Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book

Mrs. Wilson's plain-spoken new cook book — farina to fruit cake in level measures and few words.

Icings & Fillings

15 recipes in this part of Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book.

Icings, Fillings, Etc

Mrs. Wilson's Decorative and Plain Icing 4 whites of eggs. 2 1/2 cups sugar. 1 cup water. 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or 1/2 teaspoon baking…

Cream Icing

8 tablespoons Pets cream. 4 cups XXXX sugar. 2 tablespoons butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cream butter and add sugar and cream. Put over hot…

Brown Sugar Icing

4 tablespoons sweet cream. 2 cups light brown sugar. 1/4 cup butter. Mix as above, adding cream a little at a time.

Yellow Icing

Yolks 4 eggs beaten light. 2 cups sugar. 1 cup water. Cook syrup until it drops from spoon, beat gradually into eggs, cooking syrup all the…

Caramel Icing

2 cups sugar. 1 cup cream. 1/4 cup butter. 2 tablespoons sugar to caramel. Cook sugar and cream until it boils. Melt sugar into caramel…

Seafoam Icing

3 cups granulated sugar. 1 1/2 cups hot water. 2 egg whites. Boil sugar and water until it threads; beat whites very stiff; add one…

Chocolate Fudge Filling

3 cups granulated sugar. 1 1/2 cups sweet milk. 3 tablespoons of chocolate or cocoa. 1 full tablespoon of butter. Boil until forms a soft…

Caramel Filling

3 cups sugar. 1 1/2 cups milk. 1/2 cup caramel syrup. 1 tablespoon butter. Put milk and three cups sugar on fire. Watch carefully. Caramel…

Rum Filling

Whites of 3 eggs. 6 yolks. 1/2 cup chopped pecans. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sherry and rum mixed. Cook over steam until thick and…

Lemon Cream

Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons. 1 tumbler of sugar. 1 tablespoon butter. 3 whole eggs. Cook in double boiler until thick as honey and…

Milk Filling

10 tablespoons of sweet milk. 1/2 cup sugar. Boil six minutes and beat until cool.

Pineapple Filling

1 pt. can pineapple. 1 cup sugar. 1/4 box gelatin. Put on stove and boil until thick.

Charlotte Russe Filling for Sponge Cakes

1 cup double cream. 1-3 cup sugar. 1 egg white. 2 tablespoons of wine or vanilla. Whip cream until stiff, beat eggs stiff and add sugar to…

Almond Paste for Moulding

1/2 lb. pulverized sugar. 3 tablespoons brandy. 1/2 lb. ground almonds. 1 tablespoon strained lemon juice. Put all in stewpan over the fire…

Cake Filling

1 cup sour cream. 1 cup nuts. 1 cup sugar. Cook slowly until thick and dries when beaten in saucer.

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