The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-15
Cooking and Serving.
KNEADED PLUM CAKE.

teaspoons cream tartar, one teaspoon
soda, one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one
half teaspoon nutmeg, one cup chopped
raisins, flour enough to knead. Roll an
inch thick and cut in obong pieces.
Bake on sheets in a quick oven.
THICKENING GRAVES, ETC.
If in making gravies, sauces, buildings,
etc., with flour thickening (Which some
prefer to cornstarch) you are troubled
by the flour Jumping try the following
method:
If eggs are used mix the flour with
the beaten eggs, If not. with milk or
water; then pour the boiling liquid over
It, stirring constantly until smooth, then
return to the double boiler and COOK
eight or ten minutes. Mix the flour In
a bowl large enough to hold the whole
mixture.
CHOCOLATE GLACE CAKE.
Beat to a cream a generous half cup
of butter and gradually beat into this on
cup Of sugar. Add one ounce of choco-
late, melted; also two unbeaten eggs.
Beat vigorously for five minutes; then
stir in half a cup of milk and lastly
one cup and a half flour. with which
has been mixed one generous teaspoon
Of baking powder. Flavor with one
teaspoon Of vanilla. Pour into a but
tered, shallow cake pan and bake for
half an hour in a moderate oven. When
cool spread with glace frosting.
GLACE FROsTING.
Put half cup of sugar and three
tablespoons of water in a small sauce
pan. Stir over the fire until the sugar
is nearly melted. Take the spoon from
the pan before the sugar really begins
to boil, because it would spoil the icing
If the strip We're stirred after it begins
to boil. After boiling gently for four
minutes, add half teaspoon of vanilla
extract, but do not stir; then set away
to cool. When the strip is about blood
warm, beat it with wooden spoon un
til thick and white. Now put the sauce
pan in another with boiling water and
stir until the icing is thin enough to
pour. Spread quickly on the cake.
CHOCOLATE NOUGAT CAKE.
Two spoons butter, one and one-half
cups sugar, one cup milk, one egg, two
and one-fourths cups flour, two and one
half level teaspoons baking powder,o one
teaspoon vanilla, three squares choco-
Late, one cup chopped almonds. Mix in
order given, adding the chocolate AMI
almonds just before baking; bake in |
layers or in a pan and when cold split |
and put the cream filling between or on
top.
Cream Filings-One cup sugar, one
third cup water, one egg, white, one
half teaspoon of lemon. Boil the SUI
gar and water together until it threads,
pour the strip slowly into the beaten
egg white; beat until cool enough to
spread, add the flavoring.
SUGAR COOKIES.
Tvs cups Of graduated sugar, one
cnpful shortening, four eggs. one-half
cupful sweet milk. a pinch of salt,
navoring 10 suit taste. four teaspoon ,
fuls baking powder, flour for soft dough. 1
BLACK CAKE. ,
Two cups of brown sugar, one cup of r
molasses, one and a half cups butter. i
yolks Of four egs, or three whole eggs, h
two-thirds of a cup of boiling water and d
two teaspoons of soda; raisins, currants, II
citron and spices to taste. Flour 10 A
make a very stiff batter. S
SPANISH HASH. b
Boil one cup Of well washed rice in X
salted water. When done and while I
still hot add a tablespoonful of butter 7
Put into frying pan a tablespoonful
olive oil and brown lightly in it min
ced onion. Add two cupfuls minced
roast beef, two cupfuls tomato, one ,
seeded pepper chopped, twelve olives I
stoned and chopped and a tablespoon {
full Worcester sauce. Put in a casse- {
role or any earthen baking dish lay I
er of the rice, then the meat. Finish
the top with grated cheese and cracker
crumbs and bake slowly fifteen minu- n
tes Serve in dish. This makes a very
hearty dish and is an excellent way of n
using up Of left-overs of meat. Ia
Macaroni can be used in place of rice
Or bread crumbs can be substituted y
Mrs. Telford. z
DREAMED CHICKEN.
Boil until tender a full breasted pullet
weighing about three pounds. Also par
boil two sweetbreads until they become :"
white. Cut the sweetbreads into very
arge dice and the chicken as well. Peel =
md stem one pound of fresh mushrooms
md saute them lightly in butter. Now
melt one rounded tablespoonful of but
er and add TO 1t an equal quantity OF te
lour. When these are mixed smoothly, a