Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-31
HOW TO MAKE CAKES PIES AND pUDDNCs WITHOUT EGGsI

Cake Hour can easily be prepared by
: adding cornstarch to bread or common
of cornstarch to five-sixths part OF
-four. Sift at least three times. so that
the starch and flour will be thoroughiy
mixed. As working formula. take nve
pounds of -four and add the contents
of a one-pound package of cornstarch.
sift three times. I'LL the small flour TIN
and keep 1t tightly covered. so as to be
ready for use at any time
Good Cake Without Butter or Eggs.
Rub together two scant cups of SUI
gar, one-half cup OF lard. two teaspoon
grated nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Add
two cups of buttermilk, in which dis
solve two teaspoonfuls of soda, three
and one-hah cups of -four sffted with
one cup of seeded and Toured raisins
Bake one hour in moderate oven.
leaving the oven door closed for the
FIRST forty-fve minutes Make FROST
made rather stifr with powdered sugar
and favored with vanilla. The ex-
pense of shortening for this cake may
be cut in half by substituting suet
preparation for lard, and further
economy is effected by the use of small.
seedless raisins. purchased in bulk.
pumped by soaking in warm water for
few minutes and dried with towel
DeIOTe mourning.
Eggless Ginger Bread.
Carefully measure and mix the ingre-
dents and beat well: One-half cup of
shortening. either all butter or half of
butter and half of lard. and one-half
cup OF brown sugar. Cream well, then
add one cup of molasses which is not
too strong: add one teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda dissolved in one cup of hot
water. Have ready two cups of bread
-four which has been sifted with two
teaspoonfuls of powdered ginger. one
teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon.
one-fourth teaspoonful of powdered
cloves and one-fourth teaspoonful of
salt. Beat well and bake in a moderate
oven. If pastry flour Is used. take a
little less than two cups. Add chopped
stoned dates to the batter.
A Good Spice Cake.
One and one-half cups of sugar. one
and one-half cups of sour milk one
cup of raisins, one-ha1f cup of butter,
three of flour. one teaspoonful of Soda
two teaspoonsful of cinnamon and one
half teaspoonfu1 of cloves. Cream the
butter. add sugar and cream again; mix
and sift the dry ingredients. Cut the
raisins and dredge with flour; add milk
and then flour until both are used. Add
the raisins and beat well. Bake in a
well creased pan in a moderate oven
Tor forty minutes.
Chocolate Cake.
Cream one cup of sugar and one-half
cup of butter add one-half cup of sour
milk. one teaspoonful of soda, one
square of unsweetened chocolate dis
solved in one-half cup of boiling water
and two scant cups of flour. Bake In
loaf or layers.
Annie Samoa raEa
Take one and one-half cups of apple
sauce. ono cup of sugar. one-half cup
Of lard or butter, two teaspconfuls of
hot waaer. one teaspoonful each of Gin
and one cup of seedless raisins. Chop
ped dgs or dates may be added.
Lemon Cake.
Two cups of rich sour cream, three
oupa Of sugar. i've cups Of flour. one
teaspoonful Of soda, two teaspoonfuls
Of lemon extract and one-half tea
spoonful Of salt Stir the cream. sugar,
alt and lemon together. Dissolve the
soda In q tablespoonful of warm water
and add to the other ingredients. Stir
the Hour In. little at a time. until 1t
has all been used Bake in a moderate
oven.
Date Cake.
One-half cup Of butter. one cup of
sugar, one cup Of milk, four cups of
0our. one-ha1f teaspoonfu1 of salt,
three teaspoonfuls Of baking powder