SUNSHINE CAKE.
Yolks of eleven eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of
milk, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda,
three cups of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of vanilla.
ELECTION CAKE. (ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.)
From MRS. HELEN C. BRAYTON, of South Carolina, Vice-President State
Board and Lady Manager.
Four pounds flour; two pounds butter; two and one-half pounds sugar;
two and one-half pounds raisins; one-half pound citron; one-half ounce
mace; tumbler of brandy; one pint yeast; one and one-half pint milk;
eight eggs. Add to the yeast one pint of milk; then beat in smoothly
three pints of flour. Take all the flour and half the sugar and butter
(when beaten to a cream); add the milk and yeast and make a dough a
little softer than bread. When raised very light, add remainder of
ingredients and let it rise again. When very light put into pans. Bake
in moderate oven one hour.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION CAKE.
From MRS. VIRGINIA T, SMITH, of Connecticut, Alternate Lady Manager.
Two pounds best pastry flour; one pound shortening (half butter and
half lard); one pound and two ounces sugar; whites of two eggs; one
nutmeg; half a pound of raisins (loose Muscatels); quarter teaspoon of
mace; one tablespoon of lemon juice; one tablespoon extract of orange;
half teaspoon salt; half a compressed yeast cake, and two ounces of
citron.
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