tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post245534604935696873..comments2024-03-27T12:53:59.262-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: A 107-Year-Old Recipe to Ring in the New Year!Korina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-87411059765168318242017-01-03T11:09:06.519-05:002017-01-03T11:09:06.519-05:00I have no idea when stand mixers were invented (ma...I have no idea when stand mixers were invented (maybe the serving girl or the eldest daughter stood by a contraption and turned a crank manually?). But I was reminded of the antique apple peeler I saw an a flea market a while back, said to come from a hotel kitchen. It was cast iron and about three feet wide in any direction, with lots of gears and handles--and it peeled one apple at a time. Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-15739501488371140102017-01-03T10:47:09.740-05:002017-01-03T10:47:09.740-05:00Linda, I usually add the dry ingredients to the we...Linda, I usually add the dry ingredients to the wet ones as well, which is why this recipe seemed backward to me. Stand mixers have certainly changed things. Thank goodness for them!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-86292973392757192662017-01-03T00:14:52.851-05:002017-01-03T00:14:52.851-05:00Sounds and looks good thanks for sharing the recip...Sounds and looks good thanks for sharing the recipe. I love those old cookbooks<br />Penney penneyw(at)sbcglobal.netpenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691375286317838965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-45662104313915916012017-01-02T19:20:39.857-05:002017-01-02T19:20:39.857-05:00I am sorry that the holidays are over or I would m...I am sorry that the holidays are over or I would make it tomorrow. I will keep the recipe safe so I can try it the next time I need a cake!<br />davisel1830@hotmail.comEdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709448936529291907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-29167842473233257992017-01-02T18:57:58.072-05:002017-01-02T18:57:58.072-05:00I have a strange aversion to mixers and the like, ...I have a strange aversion to mixers and the like, so hand sifting, hand mixing and such are the norm for me. Love the recipe and cant wait for the new release!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806151679564881115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-42304540610707038902017-01-02T13:01:13.050-05:002017-01-02T13:01:13.050-05:00My favorite cake was always yellow with chocolate ...My favorite cake was always yellow with chocolate frosting.<br />This sounds perfect.<br />The randomly scattered pearls are a nice finishing touch.Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-20499684634966567942017-01-02T11:13:50.147-05:002017-01-02T11:13:50.147-05:00I always stirred my cake batters by hand. It was j...I always stirred my cake batters by hand. It was just easier for me. I can only go back 50 years to the first cake I baked but, dry ingredients were always sifted and added to wet ingredients slowly and there was no such thing as a stand mixer. lkish77123 at gmail dot comLinda Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691270187098793014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-17005473583552483802017-01-02T10:04:11.342-05:002017-01-02T10:04:11.342-05:00My sifter isn't vintage but it does the job. I...My sifter isn't vintage but it does the job. It's a bit of a hand workout, though. I think the earlier generations were expected to serve cake to guests. But they had to beat the batter by hand! Eeek!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-72723398929935890182017-01-02T08:47:31.006-05:002017-01-02T08:47:31.006-05:00This sounds delicious! It's nice to know that ...This sounds delicious! It's nice to know that earlier generations knew what they were doing (they must have done a lot of baking!). I have a vintage (yup, flea market) sifter that's more than large enough for all the dry ingredients in a two-layer cake like this, and I use it a lot.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com