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62

600

MISCELLANEOUS

VALUABLE

RECEIPTS.

No.

105.

White

Lemon-

Cake.

Rub

well

together

6

ounces

butter,

IJ

pounds

flour;

add

^

pint

(well

beaten)

eggs,

1

pound

pulverized

sugar,

12

drops

essence

of

lemon,

and

2

drachms

carbonate

of

ammonia.

Tha

ingredients

should

be

mixed

into

a

paste,

with

as

little

handling

as

possible,

rolled

out

about

as

thick

as

a

silver

dollar,

cut

in

cakes,

and

baked

on

buttered

tins,

with

a

gentle

heat.

No.

106.

Strasbourg-

Cake.

To

1

pound

flour,

add

10

ounces

pulverized

sugar,

10

ounces

butter,

2

eggs,

half

a

nutmeg,

(grated,)

and

an

equal

quantit}^

of

ground

cinnamon,

or

mace

and

cinnamon,

mix^d.

Bake.

No.

107.

How

to

hake

Rusks.

No.

1.

Take

1

pint

milk,

1

teacupful

jeast;

mix

it

thin

;

when

light,

add

12

ounces

sugar,

10

ounces

butter,

4

eggs,

flour

sufficient

to

make

it

as

stiff

as

bread;

when

risen,

again

mould

and

sponge

it

upon

tin.

No.

108.

How

to

make

31ock

Mince-

Pies.

Mix

1

cup

sugar^

1

cup

molasses,

IJ

cup

bread-

crumbs,

with

1

cup

good

cider-

vinegar,

4

cups

water,

and

3

eggs

;

add

1

cup

raisins,

1

ounce

cloves,

1

ounce

soda.

This

quantity

will

be

suffi-

cient

for

3

pies.

Bake.