Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
Mrs. Wilson's 5 Recipe
for a Wedding Cake
HotU One Woman Made a Sue.
cess of a Bakery Shop She
Vas Obliged to Open
By MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

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wife who through death found that she
must be the wage learner for the little
family Of four persons. This house.
wife lived in large mid West city.
and after thinking things out pretty
well decided that she would not care
to leave her home and children while
she went abroad to seek employment in
the factories or stores.
The next thought was just what could
she do in the home she hoped to avoid
taking in roomers or lodgers, feeling
that If she could make an effort to avoid
this 1t would be better for her children.
Soon there appeared sign hung from,
the door:
HOME BAKERY
PARTY and WEDDING CATERING
And on display was wedding cake
decorated just to show the style and to
give folks who might come in the iden
of the business she intended to make a
success Of.
To get the business started this little
housewife made small sponge cakes
md took them to the grocer's and left
them to be sold on commission. Each
cake was wrapped in piece Of waxed
pupcr. and n little note inside telling
who made the cake and requesting peo-
pie to call ana see the shope. Today. in
less than two years, in spite Of all the
talk Of hard times. this little lady Is
making on an average 500 each week,
While visiting Mrs. Jennie MuDroe
I hoI NJ ali r,f hor rf
wedding breakfast, and n supper
dance. / know both the menu and
method used in preparing the food will
interest you.
Wedding Breakfast for Fifty Persons
Canteloupe Cocktail Alaska
Stuffel Filete of Chicken
Potato Croquctte Tartar Sauce
Asparagus Salad
Wedding Cake Ice. Cream
Coffee
Silver Fizz, to toast the married couple
Favors Bon Bons
The charge was $40 per plate. this
to include the flowers for the table, the
wedding cake and the favors. / am
particularly anxious for you to have
the recipes and amounts. for you could
CusllN AVA ANaA's
one third less.
The Wedding Cake
The pan was made specially for the
cake and measured seventeen inches
across the top and was ten inches deep.
II required three hours to bake the cake
In an oven of 800 degrees Fair. The
cake was then allowed to set in II pan
until nearly cold and then turned OIL a
cloth. A piece Of white paper was placed
under the cake. making 1t easy to lift.
without the danger Of breaking the
cake.
The Recipe
The recipe for this cake has been In
Mrs. Munroe's family for. nearly POO
years. coming from II great grondsire
who was n chef In Switzerland.
+ Place in warm howl see"
One pound of butter,
Fire cups of Sdgdr.
Cream with the hand until Hight. and
fluffy, then remove the c.eamed mixture
from the hand and use q wooden spoon
and cream again. adding the
Yolks of fifteen eggs.
When we'll creamed. add
Eighteen Wholc eggs.
Beat the yolks and whites together
as for omclet--that is, until good and
light. Now add
Three pounds of pastry -four,
T,co ounces of baking powdcr.
Three and one halt cups Of milk,
Tmo tablespoons of crtrdct of nutmeg,
T,co tablespoons of ran'tia extract.
Beat for thirty minutes. Line the
nan with three thicknesscs of we'll
creased and Toured paper and turn in
the prepared mixture and bake as di-
rected. 1t IL almost impossible for one
person to make this cake alone. Mrs.
Munroe divides the recipe in half and
her helper makes up half the batch at
the same time. so that 1t Is all ready
10 turn in the pan together. .
To prepare the -four use pastry or
cake -four. add the baking powder to
the -four, and sift five times.
When the cake IL cold. trim to shape
If necessary and cover with coat of
plain water icing ~ given In the icing
lesson then the next day ice again and
decorate. Make up n second batch of
this cake and bake in muffin pans for
the cake for guests to carry home with
them. Keep the batter, while waiting
TO bake. in refrigerator, and fill the
muffin pans as they bake and are
empty. Ice and decorate the individual
cakes in same style rs the wedding cake.
Supper. Dance Menu
This was an alfrcsco affair. and each
gentleman guest was served with box
carton containing n supper, picnic style,
for himself and partner. 4 small jug
and two glasses were also placed upon
the tray holding the carton.
The box contained:
Two chicken salads, four tiny rolls,
buttered: two pickles. small paper cup
Of salted almonds, two small tomatoes
stuffed with coleslaw, two paper plates,
one knife, two forks, two spoons, two
napkins.
Ice cream and cake were passed among