Good Cooks’ Recipes

Fudge Cake (A cross between cake and candy)

1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup sifted all purpose flour

Melt butter or margarine and chocolate in top of double boiler over boiling water; cool. Beat eggs until light; gradually add sugar, beating constantly until light and fluffy. Fold in flour. Stir in melted chocolate mixture, blending well. Pour into a greased 9″ square pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool. Spread with chocolate icing.

Chocolate Icing:

1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1/2 lb. (2 cups sifted) confectioners’ sugar
2-1/2 – 3 tablespoons milk or cream

Melt butter or margarine and chocolate in top of double boiler over boiling water. Add 1 cup confectioners’ sugar and beat until well blended. Add remaining sugar alternately with enough milk or cream for proper spreading consistency.

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4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups brown sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 8 inch pie shell
1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix cornstarch with brown sugar. Beat the egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Add the brown sugar mixture. Pour in milk and beat well. Place butter or margarine in frying pan and brown lightly. Pour the custard into the pan with the butter and stir until thick. Start over slow flame and gradually increase to moderately hot. This will take about 20 minutes. Cool mixture and pour into baked pastry shell. Beat egg whites until frothy and gradually add in the baking powder. Continue beating until whites are stiff and stand in peaks. Top custard with meringue, spreading to edges of pie and bake at 350° until lightly browned.

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Recipe for Corn Pudding

3 eggs
2 to 4 tablespoons of sugar
1/4 cup soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
2 cups whole kernel corn

Combine eggs and sugar and beat well. Gradually stir in butter or margarine, a tablespoon at a time. Add milk and beat until smooth. Stir in corn. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Blend well and turn into a 1 quart greased casserole. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until set.

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Recipe for Spoon Bread

1 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk, scalded
1 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
2 eggs, well beaten
3 tablespoons shortening or butter, melted

Combine cornmeal and salt, gradually stir into the combined scalded milk and boiling water in top of double boiler over hot water. Cook until thick and smooth, stirring occasionally; cool slightly. Stir in baking powder, eggs and melted shortening. Bake in square pan 9″ x 9″ at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown.

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