The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-24
PAPER BAG.
COOKING
TASTEFUL CAKES FOR PAPER
GAG COOKING.
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be made we'll done throughout with.
out hardening the outer part to q lava
crust. Wherefore. the place OF honor
FOR White House plum cake, the YER
table article provided for the last
three iuCumbents OF the White House.
| am sure the inventor and compound
er Of Il. the excellent Mrs W. II. Will
o OF Nashvi',,, Tenn, VIII not mere
ly 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
sss in the fine art OF cake making.
Here Is. verbatim, her receipt for:
Presidents Fruit cAke.-One pound
butter, one pound sugar, twelve eGGs,
beaten separately, one pound ncur.
Drowned and siited, four and = half
pounds seeded %raisins. one and a half
pounds homemade cltron. one glass
grape Jelly. two ~teaspoonfuls melted
chocolate. one pound crystallized
cherries. one pound crystailIzed pine
apple. one pound blanched almonds
cut Aue. one pound shelled peoans,
cut small. one tablespoon cinnamon.
one tablespoon nutmeg. onebalf
tablespoonful. alspice, one-hali tea.
spoonful. cloves. ons-hAl' glass cordial
mixed with spices, one glass grape
Juice or vh.skey soak almonds over
night In ,wo teaspoons rosewater.
Soak !yu,; oyer nigh; IN grape Juice
or Vh.skey. Cream butter and sugar
rt-k.. ia ali NauVav y,1ka than
cordla, and spices, Jelly and choco-
late Next. sdi beaten whites and
then ,rl,. rolled In some OF he -four.
Add mus .as, Rake or steam four
- * hours Use either large or
sma., ma'ds r steamed, dry of in
slow oven one hour.
Instead o; scanning cook either In
in mods, lined With paper, obtained
BY cutting gp a paper cooking bag.
aud sealed inside other bags, or else
y cases made FROM he bags. OF In
sIal, .,E- very vel. lut,ered,
voula- was 3, he hesdy appetite
Of ycl'a watch made spice cake my
srA, a. de 90. cream a big cup Of
eg;'--. -ed' ~ .u'o Il, one after an.
other seven yo.ks ~ eggs When very
..sk:. add 'Vu 'ui. cups OF light
brown sugar. a cup OF black molasses,
the b-s, 0b,a.uahle. II small ,umbler
OF blackberry cordial, q tablespoon.
iul Of powdered SlspIcs, half as much
poVder"d ginger, a ~tsaspoon'ul pow
dered cloves, three grated nutmegs. .
Eeuerol, pinch o, powdered CHINA.
mon, hail a tablespoonful O' fresh
ground black pepper. and tho merest
busting ~ cayenne When all these
are beaten IN smooth, add four cups
Of -four lightly Drowned and sifted
twice with hall a Leasvo0u'll Of bsk-
Ing soda. Putting the -four In warm
made the cake lighter. n the batter
seemed TOO shift Ough, 70 stir
freely. but no, run very readily
l!tt!s cream was added. mixed With q
heaying tablespoonful % grated
chocolate. The cake was allowed 10
rise ff'een minutes, then baked IN
quick heat. In a paper bag, the same
end would be gained by setting Z on
the grid shelf inside a sealed oaE,
Just as the gas vas lighted. 'uruinE 4
on only ha,' AZ arst. then increasing
the heat when the cake had had time
TO rise.
Spice cake meant aiAo silver cake
Notwithstanding eggs were 80 plenty.
We were never permitted 20 waste
whites. For the silver cake. cream q
large cup % butter very light, adding
80 - sIr.a Uana~n,a y,,nu - u..-.
S!tted z and half a cup OF thick
q Beat bard Ave minutes. then
add the strained Juice OF a large
lemon aud four rather scant cups OF
warm -four slfted twice with half a
teaspoonful OF soda. Nix smooth.
then fold IN he Shites OF seven
eggs. beaten very st!f with a pinch
OF salt and hai a te~aspooniul %
lemon Juice. Flavor with almond and
rosewater-G spoonful OF each. Three
parts MI paper bag molds or tin ones
lined with CREASED paper secured BY
cutting up a paper bag, seal inside
another bag. lightly creased. and cook
10 directed FOR spice cake.
Gold cake baked IN layers, and used
Win hllFer cake, looks
very delicious and tastes ever better.
Especially II the layers are put to-
ge,her with bottled 'rosting enriched
with raN'ns. nuts. and tiny bits Of
erystall!zed fruit. To make gold cake,
heat and sin twice q pound Of sugar,
work Il into hall a pound OF buttsr,
ereamsd very light, add the strained
Juice and grated yellow peel Of q
large sweet range half q cup AZ
sweet cream and the yolks Of twelve
eggs. beaten very light, Bittn two tea
spooniuls OF baking powder with q
pound Of -four. SIT Ihs p9qr . second
time, and put In by light handiuA.
stirring IN each before adding Anoth.
or, Flavor with a Wlneglass Of brandy
and q te%aspoontul OF lemon. Bake in
paper bag molds, or tin ones. lined
with CREASED paper. inside pApsS
bags. When cool and Arm, cut the
cake IN inch layers, usinE q very
sharp knife Spread the u surface
with the prepared trostinE. put on a