This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
1 cup brown sugar. 1/4 nutmeg (grated). 1 cup water. 2 teaspoons cinnamon. 2 cups seeded raisins. 1 teaspoon cloves. 1/3 cup lard. 1 pinch salt.
Boil all together 3 minutes; when cold add 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little water; 1 3/4 cups Henkel's flour in which 1/2 teaspoon baking powder has been sifted. Bake in loaf, moderate oven, 30 minutes. Mrs. Hill.
1 1/2 cups brown sugar. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup butter. 1 cup raisins. 1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon allspice. 3 eggs. 1 teaspoon cloves. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Mrs. Dunbar.
4 eggs. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup potato flour. 1 1/2 teaspoons Royal baking powder.
Beat sugar and yolks of eggs; add flour and baking powder, salt, vanilla and lemon; lastly whites of eggs.
Mrs. C. Westcott Mrs. Durbin Newton.
1 scant cup sugar. 2 cups Henkel's flour. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/2 cup raisins. 1/2 scant cup shortening. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup sour milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1/4 cup chopped walnut meats.
Dissolve soda in a little sweet milk, then whip it into a cup of sour milk. Bake 3/4 hour in slow oven.
Mrs. Herman Jacobi.
1 cup sugar. 1/4 cup cocoanut milk. Butter size of egg. 1 3/4 cups Henkel's flour. 3 yolks of eggs. 3 even teaspoons Royal baking powder. 1/4 cup milk.
Cream, sugar and butter, add yolks of eggs, then milk and flour alternately. Fold in beaten whites of 2 eggs. Vanilla.
Frosting: Boil 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water until it strings; add to well-beaten white of 1 egg. Grate fresh cocoanut and cover cake. Mrs. A. L. Jones.
1 cup milk. 1 cup Henkel's flour. 1 pinch salt. 1 cup sugar. Whites of 2 eggs. 3 teaspoons Royal baking powder.
Heat milk to boiling point in double boiler Put flour in cake bowl and add sugar, baking powder, salt, - sift together 4 times. Pour hot milk into dry ingredients and stir smooth. Fold in beaten whites of eggs.
Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1 tablespoon flour. Mix with cold coffee, add vanilla. Mrs. W. J. Blakely.
1/2 cup butter. 1/2 cup chopped walnut meats. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup sour milk. 1/2 teaspoon cloves. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon allspice. 1 cup chopped raisins. 2 cups Henkel's flour.
Mrs. A. W. Brewster.
1 cup sugar. 1 tablespoon sour milk. 1/2 cup butter (scant). 2 eggs. 1 cup canned strawberries. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 teaspoon soda.
Put soda in sour milk; bake in layers; put together with caramel frosting. Mrs. F. N. Varney.
1 cup butter. 4 eggs. 2 cups sugar. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 1 cup milk. 3 cups Henkel's flour. 2 teaspoons lemon extract. 1/2 cup cornstarch.
Mrs. Geo. McMahon.
 
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