2 eggs and their weight in flour, sugar and butter. Beat all together, and add a few drops of cochineal. Add 5 or 6 drops of vanilla essence. Then add the flour, and 4 chopped candied greengages, 2-oz. cocoanut, and two teaspoonsful of baking powder.
32. Lancashire Parkin.
1½-lb. fine oatmeal.
½-lb. butter (rubbed in).
1 teaspoonful ginger.
1 teaspoonful carbonate soda.
½-lb. flour.
½-lb. sugar.
1-lb. treacle.
1 egg.
Dissolve the soda in 2 teacups of milk. Melt the treacle and butter together, beat the egg in, and add the soda last. Mix well. Bake in a slow oven in a dripping tin.
33. Delicious Cake.
¼-lb. butter.
3 eggs.
½ teaspoonful carbonate soda.
Little milk.
½-lb. castor sugar.
½-lb. flour.
1 teaspoonful cream of tartar.
8 drops vanilla essence.
Mix well together, and bake in moderate oven.
34. Chocolate Cake.
¼-lb. butter.
3 eggs.
½-lb. flour.
6-oz. sugar.
2-oz. chocolate.
1 teaspoonful vanilla essence.
Dissolve the chocolate over the fire in ¾ teacup of milk and add it to the cake when still warm.