The Portland Woman's Exchange Cook Book

Make a boiled icing of 1 cup sugar, % cup boiling water; boil until it drops off the fork — never stir. While the sugar is boiling, beat whites of 2 eggs to a stiff froth, then add the syrup and beat until it will not run off cake. Add the figs and beat to a creamy mixture; then ice cake between layers, on top and sides. Mrs, S. R, Johnston. Marshmallow Filling. Boil lj/2 cups sugar with I/2 cup water until it forms soft ball when tried in cold water. Pour gradually into well beaten whites of 2 eggs; beat until lukewarm, then add 1/2 lb. of marshmallows cut in pieces. Mrs. E. C. Shevlin. Mocha Filling. 1 cup powdered sugar. 1 heaping tablespoon butter creamed, then added to sugar. 2 tablespoons strong coffee. Mrs. Wm. B. Streeter. Orange Filling. Grated rind and juice of 1 orange; juice 1 lemon; 1 cup sugar; I/2 cup boiling water; tablespoon cornstarch mixed with cold water; J/^ teaspoon melted butter. Cook in double boiler and when cool add beaten white of 1 egg. Mrs. W. A. MacRae. ICINGS AND FILLINGS Plain Icing. To 2 tablespoons milk or cream add gradually about 1 cup powdered sugar, or until of right consistency to spread. Flavor with vanilla or lemon. This will never harden, provided it is not too stiff with sugar. Mrs. //. P. McNary, Plain Water Icing. White of 1 egg measured in glass, and same bulk in water. Rub fine sugar into this until stiff enough to spread without running. This will never harden. M. R. S. Snow Drift Icing. Whites of 4 eggs beaten stiff, then beat in 1 cup sugar. Put into a double boiler and boil about 7 minutes. Add pinch of baking powder and cocoanut, grated the day before. Beat until cool. Mrs, Chas, Munch. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . $1,000,000.00 Surplus.. 1,000,000.00 Transacts a General Banking Business Corner Third and Oak Streets Silve r Services . . . , . . . ,. ^■^■MMHaBMiiBB^M_HHHi» lurnished in any combination. The newest styles and shapes represented in a collection of flat and hollow ware that must be seen to be appreciated. Attractive prices. Sheffield Ware . , , . « „ ^■MHHMHBMiiBB^H_HHHi» m complete variety, ratterns are reproductions of the oldest designs, so well known to the connoisseur. Sole Agents for the Famous Chelsea Clocks A. and C. FELDENHEIMER Diamond Merchants, Opticians, Silversmiths NEW LOCATION, WASHINGTON AND PARK STREETS Phone Tabor 1100 F. M. Kiger PRODUCER OF Certified Milk Guaranteed Good Until Used PORTLAND, OREGON Prael, Hegele & Co. Incorporated IMPORTERS China, Glassware, Cutlery Cooking Utensils, Etc. Cor. Thirteenth and HoytSts. Portland, Oregon Phones: Main 269 A 1269 Martin & Forbes Co. Florists 347 Washington Street Portland, Oregon Small Cakes Chess Cakes. Line tart pans with rich pie paste. Bake crust, Rll with filling mixture and bake until firm. Cover with frosting and return to oven to set same. This rule makes about one dozen cakes. Filling: One cup raisins, chopped and floured, 1 cup sugar, Yi cup butter, 1 egg and yolks of 2. Frostings Whites of 2 eggs beaten with sugar; flavor with rosewater. Mrs. W. L. Brewster, Chocolate Drop Cakes. 3 whites of eggs beaten stiff. 1 cup powdered sugar. 1 cup ground chocolate. 1 cup chopped walnuts. Mrs, L, H. Tarpley, Chocolate Hermits. 1/2 cup butter. 2-3 cup sugar. 2 eggs. y4 cup grated chocolate. 2 tablespoons hot water. 5/2 cup raisins. 14 teaspoon salt. 2 teaspoons baking powder. \% cups flour. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cream butter; add sugar, eggs, raisins, flour in which baking powder has been sifted, chocolate melted in water, salt and cinnamon. Drop from spoon in buttered pan; put raisin in each. Moderate oven. Mrs. E. D. Kingsley. Cup Cakes. 21/2 cups sugar. 1 cup butter. 5 eggs.