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The New century cook book

1899

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Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Orange Cake. One and one-half cups of sugar, one cup butter (scant), one-half cup milk, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon corn starch, three eggs beaten separately. Filling. — One egg, thicken with sugar; grate in yellow of orange and squeeze in juice; thicken with sugar and spread on while warm. Mrs. H. E. Ford. Orange Cake. Beat the whites of three eggs separately; stir to a cream; two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, yolks of five eggs, add one-half cup of cold water, two and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, grated rind of one orange, and all the juice except one tablespoonful. Frosting for Orange Cake. — Whites of two eggs, two small cups of sugar, one tablespoonful of orange juice. When cake is cold spread between layers and on top. Mrs. A. W. Martin. Roll Jelly Cake. One cup of sugar, three eggs, one cup of flour, one tea- spoonful baking powder, one-half cup sweet milkRoll Jelly Cake; bake in thin sheets; spread the under side with jelly and roll. Mrs. Watson. Cream Jelly Cake. Three cupfuls flour, two cupfuls sugar, one cupful butter, half cupful sweet milk, four eggs, half teaspoonful baking powder. Bake in jelly tins. Cream Filling. — Grate two lemons, add the juice; one cup sugar, half cup butter, yolks of three eggs. Stir constantly over fire until it jellies. When cold, spread between cakes. C. A. Wilson. New Century Cook Book. 161 Devil's Food. Part First. — One cup of brown sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, three cups of sifted flour, one tea- spoonful of soda, yolks of three eggsDevil's Food. Second Part. — One cup of brown sugar, one cup of grated chocolate, one-half cup of milk. Heat the second part, but do not boil. Mix the first and second parts together and flavor with vanilla. Bake in layers. Filling and Frosting. — Two cups of brown sugar, one- half cup of sweet cream, one-quarter cup of butter. Boil five minutes, or until it hairs. Flavor with vanilla. Devil's Food Cake. Part One. — Three-fourths cup grated chocolate, Baker's, yolk one egg, three tablespoons sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, cook this on top of stove, stirring until it thickens; then set aside to cool and add it to part two just before putting in the flour. Part Two. — One-half cup butter, one cup granulated sugar, two eggs, salt, three-fourths cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, add part one, two cups flourDevil's Food Cake. Bake in two layers and put them together with boiled frosting. C. W. C. Devil's Cake. One cup grated chocolate, two-thirds cup sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, yolk of one egg, one teaspoonful vanilla; cook the above until like a cream. When cool, mix with the following: One-half cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup sweet milk, two eggs, two cups flour, one level teaspoon sodaDevil's Cake, dissolve soda in the milk, bake in loaf or three layers; use plain boiled icing between layers. Mrs. James H. Gibson. Devil's Food Cake. Two eggs, two cups brown sugar, one-half cup sour milk, milk, one-half cup butter, three-fourths cup chocolate, grated, two and one-half cups flour, pour one-half cup of boiling water over one teaspoon soda. Filling. — Two cups brown sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, lump butter, vanilla to flavor; cook until it begins to harden when put in water (excellent). 162 New Century Cook Book. Devil's Food.