The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-16
GOOD SMALL CAKES
PECULIARLY ADAPTED TO THE
SUMNER SEASON.
llaht and Toothsome Dainties Suit
able Alike for Morning, Noon and
Nieht-some Recipes, Both
New and Old.

Summer is eminently the small
cake season. The popular refresh
ments for morning porch parties,
afternoon receptions and teas, or eve
ming affairs in the fruit punch, Ice
water. or ice cream, the cup OF tea,
chocolate, lemonade or coffee. with
its accompanying little cake or wafer.
The seedcakes and sand cookies OF
grandmothers day. the cunning little
pastry tarts filed with every known
fruit jam or Jelly, the little sweet
sandwiches OF bread and marmalade
or scented butter. or the sandwiches
which speak OF the garden, or the mas
turtium, lettuce and cress, are so
easily made and so delicious that no
hostess need wrinkle her fair brows
over what to serve In summer.
In cake baking the wise cook is she
who has her own successful white
cake mixture and uses that, adding
variety In the way of fiavorings, fill
ings and icings. Here are given some
small cakes which find favor with Ger
man housewives:
Cookies-One cupful OF white sugar,
| one-half cup butter, one egg, two
tablespoonfuls of sweet milk, two tea.
spconfulc baking powder, a little
grated lemon rind: sufficient flour to
roll thin. Bake in a quick oven.
Almond Cookies - Three-fourths
pound butter. two cupfuls of sugar,
one fourth pound almonds, yolks Of
two eggs, hard boiled, three fresh
eggs, one lemon, one small glass Of
brandy. one heaping teaspoonful bak-
| ing powder and -four enough to roll.
Ginger Snaps-One cupful OF sugar.
two cups of molasses, one heaping
cupful of lard. Let these ingredients
boil together, then add one teaspoon
full of soda and one teaspoonful OF
ginger. Mix while warm and roll
thin.
Macaroons-Soak onehalf pound OF
almonds In boiling water until the
skins rub of easily, wipe dry, pound
fine and mix with a teaspoonful of ex
tract of roses. Beat whites OF three
eggs to stiff froth; stir in gradually
one-half pound powdered sugar and
the almonds. Drop in small cakes on
buttered tins. sift sugar over them
and bake In slow oven.
Cocoanut Kisses-Six ounces grated
cocoanut, three ounces powdered
sugar, one ounce -four, three egg
whites beaten to stiff froth; vanilla
TO taste. Bake on paper.
Cinnamon Stars-Six egg whites
beaten stiff: one pound powdered
sugar. one pound grated almonds
with skins, one tablespoonful CHINA
mon. Roll thin, cut in shape d stars
and bake in slow oven.
A Tea Table Confection-Grint
nuts, figs and seeded dates together
work in enough powdered sugar tC
make the mixture roll; roll in one
fourth inch slices and cut in fame,
shapes with cutter or sharp knife
Sprinkle with sugar.
Candied Orange Peel-Take tn,
peel from l2 thick-skinned oranges
cut In thin strips, put in salt watel
over night, aad boil In fresh wate
until almost transparent; dissolv,
, one.half teaspoonfu! powdered alum
In water enough to cover the peel ant
let stand two hours. Make sirup o
! four pounds of sugar. three cupfuls o
water and juice CT ,vo oranges; boi
until II ropes; yut the pe9l in thi
and boil one-half hour. Place in siev
and shake until nearly dry; sprinku
: with granulateG sugar and spread oI
a cloth.