RECIPES TRIED AND TRUE
CHOCOLATE ICING
- 1 cup boiling water,
- ⅓ of ½ lb. butter, chocolate,
- 1½ cups sugar,
- 1 teaspoon flour,
- 1 teaspoon butter.
Boil water, chocolate, sugar, and add flour well mixed with butter. Boil till thick. Add flavor and spread.
CHOCOLATE ICING
Boil ½ cup cocoa, ¾ cup sugar with ¼ cup water until it threads.
CHOCOLATE ICING
Same as vanilla, adding two ounces bitter chocolate melted carefully in pot. Flavor with vanilla.
CREAM FILLING
- ⅞ cup sugar,
- ⅓ cup flour,
- ⅛ teaspoon salt,
- 2 eggs,
- 2 cups scalded milk.
Mix first four ingredients and gradually pour into milk. Cook fifteen minutes in .double boiler, stirring constantly until thick. Cool and flavor.
FIG FILLING
- 1 lb. figs,
- 1 cup boiling water,
- ½ cup sugar,
- Juice of ½ lemon.
Chop figs. Mix altogether and cook until a smooth paste. Let cool before using.
ICE CREAM CAKE FILLING
Boil three cups sugar in one cup water to a thick syrup; beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and gradually pour the boiling syrup over it, stirring vigorously. Season with vanilla, lemon or orange juice and beat until cool.
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