History Coconut Cake & Pies

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Weekly Telegraph, Apr. 29, 1891 -- page 8 this is a Macon, Georgia newspaper
Coconut Cake
Correspondence Farm and Home
One pound of butter
One pound of sugar
One pound of grated coconut
twelve eggs beaten separately
bake in pie plates
have grated another coconut, and put together with coconut and frosting; then cover with icing
Take five tablespoons of powdered sugar and the whites of two eggs, whip the eggs stiff; then add the sugar gradually; beat very hard; flavor to suit the taste. Spread smoothly over the cake with a broad bladed knife, which dip frequently in cold water. A little strawberry, currant or cranberry juice will color the icing a delicate pink. Yellow may be obtained by grating the rind of an orange or lemon, mixing it with two tablespoons of the juice, straining through a cloth, and adding it to the icing.
Coconut Pies - Use One quart of milk, five eggs, one grated coconut; beat the eggs and sugar together and stir it into the milk while hot; then add the coconut, and spice to taste; bake with bottom crust.
 
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