This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
1 egg. Butter size of egg. 1 cup sugar. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour, unsifted. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. 1 pinch salt. 1 small teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1/2 cup cold water.
Put all together and stir 5 minutes or more.
Mrs. Norman.
2 cups powdered sugar. 3 cups Henkel's flour. 1/2 cup butter. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 3 eggs. 1 cup milk.
Mrs. J. E. Warren.
1/2 cup butter. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 3 eggs. 1 scant cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's Velvet flour.
Mix dry ingredients; cream butter and sugar; add beaten eggs and vanilla; then alternately milk and flour. Beat well; bake in quick oven in 3 layers.
Mrs. Geo. E. Goddard.
1 cup brown sugar. 2 eggs. 1/2 cup butter. 2 teaspoons vanilla. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1 lb. dates. 2 teaspoons lemon. 1 lb. walnut meats. 1 teaspoon soda. 5c worth mixed peel.
Dissolve soda in a little hot water.
Mrs. A. W. Brewster.
2 cups Henkel's flour. 5 tablespoons butter. 1 cup sugar. 2 eggs. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. Salt.
Sift dry ingredients together; break eggs in a cup and fill with water. Mrs. J. J. Claus.
1 cup butter. 1 1/2 cups raisins. 2 1/2 cups sugar. 1 1/2 cups currants. 4 eggs. 1 small teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1 cup milk. 1 small teaspoon nutmeg. 1 quart Henkel's flour.
Miss A. Mitchell.
1 cup butter. 1 eggs. 2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon soda. 3 cups Henkel's flour. 1 cup cream or sour milk.
Dissolve soda in vinegar. Bake in shallow tin and cut in squares, Helen Blashill.
3/4 cup butter. 2 cups Henkel's flour. 2 cups sugar. 1 1/2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 1 cup milk. 1 cup cornstarch. Whites of 7 eggs.
Cream butter and sugar; add cornstarch, flour and baking powder mixed together, alternately with the milk. Add whites of eggs, flavor with vanilla.
Mrs. Geo. E. Potter.
1 cup butter. 1 cup sugar. 2 1/4 cups Henkel's flour. 2 eggs. 1/2 lb. currants, floured. 1/2 cup milk. 1/4 lb. citron and lemon peel. A few candied cherries. Lemon flavoring. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder.
Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, milk, flour and baking powder and other ingredients. Slow oven, 45 minutes. Mrs. James Kermath.
1 cup sugar. 1 heaping teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1 1/2 scant cups Henkel's flour. 2 eggs. 1/3 cup butter.
Heat butter slowly, into this, when cool, put the eggs and fill cup with milk. Put sugar, flour and baking powder in dish and add contents of cup; stir about 5 minutes. Flavor to taste.
Mrs. Bennett,
Mrs. Fannie Ward Lester.
Filling for Layers.
1 cup powdered sugar. 1 tablespoon butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 3 teaspoons cocoa. 2 tablespoons strong coffee.
Cream together sugar, butter and cocoa; add coffee and vanilla. Mrs. Chas. Pelton.
 
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