Explain miss maudies cake portions recipes
by Mike_B
Duncan Hines Dessert Book [New York] lists three recipes for Devil's Food Cake, and one each for Cocoa Devil's Food Cake, Party Devil's Food Cake, and Sour Cream Devil's Food Cake (p. ). Jean Anderson's American Century Cookbook (p. ) does a good job outlining the evolution of this particular recipe. Summary: Chapter Ch Aunt Alexandra explains that she should stay with the children for a while, to give them a "feminine influence." Maycomb gives her a fine welcome: various ladies in the town bake her cakes and have her over for coffee, and she soon becomes an integral part of the town's social life. This has to do with Jem. Miss Maudi has noticed that Jem is fast turning into a young man. Miss Maudie's usual practice is to bake small cakes for the children. This time she bakes a small cake for Scout and Dill. The large one is for Jem for he is no longer a child. Read more