Book of American Baking / A Practical Guide Covering Various Branches of the Baking Industry, Including Cakes, Buns, and Pastry, Bread Making, Pie Baking, Etc.

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Mixture No. 2.

Another good recipe for the above is as follows: 4½ lbs. Sugar, 1½ lbs. Butter, 3 oz. Baking Powder, 36 Whites of Eggs, 3 pints Water, 4½ lbs. Flour, Lemon flavor. Proceed same as for pound cake. When cool ice over and cut into squares. This mixture can also be used for a standard white cake.

Molasses Cakes.

• 3 pts. Molasses.
• 3 pts. Water.
• 1 lb. Lard.
• 5¾ lbs. Flour.
• 3 oz. Soda.
• 2 Eggs.

The above can be made with 1 egg. Some use 3 and 4 eggs. Many also use about 3 oz. sugar. For Bolivars add spices. Sugar Bolivars are made as follows: 6 lbs. Sugar, 3 lbs. Lard, 4½ oz. Ammonia, 3 qts. Milk, 12 lbs. Flour and Flavoring.