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light enough, begin kneading, and continue for an hour, adding meanwhile all the
other ingredients. This will make seven loaves.--Mrs. Woodworth, Springfield,
Mass.
FEATHER CAKE.
Half cup butter, three of flour, two of sugar, one of milk, three eggs, a little
grated lemon, two tea-spoons baking-powder.--Mrs. E. L. C., Springfield.
CHOICE FIG CAKE.
A large cup butter, two and a half of sugar, one of sweet milk, three pints
flour with three tea-spoons baking-powder, whites of sixteen eggs, a pound and a
quarter of figs well floured and cut in strips like citron; no flavoring.--Mrs.
A. B. Morey.
GROOM'S CAKE.
Ten eggs beaten separately, one pound butter, one of white sugar, one of flour,
two of almonds blanched and chopped fine, one of seeded raisins, half pound
citron, shaved fine; beat butter to a cream, add sugar gradually, then the
well-beaten yolks; stir all till very light, and add the chopped almonds; beat
the whites stiff and add gently with the flour; take a little more flour and
sprinkle over the raisins and citron, then put in the cake-pan, first a layer of
cake batter, then a layer of raisins and citron, then cake, and so on till all
is used, finishing off with a layer of cake. Bake in a moderate oven two
hours.--Mary Wilcox, Dalton.
HARD-MONEY CAKE.
Gold Part.--Yolks of eight eggs, scant cup butter, two of sugar, four of flour,
one of sour milk, tea-spoon soda, table-spoon corn starch; flavor with lemon and
vanilla.
Silver Part.--Two cups sugar, one of butter, four (scant) of flour, one of sour
milk, tea-spoon soda, table-spoon corn starch, whites of eight eggs; flavor with
almond or peach. Put in pan, alternately, one spoonful of gold and one of
silver.--Miss Emma Fisher.
HAYES' CAKE.
One cup sugar, half cup butter, three eggs beaten well together, level tea-spoon
soda stirred in half cup sour milk, two small cups flour; flavor with lemon,
pour in small dripping-pan, bake half an hour, and cut in squares.--Miss Flora
Ziegler, Columbus.
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