Jelly Roll; Republican Cake & Election Cake

[herb foster]

In jive, jelly roll also means vagina and sexual intercourse.

Herb Foster
Emeritus Professor
SUNY/Buffalo
Edgartown, MA

At 02:12 AM 07/24/2000 -0400, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
>_jelly roll._  A dessert of sponge cake rolled around a jelly filling, with
>currant or raspberry traditionally used in the preparation.  "Jelly cakes"
>were known at least since the 1860s, but jelly rolls were not cited in print
>until 1895.
>--John Mariani, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK (1999).
>
>      From "STILL ANOTHER" COOK BOOK (Pacific Press Publishing House, Oakland,
>CA, 1888) by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Congressional Church, pg.
>60:
>
>      _JELLY CAKE._--Mrs. Buck.
>      One cup sugar, one cup sweet milk, two cups of flour, one egg, two
>tablespoonfuls melted butter, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one teaspoonful
>soda.  Beat the butter and sugar with two tablespoonfuls milk, add the egg
>well beaten, white and yolk separately--two yolks will do--dissolve the soda
>in milk, add gradually, stirring to a cream, sift cream tartar with flour.
>Flavor to taste; bake in a very quick oven, in papered tins.
>      _JELLY ROLL._--Mrs. Collins.
>      Three eggs, one cup sugar, one cup flour, one heaping teaspoon yeast
>powder, six or eight teaspoons water, pinch of salt; bake in dripping pan,
>lay on towel and roll.
>
>      From ILLUSTRATED CAKE BAKER (The only one of its kind.  Containing
>recipes and information never before in print, also the best and newest
>recipes now known to the trade) (Publisher not on title page--ed.)(1892) by
>Herman Hueg:
>
>Pg. 10:  _115. JELLY CAKES._
>      1 lb sugar, 1/2 lb. 1 oz baking powder, 6 eggs, 1/2 pt milk, 1 lb flour;
>baked in layers, fill with jelly, ice or sprinkle cocoanut on top.
>Pg. 23:  _260. JELLY ROLL._
>      2 lbs sugar, 3 lbs flour, 12 eggs, 1 oz soda, 2 oz cream of tartar, 1 qt
>milk; 3 sheets.
>
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>REPUBLICAN CAKE & ELECTION CAKE
>
>      Mariani states that "election cake" has been cited since the late 1700s,
>but the cake is usually associated with Hartford, CT, and was often called
>"Hartford election cake."
>      "STILL ANOTHER" COOK BOOK (Oakland, CA, 1888) has interesting recipes
>for the election:
>
>Pg. 51:  _NEW ENGLAND ELECTION CAKE._--Mrs. E. S. Cole.
>      Two cups good, strong yeast, three cups milk, two cups sugar.  Flour to
>make a very stiff batter with the hand.  Let it rise overnight.  In the
>morning add three cups of sugar and two of butter (some prefer one of butter
>and one of lard), mix to a cream, two nutmegs, one teaspoon pulverized mace.
>Let it rise.  When well risen pour it into the baking-pans, adding a large
>bowl of stoned raisins and citron.  Rise well and bake one hour.
>
>Pg. 50:  _REPUBLICAN CAKE._--Mrs. E. S. Cole.
>      One pound flour, one pound sugar, one-half pound butter, four eggs, one
>teacup sour cream, one-half teaspoon soda, coffee-cup raisins, one-half a
>nutmeg, a little mace.
>
>    A LITTLE MACE?  Who's making this cake, Hillary Clinton????