tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post7124143713193498628..comments2024-03-28T08:23:53.824-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Feather CakeKorina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-7716737733221865222013-09-23T07:21:11.426-04:002013-09-23T07:21:11.426-04:00Maybe they are these?
http://www.ctgenweb.org/coun...Maybe they are these?<br />http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cowindham/records/other/recipes1800s.htmEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-4286151193388685862013-09-22T19:56:37.002-04:002013-09-22T19:56:37.002-04:00Sheila, please post the link to: "an entire f...Sheila, please post the link to: "an entire file of recipes from a small group of Connecticut newspapers, all dating to the early 1880s." Thanks!<br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-7663955577557061552013-09-20T15:58:33.195-04:002013-09-20T15:58:33.195-04:00As usual, I learned something new from your post. ...As usual, I learned something new from your post. Terrific looking may I add. Now why am I hungry? Hmmm.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MJMary Jane Maffinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915831422058413668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-85033088860402636712013-09-20T15:19:49.570-04:002013-09-20T15:19:49.570-04:00"The hand that does the cooking has a finger ..."The hand that does the cooking has a finger in the pie..." (Sheila, that illustration scares me, too!) <br /><br />On the recipe-I had the same thought as Libby: beating egg whites separately and folding them into the batter is a common step for chiffon cake, but it's done at the very last stage before cooking. Maybe this recipe is meant to be light but not so light as chiffon and Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-21772831641821825172013-09-20T11:42:24.659-04:002013-09-20T11:42:24.659-04:00Sheila, very interesting. I did some genealogy stu...Sheila, very interesting. I did some genealogy study of my family when I was in Connecticut. It turned out that my ancestors landed there and their signatures were in a 1700s book of all those immigrants that landed during that time. I'd have to go to Europe to study further.<br /><br />Feather cake - that makes me think of something my grandmother used to make. Called it feather cake but it Daryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-30904141775729822402013-09-20T09:47:25.681-04:002013-09-20T09:47:25.681-04:00Sheila, this is exactly the type of cake I've ...Sheila, this is exactly the type of cake I've always loved. I'm wondering if it might make a good base for strawberry shortcake. I've read (and loved!) all the orchard mysteries, and can't wait for the next one to be released.Linda Rhttp://www.lindasreilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-37921729208192031052013-09-20T09:41:14.189-04:002013-09-20T09:41:14.189-04:00I'm intrigued with the egg whites being beaten...I'm intrigued with the egg whites being beaten and added and THEN more additions of flour which are to be well beaten. Usually the whole point of separating the eggs and adding beaten egg whites is for the leavening (lightness) they add. They are gently folded in as the last ingredient before putting the batter into the pans. Seems to me that mixing in flour after the whites defeats their Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-30620424553025201392013-09-20T09:27:46.079-04:002013-09-20T09:27:46.079-04:00Another fascinating recipe, Sheila. Feather cake s...Another fascinating recipe, Sheila. Feather cake sounds very good. What's not to like about those ingredients? Hmm, makes a person wonder when frosting came into vogue.<br /><br />~KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.com