The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-24

rants. one teaspoonful Of soda. one
! teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-haIf tea
spoonful Of cloves, one nutmeg. a little
salt, sufficient flour to stiffen.
SPICED MOLAsSES CAKE.
Take one cupful of brown sugar. one
half cupful Of butter, one cupfuI of
molasses. one cupfuI Of sour milk, one
teaspoonful of soda, one cupful of
raisins, one teaspooRful of ginger, one
half teaspoonful each of cloves and
cinnamon and -four to make a stiff
batter. Best when served several days
old.
GRANDMoTHER'S BOSTON CAKE.
Take one and one-half cupfuls Of
thick. sour milk. one-haf cupful Of
molasses. two tablespoonfuIs of short
ening, teaspoonful of soda. one tea
spoonful Of salt and one and one-half
cupfuIs each Of cornmeal and flour
The batter should be thick enough 10
settle smoothly in the pan.
PORK CAKE
To one pound Of finely chopped fat
salt pork (take one and one-fourth
pounds before chopping) add three cup
fuls of boiling water, FIVE cupfuls of
brown sugar, nine cupfuls of flour. one
nutmeg, one tablespoonful of cloves,
two tablespoonfuls Of cinnamon and
three tablespoonfuls Of soda. One cup
full of chopped nuts and dates, figs,
apples or other fruits improve the
recipe. Bake in a large dripping pan.
It will keep for months and improves
with age.
SOUR MILK CAKE.
Cream one cupful Of butter. add one
cupfuI of sugar gradually. add one and
one-half cupfuls of -four, sifted with
one teaspoonful each of soda. cinnamon
and nutmeg, alternately with one cup
full OF sour milk Then add one cupfuI
Of raisins mixed with one-half cupfuI
a moderate oven
EGGLESS FRUIT CAKE.
Cream one-half a'cupful of butter.
add one cupful of sugar gradually. one
cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonful
each of soda. cinnamon, cloves and
nutmeg sifted with two and one-half
cupfuls OF -four Add one cupful of
seeded raisins busted with some of the
-four.
FRUIT CAKE NO. 2.
Cream one-half cupful of butter.
add one and one-half cupfuls of brown
sugar. one cupful of sour cream. three
cupfuls Of -four, one cupful of raisins,
one cupful of currants one teaspoonful
of soda one teaspoonfuI of cloves, Gin
namon, allspice and nutmeg. Bake
three-fourths OF an hour in slow
oven.
GINGER SNAPS.
Take two cupfuls OF molasses, add
one and one-haf cupfu1s of lard, one
half a cupful of sugar. Beat together
until the lard is melted. Sift cinnamon, /
ginger and cloves to taste, with -four
enough to roll. Add one and one-half
teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in lit |
tie water TO the molasses, mix all to- |
gether and if left to get thoroughly |
chilled they will roll out with much /
less -four.
CURRANT COOKIES.
Take one cupful of sugar, add one /
rupf1.I of lard. one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in one cupful Of sour milk. !
one teaspoonful of salt and a cupful
Of currants or raisins. Use flour
enough to roll and flavor with a little /
grated nutmeg.
POTATO NATIONALIST.
Remove and mash the inside Of a
small potato, and one teaspoonful each !
Of mustard salt and powdered sugar,
add one tablespoonful Of vinegar and
-ub the mixture through a sieve. Add
slowly three fourths Of a cupful Of oil |
and another tablespoonful of vinegar.
By the taste one would hardly realize
hat eggs were not used in the making.
INDIAN PUDDING.
Wet six tablespoonfuls of Indian
neal with enough milk to moisten. Add
o one cupful of hot milk and cook until
+ thickens. Add one cupful of molas-
;es. one quart of milk and salt to taste
stir well. pour into buttered baking
ifsh and bake IN a moderate oven
hree hours.
INDIAN RICE PUDDING.
To two quarts Of milk add two table
of uncooked rice, one-haf OF
cupful of molasses and one-fourth OK
teaspoonful Of salt Bake in but
cred dish in a slow oven four or five
tours. stirring occasionally.