Oatmeal Cakes

1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup flour

1/4 teaspoonful salt 1/4 cup shortening

4 level teaspoonfuls baking powder

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup chopped dates

Mix flour, oats, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. Add milk, and mix, forming a soft dough. Lastly add chopped dates. Drop into greased muffin tins, and bake in a quick oven.

Mbs. L. J. Fabian,

Coachella, Calif.

Oatmeal Drop Cakes

1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup lard

2 eggs

1/2 cup sour milk 1 cup chopped dates

1 teaspoonful cinnamon A little nutmeg

A little salt and cloves

2 cups of oat meal 2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoonful flour

Mix and drop on a cooky sheet in small lumps about the size of an English walnut. Bake in a moderate oven. mrs. a. o. Mcdonald,

Jack's Cabin, Colorado.