The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-24
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
A FAMOUS HOUSEKEEPER
Spice Cake.

gradually add one cupful of sugar
three yolks of eggs, beating eacl
one in we'll, then sift in two cup
fuls of flour, Y teaspoons of baking
powder, half a teaspoon of grount
cinnamon and half teaspoon of all
spice, then add one teaspoon of vanilla
extract and one cupful of milk. Mi2
well and divide into two well butteret
and Toured layer cake tins. Bake ii
a moderate oven for Is minutes, OF
till they come from the edges of the
tins. Spread over with jelly, place
the two cakes together and sift con-
fectioner's sugar on the top.
Lemon Layer Cake-Three eggs
grated rind of one lemon, one teaspoon
of baking powder, three ounces OF
flour three ounces of sugar, lemon
mixtures, 16 ounces of butter. Put the
eggs, sugar and grated lemon rind
into a basin, stand it over pan OF
boiling water and whisk until warm,
then remove, and continue whisking
until quite stiff and cold; then add the
flour, mixed with the baking powder,
then add the butter melted, taking
care to stir it very gently, but on no
account to beat it. Pour into layer
cake tins which have been buttered
and Toured, bake 10 minutes in a
moderate oven. Before turning out
allow the tins to stand two or three
minute. When cold spread each
thickly over with lemon mixture; lay
the rounds together, divide into twelve
pieces, dust with sugar and serve.
Four the lemon mixture, put into
saucepan six ounces of sugar, yolks
of four eggs, white of one egg, grated
rind and strained juice Of one large
lemon and two ounces of butter, stir
over a gentle heat until it thickens,
pour onto a plate and when cool use.
This may be put into jars and kept
until required.
Short Cake.
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teaspoons of baking powder, one
fourth teaspoon of salt, two teaspoons
of sugar, three-fourths cupful of milk,
one-fourth cupful of butter and some
strawberries. Mix the flour, baking
powder, salt and sugar and sift three
times. Rub in the butter with the tips
-, II II
ually Toss on Toured baking
board, divide into two parts, pat and
roll out Bake in buttered and -four
ed layer cake tins in a hot oven for
Is minutes. Split and butter. Sweeten
to taste, place on the
back of the stove until warmed. Crush
slightly and put between and on top
Of the shortcakes. Cover the top with
cream sweetened and flavor
ed with vanilla. extract. To one cup
ful of whipped cream add quarter of
4 cupful of sugar and half a tea
spoon of vanilla
Cinnamon Cookies.
Two cups of buttermilk, 1 quart of
2 quarts of -four, 4 ounces
If butter, 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
md 1 level tablespoon of baking Soda |
Put the moIasses, butter and cinnamon |
nto a saucepan, heat gently, add the |
milk, then the soda dissolved in |
quarter of cup of cold water. Re-
move from the fire and when cool
work. in the flour. Roll out, using
nough -four to prevent sticking. Cut
nto cookies, lay them on buttered tins
nd bake until ready in moderate
ven.
Three-quarters of a pound of flour, 2
unces of currants, 1 tablespoon of
lolasses, a of teaspoon of mixed
pices, l egg, 2 ounces of lard or drip
ing, ounces of sugar, Il of tea
poon of baking soda and " pint of
uttermilk. Rub the lard or dripping
Ito the flour, add all the dry ingredi-
nts together, except the baking soda;
lend the baking soda in little but
srmilk; put the egg, molasses and the
est of the buttermilk together, then
id to the dry ingredients to make
tiff batter; beat well and last thing
do the blended baking soda. Bake
once in a moderate oven for one
our
Pound Cake.
Take / pound of butter and the
eel of i lemon chopped fine and
ork it to a creamy consistency, then
Id 1 pound of sugar and work these
gether for ten minutes add nine
wv yolks of eggs and juice OF lem
IS; work these all together for ten
inutes more, then mix in Il pound
stoned raisins, Il pounds of sui
mas, u pound of dried and we'll
ashed currants, n pounds of cherries
It in little square pieces, n pound
mixed peel cut up small and n
,und of finely chopped almonds. :
hip the nine whites of egg till quite
if, with pinch of salt, and then
tx them into the other ingredients
tn | mound of fine flour that has