-haIf a cupful of butter,
add one cupful of sugar, add one cup
ful of molasses and half a cupful of
cold coffee. Sift together two cupfuls
of -four, one teaspoonful of soda, one
aeaspoonfui each of cloves, mace and
scinnamon.
COFFEE CAKE NO. ?.
Sift one teaspoonful each of salt, |
cinnamon and cloves with one and |
one-half cupfuls of flour. Stir one cup !
full of raisins into one-half of a cupful
of -four. Cream one-half cupful of |
butter. add one cupflI OF sugar and |
one-half of a cupful of molasses; beat |
well. Then add alternately flour and /
on, cupful of cold coffee in which one /
teaspoonfuI of soda has been dissolved 1
Add the Toured raisins a few at a /
time over the cake as il is poured into !
the baking tin.
LAYER CAKE.
Cream one-haIf a cupful of butter.
add one eupful of sugar, one cupful
of sweet milk. two cupfuls of flour and
four teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
sifted with the -four.
F1lling-Boil together and stir two
cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful OF
milk. two tablespoonfuls of butter, two
tablespoonfuls of chocolate or cocoa.
When cool add one teapsoonful of va
nilla Spread between the layers.
ST. JAMES PUDDING.
Take three tablespoonfuls of butter.
one-half a cupful of molasses, one
half OF a cupful Of milk, one and two
thirds cupfIls of -four. one-half OF
teaspoonfuI of soda. one-fourth of
teaspoonful each of salt, cloves. all
spice and nutmeg. Chop one-ha4f
pound of dates and mix all together
thoroughly. Steam in one pound bak-
ing powder cans.
WHITE CAKE.
Cream six tablespoonful OF butter
add two cupfuls Of sugar and two cup I
fuls of milk Sift four teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder with four cupfuls OF
four, beat well, add flavoring 10 taste
IN POOR MANS PUDDING. /,
Take two cupfuls of brown sugar ;
ten teaspoonfuls Of melted lard, one
and one-half cupfuls Of sour~milk' one