One-half cup dark molasses, one-half cup sour milk, three-quarters cup butter or drippings, one cup sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon baking soda, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, three cups flour, pinch salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves to taste, one cup raisins, nuts if desired. Mix one cup of the flour with the raisins and nuts. Add to cake mixed as usual.

Mrs. W. Wilbur Hatfield.

Spice Cake

Cream one-half cup butter. Add one cup brown sugar, two well beaten eggs, one cup sour milk, two cups cake flour, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon cinnamon, three-quarters teaspoon allspice, one-half teaspoon cloves, one-half teaspoon salt, three-quarters cup sliced dates, three-quarters cup raisins. Bake in loaf in moderate oven.

Mrs. Chas. Price.