The New Royal Cook Book

Royal Baking Powder's 1922 campaign against yeast, in the form of a cookbook: bread mixed and baked in an hour and a half.

Doughnuts

3 tablespoons shortening 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 2/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Cream shortening; add sugar and well beaten egg; stir in milk; add nutmeg, salt, flour and baking powder which have been sifted together and enough additional flour to make dough stiff enough to roll. Roll out on floured board to about 1/2 inch thick; cut out. Fry in deep fat hot enough to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds. Drain on unglazed paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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The Recipes

Afternoon Tea Doughnuts

2 eggs 6 tablespoons sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons…

Crullers

4 tablespoons shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon…

Puddings and Other Desserts Baked Custard

4 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 quart milk Beat eggs…

Rice Pudding

1 cup rice 1 1/2 quarts milk 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup seeded raisins Wash rice…

Cottage Pudding

1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt…

Poor Man's Pudding

1/2 cup chopped suet 1/2 cup seeded raisins 1/2 cup washed currants or seeded raisins 1…

Tapioca Pudding

1/2 cup pearl tapioca or 3 tablespoons minute tapioca 1 quart milk 1 teaspoon melted…

Apple Sauce

Wipe, pare and quarter sour apples; remove seeds and core; put into saucepan and add cold…

Apple Cake

1 1/2 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons…

Apple Dumplings

1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons shortening…

Apple Roll

4 medium sized apples 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 pint water Select apples that will cook quickly…

Meringues

whites of 3 eggs 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon…

Banana Cake with Jelly Sauce

1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup…

Jelly Sauce

2 tablespoons jelly 1 cup water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon cornstarch Put water into…

Charlotte Russe

1 pint cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Mix ingredients. Have very…

Boston Cream Pie

2 eggs 1 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 3/4 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt…

Cream Filling (Cup sugar tablespoons corn)

1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons corn starch 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup scalded milk 1…

Chocolate Blanc Mange

1 quart milk 1/2 box or 2 tablespoons gelatine 4 tablespoons grated chocolate 3 eggs 1…

Floating Island

1 quart milk 4 eggs 4 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup currant jelly 2…

Huckleberry or Blueberry Float

1 cup berries 3 tablespoons sugar 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4…

Blueberry Cake

3 tablespoons shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1…

Prune Puff

4 eggs 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 cup cooked prunes Whip whites of eggs to stiff froth; add…

Lemon Jelly

1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine 1/4 cup lemon juice Boil…

Cream Puffs

1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 2 teaspoons…

Cream Filling (Cup sugar cup corn starch)

1 cup sugar 1/3 cup corn starch 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 cups scalded milk 1 teaspoon…

Jelly Roll

1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 4…

Christmas Plum Pudding

2 cups ground suet 2 cups bread crumbs 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 2…

Hard Sauce

1/3 cup butter 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon flavoring extract Cream butter until…

Foamy Sauce

6 tablespoons butter 1 cup powdered sugar 3 eggs 2 tablespoons boiling water 1 teaspoon…

Fruit Sauce

1/3 cup butter 1 cup fresh strawberries, raspberries or canned fruit drained from syrup 1…

Caramel Sauce

2 cups granulated sugar 5 cups boiling water Melt sugar in deep saucepan and heat…

Lemon or Orange Sauce

Put 1 cup water into saucepan; when boiling add 2 tablespoons orange or lemon juice, 2…

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