1-1/2 cups cold milk
Pour milk in deep, narrow bowl. Add topping mix.
Mix 2 cups powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tbsps water
This frosting is great for any decorating need~!
The following '1948' recipes are written as they are found in the book.
1/2 C corn sirup or honey
1/2 C sugar
Cook the sirup and sugar together until the mixture spins a thread.
Use the above recipe. After the frosting has been beaten stiff, add 3 squares of chocolate,
2 egg whites
Put the egg whites (unbeaten), sugar, water, and corn sirup in the upper part of the double
Cocoanut- Add 1/2 can or 1 cp of fresh cocoanut to the above. Spread on the cake.
2 TB peanut butter
Measure the peanut butter and condensed milk into the top part of a double boiler. Cook over boiling
1/4 C sugar
Combine the dry ingredients. Add the egg, slightly beaten, and mix well. Add the milk
Dream Whip Frosting
1 envelope dream whip
1 pkg (4 serving) pudding mix-chocolate
(or whatever flavor compliments your cake)
Beat low until blended.
Increase speed til mixture forms soft peaks. 4-6 minutes.
Keep cake refrigerated once it's frosted!
Decorators' Frosting
~just enough to make a frosting that can be used
easily in a decorators' tube or envelope cone
and yet hold it's shape.
If you want colored frosting, I suggest adding that
before adding all the water.
I thought it quaint to see how they wrote/spelled at that time. Enjoy!
1948 Frosting
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Stir constantly. Beat the egg whites until frothy
Add the salt and beat until stiff. Pour sirup
slowly over the egg whites. Beat until the frosting
stands in peaks. Add vanilla extract. Beat it
until stiff enough to spread.
1948 Chocolate Frosting
melted and blend thoroughly.
1948 Seven-Minute Frosting
1-1/2 C sugar
5 TB cold water
1-1/2 tsp light corn sirup
1 tsp vanilla
broiler. Place it over rapidly boiling water, beat constantly with a rotary egg beater, and
cook 7 minutes or until the frosting will stand in peaks. Remove from the fire, add vanilla
and beat until thick enough to spread.
Variations
Chocolate- Fold 3 squares of melted chocolate
into the frosting after it is removed from the
fire. Do not beat as for plain frosting.
Sprinkle cocoanut over the top of the cake.
1948 Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting
1-1/3 C sweetened condensed milk
1/8 tsp salt
water until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes, stirring the while. Add the salt, cool,
and spread on a cold cake. It is nice on spice cake.
1948 Cream Filling
1 TB flour
1/8 tsp salt
1 egg
1 C milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Cook in a double boiler for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
Cool and add the vanilla.
