Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
MRS. VIII SON BRINGS OUT
aLD-FASI1IONEED CAKE RECIPES
Fans in Which These Decacie Are Baked Need Careful
ConsiderationGrandu,otherW Vas Very Proud OF Hers
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

fcppprioht, 1890. bv Mrs. NJ. A. wilson. Al
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EAkES which are purchased from the
~ shops have little comparative value
With the toothsome delicious cakes OF
our grandmothers' time. Today cake =
making seems indeed TO be a lost art.
! ~ olde TYNE recipe permitted the house
wife an abundance of cream. butter and
etxs. which were reasonably priced.
Nov. while there is no royal road to
sdcccssful cake making. any little
h 6olsewifc may turn out product that
AZ truly delicious IL she will carefully
measure and follow the recipe.
fSift the -four twice into n bowl and
then measure; this means to fill thc
measuring cup lightly. using table
spoon to fill cup with pile the -four high
IN the cup and then use the back of the
krife TO. level. DO not shake or pat.
The various recipes call for different
methods of adding the eggs.
gin one OF these methods the whole egg
1ss added after creaming the sugar and
! shprtening. In the second method the
y0ik OF the egg IS used and then the
white is beaten stih and cut and folded
IN In the olden days the butter was
the medium used for shortening--today
w have many dependable fats ana
butter substitutes which give better re-
SUITS.
Sbefore the time OF dependable baking
powders, many eggs were required 10
give the mixture the required degree OF
iigntness.
Ihe pan IN which the cake Is to DC
pqked needs CONSIDERATION Inc nouSe-
wife OF yesteryear had her sets OF cake
pans ana then woe oetide the on" VINO
wSs praVer enough 10 touch them' lot
many OF them hhd peen collecteu since
ner girinooc days'
Inc southern mother' In the days gone
by, included course OF cake baking
among the household accomplishments
OF the daughters. SO betimes. each
daughter was gwen competent IN
Nstruction IN making the nome dalntles.
and even now, L can almost near my
grandmother say, Il wish thee to fetch
me from town an angel cakepan for
Lnciiie,' and immedmtely TINS pan pc
came the SOP property OF the daughter
against the time when she would go 10
! her own home. This mighty pretty GUS
tom might well be revived TO-DAY. .
Burned, scorched, battered and dis
colored pans have no place In cake
making, nor is the pan IN which you
rolst meat or cook other foods suitable
fur this purpose. Five pans can be pur-
chased for about 81 and they will last
lifetime il they have the proper care.
Get rid Of the notion that you must
first grease and bake new pan before
using it. This is kind of fairy tale
successful cook would tell you 10 dSter
you from baking. just wash ana then
dry your pans.
NJ Two deep layer cake pans, two star
shaped pans with tube in center for
41pnge cake, one round ten inch pan tor
pcaDd cakes, one deep, square pan with
tu0e III center; one loaf shaped pan
tnese VIII provide an abundant variety
or Shapes and then you can, II NoV
wish, include set OF shallow iron droI
cake pans Ihese pans are somewha
,nilsr 10 ,he iron pIpover pans ,!li ON.
wy are snalio" anu tase .t sMui'e ntiI =