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Assorted cakes for the holiday tea
Assorted cakes for the holiday tea
Good Housekeeping 1921-12: Vol 73 Iss 6 · Page n59 · View context source ↗
Source evidence: Assorted cakes for the holiday tea
Editorial context
A traditional drop-style holiday small cake or cookie, these "Rocks" are enriched with currants, mace, and grated lemon peel, then finished with varied toppings such as halved nuts, raisins, citron, or granulated sugar before baking.
Original
Rocks keep well and are so dependable for tea or for any informal little holiday affair. Sift together four cupfuls of pastry flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, and one teaspoonful of baking-powder, then rub three-fourths cupful of butter into the flour and add one cupful of sugar and one-fourth pound of cleaned currants to the other ingredients. Season with one-fourth teaspoonful of mace and a little grated lemon peel, then add gradually three well-beaten eggs. Pinch off irregular bits of the dough and place on a greased baking-sheet, press a halved nut, a raisin, or a bit of citron on some of the rocks, and roll others in granulated sugar. Bake in a moderate oven about ten or fifteen minutes.
At the source
- Publication
- Good Housekeeping 1921-12: Vol 73 Iss 6
- Issue date
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 6
- Page / locator
- n59
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Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1921 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1921-12: Vol 73 Iss 6, 1921-12-01, page n59, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_1921-12_73_6. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1921-12: Vol 73 Iss 6 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cupful pastry flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoonful salt, sifted
- 1 teaspoonful baking powder, sifted
- 3/4 cupful butter, rubbed into the flour
- 1 cupful sugar
- 1/4 pound currants, cleaned
- 1/4 teaspoonful mace
- lemon peel, grated
- 3 eggs, well-beaten
- nuts, halved
- raisins
- citron
- granulated sugar, for rolling
Directions
Sift together pastry flour, salt, and baking-powder, then rub butter into the flour mixture. Add sugar and cleaned currants. Season with mace and grated lemon peel, then gradually incorporate well-beaten eggs to form a dough.
Pinch off irregular pieces of the dough and place on a greased baking-sheet. Press a halved nut, raisin, or piece of citron into some portions, and roll others in granulated sugar.
Bake in a moderate oven for about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Item type
- recipe
- Yield
- Not stated
- Timing
- about ten or fifteen minutes
- Temperature
- moderate oven
- Equipment
- baking-sheet
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