A little preparation for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving!!!!!

The thanksgiving that has come down in America was actually a festival of harvest. In 1621, the colonists planted crops for the first time in the abandoned land of Patuxet. They were not successful in growing wheat and barley but their corn grew successfully on this land. In October 1621, the pilgrims celebrated their first harvest with feasting as well as prayers, which is present-day thanksgiving.

Importance of Thanksgiving:
The word Thanksgiving itself suggests the meaning of the festival. The two words “Thank you”. The words “Thank you” hold a lot of importance in day to day life. They are the simple words but have a lot of weightage. If you express gratitude towards somebody for helping you by saying thank you, may it be in the family, business or social interaction, it tells the person that you are appreciative of what he/she has done and thus he feels encouraged about doing things in a much better way. There lies the importance of Thanksgiving.

Why not enjoy this “Thanksgiving” thanking each and everyone in your life along with some prayers, hymns and with lots and lots of gifts.

Here are some cake recipes I would like to share with you all…

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients:
All purpose flour(maida)-2 cups
Butter-1 cup
Milk-1 and a half cup
Sugar-1 cup
Cocoa powder-1 and a half table spoon
Drinking chocolate-2 table spoon
Soda(bicarbonate of soda)-half tea spoon
Baking powder-2 tea spoon
Vanilla essence-2 tea spoon

Method:
Sieve Maida,baking powder,soda 3 times.Mix milk, sugar and butter well separately.Add the mixer
of milk to the sieved content along with drinking chocolate, cocoa and mix well. Now add vanilla
essense. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 35-40 minutes(depends on the type of oven).Point to note,
mix all the ingredients with hand.

BUTTERSCOTH CAKE

Ingredients:
All purpose flour(maida)-2 cups
Cream-1 cup
Milk-1 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Milk powder-half cup
Custard powder-half cup
Soda(bicarbonate of soda)-half tea spoon
Baking powder-2 tea spoon
Butterscotch essence-2 tea spoon
Lemon-1 number

Method:
Mix milk, sugar and cream well.Add milk powder,custard powder.Sieve Baking powder,All purpose flour 3 times and add to the above mix.Add butterscotch essense.Then add soda and lemon juice to it and mix well. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 35-40 minutes(depends on the type of oven).Point to note, mix all the ingredients with hand.

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