How to Cook in Casserole Dishes

The 1912 case for the casserole - sixteen kinds of recipes for cooking and serving in one dish.

Cake and Bread Recipes

21 recipes in this part of How to Cook in Casserole Dishes.

Apple Bread

1/2 compressed yeast cake 6 OZS. (3/4 cup) butter 1½ pint (1 cup) milk I lb. (4 cups) flour 3 ozs. (3 heaping tablespoonfuls) sugar 3 eggs…

Apple Sauce Cake

1/2 pint (I cup) sour apple I teaspoonful powdered cin- 4 sauce namon 1 teaspoonful baking soda 1/4 teaspoonful grated nut- 1/2 lb. (I cup)…

Brandy Cake

6 ozs. (3/4 cup) butter 12 ozs. (11/½ cups) sugar 2 eggs 3/4 lb. (3 cups) flour 3 gills (11/2 cups) milk 2 heaping teaspoonfuls baking…

Cheese Cake (Ozs cup butter I lb cups sugar)

4 ozs. (1/2 cup) butter I lb. (2 cups) sugar 4 eggs 4 ozs. (1 cup) flour 1/2 pint (I cup) milk 2 lbs. pot cheese I lemon Pastry Line a…

Chocolate Cake

4 ozs. (1/2 cup) butter 12 Ozs. (11/2 cups) sugar 2 eggs I gill (1/2 cup) sour milk I square chocolate I gill (1/2 cup) boiling water I…

Cocoa Sponge Cake

2 ozs. (1/4 cup) cocoa 3 eggs I gill (1/2 cup) cold water I teaspoonful vanilla extract 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder I teaspoonful powdered…

Coffee Bread

1/2 pint (1 cup) scalded milk 4 ozs. (1/2 cup) butter 4 ozs. (1/2 cup) sugar 1½ teaspoonful salt I compressed yeast cake I gill (1/2 cup)…

Corn Bread

3 gills (11/2 cups) yellow corn meal 1/2 pint (I cup) sweet milk 1/2 pint (1 cup) buttermilk 1½ teaspoonful baking soda I teaspoonful salt…

Currant Cake

6 ozs. (6 heaping tablespoonfuls) cleaned currants I lb. (4 cups) flour 4 ozs. (4 heaping tablespoonfuls) sugar 2 teaspoonfuls baking…

Date Cake

I lb. dates, stoned and halved 1/2 lb. (I cup) butter 1/2 lb. (I cup) sugar 2 eggs I teaspoonful baking soda 1 gill (1/2 cup) boiling water…

Dutch

Apples, cored and sliced I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) butter, melted 3 eggs I teaspoonful lemon extract

Apple Cake

4 ozs. (4 heaping tablespoonfuls) sugar 1/2 lb. (2 cups) flour 1/4 teaspoonful salt 2 heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder 1/2 pint (I cup)…

Fruit Cake

1/2 lbs. (3 cups) sugar I 6 eggs I pint (2 cups) sour cream I teaspoonful soda 134 lbs. (7 cups) flour I grated nutmeg 1½ teaspoonful…

Fudge Cake

4 ozs. (1/2 cup) butter 1/2 lb. (I cup) sugar 2 eggs I gill (1/2 cup) milk 21/½ teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 ozs. melted unsweetened…

Hickory Nut Cake

1½ cupfuls hickory nut meats I lb. (2 cups) sugar 1/2 lb. (I cup) butter 3 eggs 1/2 pint (I cup) buttermilk I teaspoonful baking soda I lb…

Imperial Cake

I lb. (2 cups) butter I lb. (2 cups) sugar IO eggs 11/4 lbs. (5 cups) flour 3 ozs. (3 heaping tablespoonfuls) blanched and halved pistachio…

Mother's Cake

1/2 cups (34 pint) yellow 1 teaspoonful baking powder corn meal 2 ozs. (1/4 cup) sugar 3 gills (11/2 cups) sour milk 2 ozs. (1/2 cup) flour…

Potato Cake

6 ozs. (3/4 cup) butter 1 lb. (2 cups) sugar 1/2 pint (I cup) English walnut meats 1/2 lb. (2 cups) flour 1/2 pint (I cup) hot mashed 2…

Soft Gingerbread

6 ozs. (3/4 cup) butter 6 ozs. (3/4 cup) sugar 2 teaspoonfuls powdered cinnamon 1/2 pint (I cup) milk (sour 1/4 teaspoonful grated…

Spice Cake

4 ozs. (1/2 cup) butter 4 ozs. (1/2 cup) sugar 1/2 lb. (2 cups) flour 1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder I egg 1/2 teaspoonful powdered ginger…

Raisin Bread

1/2 pints (3 cups) yellow I teaspoonful baking soda corn meal I gill (1/2 cup) hot water 3/4 pint (11/2 cups) Graham I teaspoonful salt…

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