Manuscript Cookbook 224

Bran Muffins

1½ C Bran 2 C flour ½ t salt 1 t soda ½ C molasses 1¼ C milk 1 TB melted shortening ½ C Seedless Raisins if desired

Mix in order given, beat well and bake in moderate oven 25 min. These muffins are moist keep well may be reheated successfully in a covered pan over steam or in oven.

Pineapple Whip

1 box lemon gelatine 1 small can grated pineapple Pineapple juice plus enough boiling water to make 1 pt. Dissolve gelatine in boiling liquid. Let stand in

place until mixture begins to jell. Stand in pan of cracked ice and water. Whip until stiff. Fold in grated pineapple. Any cooked fruit pulp may be used, 1 C prune pulp or 1 C apricot pulp. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Chocolate Layer Cake

1 C sugar 6 TB shortening (½ butter and ½ Crisco) 3 eggs 3 C. flour 6 T baking powder 1 t salt ½ t flavoring [...] milk

Cream the shortening & sugar together. Add beaten egg yolks. Mix well. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients alternately to the egg mixture with [...] Add flavoring and [...]

fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 2 greased layer pans. Bake in a moderate oven about 25 min.

Icing

2 TB cocoa 2 TB butter {Rub together [above ingredients]} Add alternately 1 C confectioner's sugar with 2 TB milk or cream. Add flavoring.

Cranberry Jelly

4 C cranberries 2 C sugar 1 C water

Wash berries and cook water and berries until soft. Strain. Add sugar. Cook 10 min. Pour into molds rinsed out in cold water.

Mayonnaise

1 egg yolk 1 C oil 4 TB acid, (vinegar or lemon juice) 1 t each salt, powdered sugar, mustard, f.g. [few grains] pepper and paprika 1 egg white

Beat yolk till thick, add oil drop for drop. When it thickens, thin out with a few drops of acid. Repeat until all oil and acid are used. Add seasonings. Lastly fold in stiffly beaten white.

Sponge Cake

4 eggs [...] t salt [...] powdered sugar

Beat the whites of eggs with salt until dry, then add ½ of sugar. Beat 5 min. Beat

¾ C flour grated rind ½ lemon 1 T lemon juice

yolks 5 min. Add other half of sugar, beating constantly. Add the grated rind and juice of lemon, and then beat the two mixtures, (white and yolks) 5 min. Fold in flour slowly. Do Not Beat, so as not to beat out air. Bake in pan 20 to 40 min according to size, in a moderate oven. Do Not Grease Pan.

Tomato Sauce

2 TB butter cooked with 1 TB chopped onion an [and] 3 TB sliced mushrooms. Add 1¾ C tomatoes and 2 TB flour. Cook until sauce thickens. Add 1 TB capers, ¼ t salt, f.g. cayenne