Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — RECIPE IS AN ANCIENT ONE [ARTICLE]

RECIPE IS AN ANCIENT ONE

Noel Cake for Many Years a Favorite Both In This Country and In England. To three cupfuls of sugar add two and one-half cupfuls of softened butter and whip to a light, white cream. Add ten eggs, two at a time, beating for about five minutes. To this mixture add four well sifted cupfuls of flour to which one teaspoonful of baking powder has been added; mix the whole well and add one-half cupful of shredded citron, four cupfuls of washed and dried currants, one teaspoonful each of nutmeg and cloves and one-half cupful pf fruit juice. Mix well and pour into a paper-lined tin, which is also well protected with paper on the outside. Bake for two and one-half hours in a moderate oven. This should be made at least a week before serving it. When ready to serve, wrap each slice in white par* paper, tied with a red ribbon and a sprig of fir tucked under the rib•bon. —The Mother’s Magazine.