New-York tribune., 1911-12-14
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More Christmas Cakes
for Paper Bag Making
Plum. Fruit Spice. Silver Gold. Lady Baltimore
and Sponge Cakes Can All Be Cooked
Deliciously in Paper Bags.
BY Martha Mcculloch Williams.

u.~c bag iNUhiNS cttllo " ili' AhN'i
,.. num cake, which needs To be well
80. throughout without hardening the
-, mart TO lava crust And Christmas
si,hout real plum cake is worse than
.,ran,let" with Hamlet left out Wherefore
49,. ,,ace OF honor among the Christmas
..,,ss that follow for White House plum
-, the veritable article provided for the
-, three incumoents Of the White House.
am sure the inventor and compounder OF
,bs excellent Mrs. ". II. Wilson of
N.sbylre. Tenn. will not merely forgive.
~, spplaud, this infringement upon her
..cvricht. since she is the soul OF sener-
.-i,y no less than the queen Of cooks, and
s,g, rrlestess IN the fine art of cake
maSing.
Here is. verbatim, her receipt for:
Presidents Fruit Cake.
m. round butter one pound sugar,
,,-eIve eggs. beaten separately; one pound
sour Drowned and sifted; four and one-half
,onrds seeded raislns, one and one-hals
nounds homemade citron, one glass grape
,,uv two teaspoonfuls melted chocolate,
ono Mound crystallized cherries. one pound
,rystallized pineapple, one pound blanched
almonds. cut fine; one pound shelled
rscans. cut small; one tablespoonful CHINA
mon. one tablespoonful nutmeg. one-hat
tablespoonful allspice, one-half teaSpoontui
cloves. one-half glass cordial mixed with
spices. one glass grapejuice or whiskey
soak almonds overnight in two teaspoon
flls rosewater. Soak fruit overnight IN
r-apeiuice or whiskey Cream butter and
sugar light: add well beaten yolhs, then
cordial and spices. jelly and chocolate.
Next. add beaten whites and then fruit
rolled in some Of the -four. Add nuts last.
Bake or steam four TO six hours. Use
either large or small moulds. If steamed
drv off in slow oven one hour.
Instead Of stesming, cook either in tin
moulds. lined with paper. obtained by cut
,lng up paper cooking bag, and sealed IN
,de other bags. or else in cases made from
the bags. or in small bags very well but
tered. Lay them on triyets, set the rlvets
IN the broiler. and cook for the first hour
or two at half heat. with a pan Of water
On the grid shelf above. Take out the water
then turn the gas a little lower, or push IN
the hampers If cooking with coal ana nm
,sh at a very moderate heat. Three hours
ought 10 suffice for small moulds or bags
and four and q half TO FIVE hours for larger
ones Make small holes in the bag tops
at the beginning of the cooking. and before
taking up tho cakes cut away the baS
,ops and let the upper surface get very
5rv and q little brown This plum cake will
keen full year-and the last be better
than the FIRST, il It has stayed In sweet
esrtber crock. with we'll fitting top, been
OCCASIONALLY turned over and treated at
each turning to a light sprinkling of good
brandy or sherry.
wonder was it the healthy appetite OF /
youth which made spice cake my special /
corstms- delight? shall find out at this |
current christmas. having IT in mind and /
bosrt 10 make my old favorite in strictly the /
old way, which was this: Cream big cup /
o. butter. beating into it, one after another /
seven volks Of eggs. When very light add |
two cupflls of light brown sugar, cup OF /
hack nolasses. the best obtainable; a smail !
tgub'er Of blackberry cordial tablespoon /
mi n powdered allspice. half as much /
rovdered ginger. teaspoonful Of powdered /
cloves. three grated nutmegs, 2 generous !
pinch NJ powdered cinnamon, half a salt I
spooafl Of fresh ground black pepper ana |
the merest busting of cayenne when all
these are beaten in smooth add four cups OF
four lightly Drowned and sifted twice with |
half a tsaspoonful Of baking soda. Putting |
the -four I'm warm made the cake lighter. /
u The batter seemed too stif-it ought to 1
stir freely. hut not ran very readily little I
cream was added. mixed with heapins /
tablespoonful Of grated chocolate. Some ]
makers referred black coffee, hot, strong /
and clear 70 the cream and chocolate. /
Either was optional and both gave slightly /
different fayors. The cake was allowed TO /
rise fifteen minutes. then baked in quick /
heat. In q paper bss the same end would /
b gained by setting It on the grid shelf
inside a sealed bag just as the gas was
lighted. turning IL or only half al first, then .
Increasing the heat when the cake had had .
time 70 rise n the oven gets too hot slack !
ihe fame. but slip in q shallow pan Of cold /
water whose effect is instantaneous, as 1
lowering the fame is not Make tiny holes /