g.+-- Mix 1/2 pound sifted powdered sugar with the
white of 1 egg and add 3 tablespoonfuls fruit juice--either
raspberry, strawberry, currant, pineapple or peach; if lemon or
orange juice is used add a little grated rind; spread the icing over
the cake and set it for a few minutes in a cool oven; then set it in
a dry place which is free from dust to dry.
927. +Sugar Glaze.+-- Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoonfuls
water and put it over the fire to get lukewarm; pour over the cake
and let it dry, which will take but a few minutes; dip small pieces
of cake into it. Glazes of raspberries, strawberries, pineapples,
peaches, wine, maraschino or rum are made the same way. Omit the
water and use 2 tablespoonfuls fruit juice or wine, whichever kind
is wanted.
928. +Maraschino Glaze.+-- Mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1
tablespoonful water and 1 tablespoonful maraschino, let it get warm
on the fire and pour while warm over the cake. It will get hard in a
few minutes. Rum glaze is made the same as Maraschino Glaze.
929. +Orange Glaze.+-- Mix 2 tablespoonfuls orange juice with 1 cup
powdered sugar, add a little grated rind, set over a slow fire to
get lukewarm and use it at once.
930. +Lemon Glaze.+-- Stir 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1
tablespoonful lemon juice, 1 tablespoonful water and a little grated
rind; let it get lukewarm; then spread it over the cake and set in a
dry place which is free from dust to dry.
931. +Coffee Glaze.+-- Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoonfuls
strong coffee, let it get lukewarm and use at once.
932. +Wine Glaze.+-- Boil 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water until it
forms a thread between 2 fingers; remove it from fire, add 2
tablespoonfuls sherry or Madeira wine and stir for 1 or 2 minutes;
then quickly pour it over the cake and let it stand in a dry place
which is free from dust to harden.
933. +Boiled Cinnamon Glaze.+-- Boil 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water and
1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon until it forms a thread between 2
fingers; remove it from fire, stir for a few minutes and use at
once.
934. +Chocolate Glaze.+-- Melt 2 tablespoonfuls grated chocolate in
the oven and mix it with 2 tablespoonfuls sugar syrup; mix 1 cup
sugar with 1 tablespoonful water, add the chocolate, set it over a
slow fire to get lukewarm and use at once.
935. +Cinnamon Glaze.+-- Mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1
teaspoonful cinnamon, add 2 tablespoonfuls water, set it over a sl
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