This section is from the book "The People's Cook Book", by Jennie Taylor. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
Ten of sifted flour, three eggs, six of grated cocoa-nut; whisk the eggs until very light, add the sugar, then the cocoa-nut; put a table-spoonful on wafer paper in form of pyramid; put the paper on tins, and bake in a rather cool oven. Keep in tin canisters.
1. Two cups sugar, one cup of sweet milk, three-fourths of a cup of butter, three cups of flour, whites of eight egg, three small tea-spoonfuls of baking powder, sliced citron.
2. Whites of. four eggs, one cup of milk, running over; one-half cup butter, two cups sugar, two and one-half cups flour, heaping tea-spoonful baking powder. This makes two loaves. If you want it very nice, use one cup of corn starch in place of one of flour.
Two cups of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, three eggs, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoon cream tartar. Flavor with lemon. Bake one-half of this in two pans. To the remainder add one tablespoon of molasses, one cup of chopped raisins, one-half cup of currants, piece of citron chopped line, one teaspoonful cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Bake in two pahs, and put in sheets alternately with a little jelly or white of an egg beaten to a froth.
Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one pint of dough, two eggs, one teaspoon soda, as much fruit as you wish, spices to suit taste; use flour enough to make as stiff as common fruit cake; set in a warm place to raise for one hour. Bake in a moderate oven.
1. For the cake take one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three and one-half cups of flour, one-half cup of sweet milk, whites of seven eggs, two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in layers. For the filling take a pound of figs, chop fine, and put in a stewpan on the stove; pour over it a teacup of water, and add one-half cup of sugar. Cook all together until soft and smooth. Let it cook, and spread between the layers.
2. One cup butter, two and a half cups sugar, one cup of milk, six cups of flour, three teaspoonfuls baking powder, whites of sixteen eggs, one and a quarter pounds of figs, cut and floured; to be added last.
One cup sweet milk, one egg, one handful of sugar, one table-spoonful of half lard and half butter, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, a pinch of salt; mix soft, roll out, and fry in hot lard. Very good.
One pound of flour, sifted well; one pound of sugar, sifted well; one pound of butter, two pounds of raisins, three pounds of currants, half a pound of citron, half grated nutmeg, ten eggs, half teaspoonful of cinnamon, one goblet of equal parts brandy and milk. This makes a six-quart pan of cake.
One teacup white sugar, one-half teacup butter, whites of four eggs. two-thirds teacup sweet milk, two teacups flour, two teaspoons baking-powder; flavor. Gold Cake: Same as above, using the yolks of the four eggs, and adding one whole egg.
 
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