The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

then pour the hot syrup in a small stream into the whites, beating continuously; beat till it becomes cool enough to spread on the cake.” =Boiled Milk Icing--no egg= 1 cup granulated sugar 4 tablespns. milk, with or without a little butter or 1½ cup sugar and ½ cup milk Boil 5 m., or until syrup stiffens in cold water; stir until thick enough to spread. =Caramel Icing--no egg= 1½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup cream. Boil until syrup stiffens when dropped in water. Substitute ⅔ cup sour cream for sweet, with brown or granulated sugar. =Boiled Maple Icing--no egg= Add ¾ cup sweet cream to 2 cups rolled or grated maple sugar. Boil slowly until mixture will thread. Cool about half, stir in ½ cup chopped English walnut meats, beat until creamy, and spread over cake. Half granulated sugar may be used, and ½ cup of milk with a little butter substituted for the cream. =Maple Syrup Icing and Filling= Boil ¾-1 cup of maple syrup until it will form a soft ball in cold water. Pour over beaten white of egg. Beat until stiff enough to spread. If desired, stir in ½ cup of rolled butternut meats just before spreading on the cake. The syrup may be boiled until it threads. =Whipped Cream= Flavored with vanilla is delightful, of course, on the top of thin loaves of cake cut in squares. Or, for filling, with chopped, blanched almonds, dry, fine-cut stewed prunes, or slices of banana. Molasses cake baked in layers, with whipped cream between the layers and over the top, with or without a sprinkling of grated cocoanut, is considered a great treat in some households. =Cocoanut Cream= 1 cup cream, whipped. ⅓ cup sugar 1½ cup fresh grated cocoanut Two layers and on top of cake, with cocoanut sprinkled over top. Some additional flavoring if desired. =Butternut Filling= 1 cup sweet cream, ½-¾ cup sugar and 1 cup rolled butternut meats, mixed without whipping cream. Flavoring if desired. =★ Sour Cream Filling= Before I gave up cake I used to think this filling had no equal: