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In the middle of the table was a great cake covered with white frosting; the butler was arranging some flowers round it. "What is that cake for, Curtis?" I asked. "For the bride, to be sure," said Curtis, without looking up. "The bride! who is she?" I demanded in astonishment.
After beating all well together, add a small cocoanut grated. Line the cake-pans with paper well buttered, fill rather more than half full and bake in a moderate oven. Spread over the top a thin frosting, sprinkled thickly with grated cocoanut.
It was very delicious—all honey and jelly and ice cream on the inside, and all frosting, stuck with candies and nuts and fruits, on the outside. The people on Warrington Street were surprised to learn in the course of a few days that old Mrs. Murdock had sold out her business in the little corner store. For over a week, the little place was shut up.
What shall we buy for our supper?" Pierre pointed a grimy finger at a small cake with pink frosting. "That," he said briefly. His mother smiled. "Ah, Pierre, that sweet-tooth of yours!" she cried. "Like Marie Antoinette you think if one lacks bread one may eat cakes! And now it is Pierrette's turn; only be quick, ma mie, for it is already late."
One quart of berries or any small fruit, two tablespoonfuls of flour, two tablespoonfuls of sugar; simmer together and turn into molds; cover with frosting as for cake, or with whipped eggs and sugar, browning lightly in the oven; serve with cream. Toast several thin slices of stale bread, removing the crust, butter them well, and pour over them hot stewed fruit in alternate layers.
That process is the scientific triumph of my life!" Like powdered snow the white spores fell from the roof, frosting the writhing shapes of the already poisoned men.
Stir into this as much confectioner's sugar to make it of the right consistency to spread upon the cake. Flavor with any flavoring desired. You may color it as you would boiled frosting by adding fruit coloring. Mix cocoanut with the unboiled icing. If you desire to spread it between the cakes, scatter more cocoanut over and between the layers.
"Praise be to goodness you've come," she said devoutly, "for there's heaps of things to do . . . and the frosting on that cake WON'T harden . . . and there's all the silver to be rubbed up yet . . . and the horsehair trunk to be packed . . . and the roosters for the chicken salad are running out there beyant the henhouse yet, crowing, Miss Shirley, ma'am.
Jon's eyes opened wide; all was pushing him toward historical research, when his sister's voice said gently from the doorway: "Come along, you two," and he rose, his heart pushing him toward something far more modern. Fleur having declared that it was "simply too wonderful to stay indoors," they all went out. Moonlight was frosting the dew, and an old sundial threw a long shadow.
"Oh, I wish Johnny Buffum was here to hear all 'bout Boston," sighed Prue, "then he'd know what a big girl my Randy is," and the little girl wondered why they laughed. At tea she led Randy to the table and exclaimed, "There, didn't I say the cake had pink frosting onto it?" and Randy agreed that it was indeed pink and that it looked very tempting. Mrs.
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