Evening star., 1921-10-28
Health and Thrift in the Home

into a large round pan. dust the top
with powered sugar and bake In
moderate oven for about three
fourths OF an hour. Decorate when
cold with a fondant frosting. and
when this Is cold and firm. ornament
with yellow and white frosting in the
form of daisies made by pressing
through cone of stiff Taper or a
pastry tube.
Famous Sponge Cake.-Beat six
of powdered white sugar and beat for
Ave minutes longer. Stir two tea
spoons Of cream Of tartar into two
cups Of flour. add 1t to the eggs and
sugar and beat for one minute. Dis
solve one teaspoon of soda in one cup
of cold water and add this also. Wash
one lemon. dry it. and add both the
two cups of -four and beat all the in
gradients together for one minute.
put the dough into two deep tins and
bake In a moderate oven.
Delicious Orange Cake.
Make a white cake batter and bake
in layers. Take the juice of one
orange and a quarter of the rind graf
ed. To this add one and one half cups
Of sugar, the yolks Of two eggs and a
teaspoon Of butter. Mix all together
and cook in an earthen vessel until a
thick jelly. Spread between the lay
ers and ice with yellow icing.
Sour Apple Cake.-Cream one-half
cup of butter with a cup of sugar and
stir into them a cup of sour apple
sauce cooled. two and one-half cups
of -four. a teaspoon Of baking soda, a
and cloves and one-half cup of raisins
dredged with flour. Bake in a loaf
tin.
Velvet Lunch Cake.-Mix together
two cups Of sugar. one-half cup of
fresh lard, four cups of flour, two
cinnamon. one fourth teaspoon of all
spice. one teaspoon Of nutmeg. one
pound of raisins. seeded and cut, and
one teaspoon OF baking powder or the
same of soda dissolved in one table,
spoon of boiling water. Flavor with
orange and vanilla blended.
Molasses Layer Cake.-Take two
cups Of -four, one cup of molasses. one
half cup of sour milk. one teaspoon OF
soda, dissolved in one tablespoon of
water. one-half teaspoon of salt and
one large tablespoon of butter Bake
in two layers and put together with
chocolate filing or whipped cream.
Inexpensive Fruit Cake.
This may be made in loaf or in
small cakes. One cup of butter. one
cup of sugar, one cup of molasses.
one cup of currants. one well-beaten
egg, three teaspoons of spices and
four cups of flour, with a teaspoon
of salt. Dissolve the soda in the
molasses and sift the fruit in the
flour.
Cookies for Children.-Cream to-
gether one cup of sugar with one cup
of shortening, then add one cup of
molasSes. two well beaten eggs. one
teaspoonful of salt. one and one-half
teaspoons of powdered cinnamon, one
teaspoon of powdered ginger. one
half teaspoon of powdered cloves and
two heaping teaspoons of baking soda
dissolved in one-fourth cup of boil
ing water. Mix well, stir in all the
-four possible with a spoon. knead and
roll out, cut with cutter and sprin-
kle with granulated sugar and bake
in q quick oven. A raisin may be
placed in the center of each cooky.
Frosting for Children's Cake.-A
cheap cake may be made to seem like
a treat to children. and to grown-ups
as well, by addition of a simple and
inexpensive frosting. Take one cup
of brown sugar. moisten it with wa
ter, and boil until little dropped in
cold water forms a soft ball. Re-
move from the fire and allow to part
ly cool. beat the white of one egg to
a stiff froth, add one teaspoon of
vanilla and pour on it the warm
sirup in a thin stream. beating it into
the egg. Then spread it on the cake.