Ebook - Recipes Tried And True (1894 Cookbook).txt

FRUIT CAKE. MRS. T. H. LINSLEY.

One cup butter, one cup brown sugar, two-thirds cup molasses, three

cups flour, one-half cup sour milk, one cup raisins, one cup currants,

one teaspoon soda in milk, four eggs, citron and spice to taste.

FRUIT CAKE. MRS. G. H. WRIGHT.

One pound flour, one pound brown sugar, one pound citron, two pounds

raisins, two pounds currants, three-fourths pound butter, one pound

almonds, one ounce mace, one cup molasses, one-half teaspoon soda

stirred in molasses, ten eggs. Stir sugar and butter to a cream; then

add whites and yolks of eggs, beaten separately. Stir in flour

gradually, and molasses and spices; lastly, the fruit. This makes

three loaves. Bake in a moderate oven.

FRUIT CAKE. MRS. JOHN EVANS.

Two cups butter, two and one-half cups sugar, two and one-half cups

molasses, eight cups flour, two cups sour milk, eight eggs, two

teaspoonfuls soda, three pounds raisins, three pounds currants, one

pound citron, one pound figs, two lemons (grate the rind and squeeze

the juice), two glasses of jelly, cloves, mace, cinnamon, and nutmegs.

Mix flour and fruit alternately. Bake three and one-half hours.

PLAIN FRUIT CAKE. MRS. R. H. JOHNSON.

One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, three cups flour, one cup water,

two eggs, one teaspoonful baking powder, one pound seeded and chopped

raisins; nutmeg, cinnamon, and citron to taste.

BLACK WEDDING CAKE. MRS. J. J. SLOAN.

One cup butter, one and one-half cups brown sugar, one cup molasses,

one cup sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder

sifted into flour, five well beaten eggs, two pounds raisins, one

pound currants, one-half pound chopped citron, one-half teaspoonful

ground allspice, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon, one-half a nutmeg.

Put flour in oven, and brown--be careful not to burn. Dredge fruit,

and add last.

WHITE FRUIT CAKE. MRS. SAMUEL SAITER.

Cream one pound butter and one pound powdered sugar together; to this

add the beaten yolks of twelve eggs, one pound sifted flour, and two

teaspoons baking powder. Grate one cocoanut, blanch and chop one half

pound almonds; slice one and one-half pounds citron; add to batter and

stir in beaten whites of eggs. Put in a pan lined with greased paper,

and bake two hours. When cold, ice.

If you use "ELECTRIC LIGHT FLOUR" with the recipes in this book, you

have no trouble.

LAYER CAKES.

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