Doughnuts and Gingerbread
Aised Doughnuts
Scald one pint of milk and let it cool; add one egg, piece of butter the size of an egg; one scant teaspoon of soda, one large cup of…
Soft Gingerbread
Take one cup of sour milk; one cup of molasses; one teaspoon of soda; one tablespoon of ginger; one tablespoon of vinegar; five tablespoons…
Hot Water Gingerbread
Take one-half cup of boiling water and mix it with one cup of molasses. Add one teaspoon of soda, dissolved in one-fourth cup of lukewarm…
Buttermilk Cake
Two cups sugar; one teaspoon cinnamon; one teaspoon cloves; one-half nutmeg (grated); two cups buttermilk; one teaspoon soda; one cup…
Ginger Snaps
Two cups of molasses; one cup of butter or lard; one teaspoon of soda; one teaspoon of ginger. Heat all until melted, and then add barely…
Cookies Without Eggs
Take one and one-half cups of butter; two cups sugar; one cup milk; two teaspoons of baking powder and enough flour to roll out as soft as…
Plain Cookies
Eight tablespoons of sugar; six tablespoons of melted butter; four tablespoons of milk; two eggs; two teaspoons of baking powder; flour to…
Doughnuts, Crullers, Etc (Ordinary cookies except)
ordinary cookies, except that the amount of the shortening is lessened according to the richness of the nuts. The latter should be put in…
Caraway Cookies
Two cups of sugar; one-half cup of butter; one cup of sweet milk; one teaspoon of baking powder; caraway seeds; flour enough to roll out.
Peanut Cookies
Rub to a light cream one cup of butter and one and one-half cups of powdered sugar. Add three wellbeaten eggs, one teaspoon of lemon…
Lemon Wafers
Cream one cup of butter; add two cups of sugar and three eggs well-beaten. Flavor with the juice of a large lemon. Stir in flour enough to…
Sour Milk Jumbles
Two cups of sugar; one cup of butter; one cup of sour milk or cream; three eggs; one-half of a nutmeg grated; one teaspoon of soda; and…
Lace Cakes
One cup rolled oats; one egg; one-half cup of light brown sugar; tablespoon of soft butter; little salt and vanilla. Add the sugar to the…
Lady Fingers
Add two heaping tablespoons of powdered sugar to the stiffly beater whites of three eggs. Add to these the well-beaten yolks of two eggs…
Sponge Drops
Form the lady finger batter in a circular shape, and dip the tops of the cakes into boiled icing of any flavor.
Meringues and Kisses
These are made simply of whites of eggs and powdered sugar; allowing one-half cup of sugar for every two eggs. Beat the whites adding a…
Cocoanut Drops
One-half pound of grated cocoanut; onehalf pound of powdered sugar; whites of four eggs. Beat the eggs and sugar until light and white…
Doughnuts, Crullers, Etc (Much cocoanut as will make it)
much cocoanut as will make it as thick as can be easily stirred with a spoon. Drop on greased paper and bake. MACAROONS-One-half pound of…
Pear Cakes
Heap chipped pears cooked in spice syrup on rounds of toasted sponge cake; cover with a méringue, place half a cooked pear and an almond on…
Petits Fours
To the beaten yolks of four eggs add one sugar and three tablespoons cold water. Sift one and one-half cup tablespoons cornstarch with one…