This section is from the book "A Laboratory Manual Of Foods And Cookery", by Emma B. Matteson. Also available from Amazon: A Laboratory Manual of Foods and Cookery.
Ingredients:
3 qts. flour 2 tbsp. salt 1/2 c. baking powder
1 qt. milk or more 6 tbsp. butter 6 tbsp. lard
Ingredients:
3 qts. flour
8 tbsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. salt
3/4 c. sugar 3/4 c. butter or, 3/4 c. lard
4-5 c. milk
Roll out and spread with 3/4 c. butter 3 c. raisins
3 c. brown sugar 2 tbsp. cinnamon
Ingredients:
2 1/2 qts. flour
6 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
1 2/3 tbsp. salt
5 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
10 tbsp. melted butter
1 1/4 qts. milk
Ingredients:
2 pts. white flour
3 pts. graham flour
6 tbsp. baking powder 1 2/3 tbsp. salt
5 eggs
1 1/4 qts. milk
10 tbsp. melted butter
1/2 c. sugar
Ingredients:
1 1/2 qts. wheat flour 1 1/2 qts. corn meal 8 tbsp. baking powder 3/4 c. sugar
1 1/3 tbsp. salt
6 eggs
1 1/2 qts. milk
3/4 c. melted butter
Ingredients:
1 qt. molasses 2 c. hot water 1 c. melted butter 2 1/4 qts. flour
4 tsp. soda 4 tsp. ginger 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. salt
Ingredients:
2 lbs. butter 4 lbs. sugar
3 doz. eggs 1 tbsp. salt
7 qts. flour
14 tbsp. baking powder
2 1/4 - 1/2 qts. milk
3 tbsp. vanilla
Ingredients:
2 1/4 c. butter 6 3/4 c. sugar 3 c. milk 11 1/4| c. flour
4 1/2 tbsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. almond extract whites of 28 eggs
Ingredients:
4 c. butter 8 c. sugar 16 eggs
14 c. flour
8 tbsp. baking powder
8 tsp. cinnamon
1 qt. milk
Ingredients:
20 eggs 4 c. sugar 4 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla
Ingredients:
24 eggs 4 c. sugar rind 2 lemons
4 c. flour
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
Ingredients:
1 c. butter 3 c. sugar 6 eggs
5 1/4 c. flour
2 2/3 tbsp. baking powder
1 3/4 c. milk
2/3 tbsp. salt
Bake as cup cakes. Split, fill, and cover with whipped cream. The cream may be colored with currant jelly.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. flour 1/8 tsp. salt
3 c. milk
4 eggs
2/3 tbsp. vanilla
Ingredients:
1 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c. molasses
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 c. milk
2 qts. flour
4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 nutmeg, grated
3 tbsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
 
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