The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-05-31
TASTEFUL CAKES FOR PAPER
BAG COOKING.

BAG COOKING.
6y Martha Meculloeh Williams.
Paper bag cooking seems to me
Ideal for plum cake. which needs to
DO made well done throughout with.
out hardening the outer part to lava
crust. Wherefore. the place of honor
Tor White House plum cake. the YER
itaoIs article provided for the last
three incumbents Of the White House.
| am SURE the inventor and compound.
Or OF 1t, the excellent Mrs. w. H. VII.
son OF Nashville. Tenn. win not mere.
y forgive but applaud this infringe
ment upon her copyright, since she 10
the soul Of generosity. NO less than
the queen Of cooks. and high priest
ess IN the f1ne art of cake making.
Herr 10. verbatim. her receipt for:
prss'dsnt's Fruit caks.-One pound
butter. one pound sugar. twelve eggs.
beaten separately. one pound 6our.
Drowned and sifted. four and Q half
pounds seeded raisins, one and Q half
pounds homemade citron. one glass
grape jelly. two tsaspoonfuls melted
chocolate. one pound crystallixed
cherries, one pound crystallized pine
apple. one pound blanched almonds
cut nns. one pound shelled pecans.
cut small. one tablespoon cinnamon,
one tablespoon nutmeg. onehalf
tablespoonful sispice. one-half tea-
spoonful cloves, one-half glass cordial
mixed with spices. one glass grape
Juice or whisky. Soak almonds over
night In two teaspoons rosswater.
Soak fruit over night in grape Juice
or whiskey. Cream butter and sugar
light; add well beaten yolks, then
cordial and spices. jelly and choco-
late. Next. add beaten whites and
then fruit rolled in some Of the flour.
Add nuts last. Bake or steam four
to six hours. Use either large or
small molds. II steamed. dry OF in
slow oven one hour.
Instead Of steaming, cook either in
tin molds. lined with paper, obtained
BY cutting up q paper cooking bag.
and sealed inside other bags. or else
In cases made from the bags, or In 4,
small bags very well buttered.
| wonder was 1t the heady appetite
Of youth which made spice cake my
special delight? Cream a big cup Of
butter, beating into II. one after an
other. seven yolks OF eggs. When very
light, add two full cups Of light
brown sugar. . cup Of black molasses,
the best obtainable. a small tumbler
Of blackberry cordial, a tablespoon
ful Of powdered alspice. half a. much
powdered ginger. q teaspoonful pow
dsred cloves. three grated nutmegs, a
generous pinch Of powdered CHINA
mon, half q saltspoonful OF fresh
ground black pepper. and the msrest
busting Of cayenne. When all these
are beaten In smooth. add four cups
Of -four lightly Drowned and sifted
twice with half . teaspoonful Of bak-
Ing soda Putting the flour In warm
made the cake lighter. II the batter
seemed too stii-it ought to stir
freely. but not run very readily-a
little cream was added. mixed with q
heaping tablespoonful of grated
chocolate. The cake was allowed to
rise fifteen minutes. then baked In
quick heat In paper bag. the same
end would be gained by setting II on |
he grid shelf inside q sealed bax,
lust ~ the gas was lighted. turning It |
IN only half At nrst, then increasing
he heat whom the cake had had time
70 rise.
Spice cake meant also silver cake
,otwithstanding eggs were 20 plenty, |
We were never permitted to waste f!
whites. For the silver cake, cream q
arge cup Of butter very light, adding
% It three generous cups OF warm |
lifted sugar and half . cup Of thick |
.ream. Beat hard I'VE minutes, them
lid the strained Juice Of q large
emon and four rather scant cups 6f
warm -four siftsd twice with half q
easpoonful Of soda. Mix smooth,
hen fold In the whites OF seven
,ggs. beaten very stir with q pinch
II salt and half . teaspoonful Of
emon Juice. Flavor with almond and
spoonful of each. Three