Cake Icing

Ingredients

• One eggs
• Nine teaspoons of powdered sugar
• One teaspoon of cornstarch
• One-forth teaspoon of cream of tartar

Directions

1. Seperate the white of an egg from the yolk.
2. Add 9 heaped teaspoons of powdered sugar, 1 even teaspoon of cornstarch, and ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar to the white of the egg.
3. Put all in bowl together and beat with a fork till stiff.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021

Marshmallow Cake

Ingredients

• One cup of butter
• Two cups of sugar
• Three cups of flour
• Two teaspoons of Dixie baking powder
• One cup of sweet milk
• Six eggs
• One cup of cream
• Two cups of granulated sugar
• One-half cup of water
• Sixteen marshmallows

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of Dixie baking powder, 1 cup of sweet milk, 4 eggs, and one cup of cream into a bowl.
2. Beat until stiff.
3. Layer batter into 3 layers.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. Boil ½ cup of water with 2 cups of sugar until it is a syrup.
6. Place 2 eggs in another bowl and beat until stiff.
7. Heat 16 marshmallows in a slow oven.
8. Pour syrup over beaten eggs
9. Add melted marshmallows to the mix.
10. Spread and smooth over baked cake.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Marshmallow Cake

Ingredients

• One cup of butter
• Two cups of sugar
• Three cups of flour
• Two teaspoons of Dixie baking powder
• One cup of sweet milk
• Six eggs
• One cup of cream
• Two cups of granulated sugar
• One-half cup of water
• Sixteen marshmallows

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of Dixie baking powder, 1 cup of sweet milk, 4 eggs, and one cup of cream into a bowl.
2. Beat until stiff.
3. Layer batter into 3 layers.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. Boil ½ cup of water with 2 cups of sugar until it is a syrup.
6. Place 2 eggs in another bowl and beat until stiff.
7. Heat 16 marshmallows in a slow oven.
8. Pour syrup over beaten eggs
9. Add melted marshmallows to the mix.
10. Spread and smooth over baked cake.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Cake Icing

Ingredients

• One eggs
• Nine teaspoons of powdered sugar
• One teaspoon of cornstarch
• One-forth teaspoon of cream of tartar

Directions

1. Seperate the white of an egg from the yolk.
2. Add 9 heaped teaspoons of powdered sugar, 1 even teaspoon of cornstarch, and ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar to the white of the egg.
3. Put all in bowl together and beat with a fork till stiff.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021

Thin Rich Cookies

Ingredients

• One cup of butter
• One cup of sugar
• Three eggs
• Flour

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of sugar, and 3 eggs to a bowl.
2. Beat altogether till it is a cream.
3. Mix flour in until able to roll thin.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021

Thin Rich Cookies

Ingredients

• One cup of butter
• One cup of sugar
• Three eggs
• Flour

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of sugar, and 3 eggs to a bowl.
2. Beat altogether till it is a cream.
3. Mix flour in until able to roll thin.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021

Oyster Pie

Ingredients

• 3 dozen oysters
• 1 onion
• 1 Tbps. of butter
• 1 tsp. of flour
• Salt, pepper, and parsley to taste
• 2 short pie crusts

Directions

1. Brown the flour and butter.
2. Fry the onion and add the oyster liquor, salt, pepper, parsley, and oysters.
3. Cook for a few minutes.
4. Put one pie crust into a baking pan and add in the oyster mixture.
5. Cover with the second pie crust and bake.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Chelsea Curry
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021