Pork Cake

(Mrs. J. C. L.)

1 pound of fat pork, entirely free from lean or rind, chopped so fine to be almost like lard; pour 1 pint boiling water upon it. 1 pound raisins, seeded and chopped fine, 1/4 pound citron, shredded, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon soda, rubbed into the molasses. Mix these together and stir in sifted flour enough to make a stiffness, then add 3 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 of cloves and a little nutmeg. Bake in a slow oven until by putting a straw into the cake nothing adheres. The quantity of fruit and spices may be reduced without injury to the cake.

Queen's Cake

(Mrs. L. R. Allen.)

1 pound sugar, 3/4 pound butter, 8 eggs, beaten separately. 2 lemons, juice and grated rind, 2 nutmegs grated, 1/2 gill milk. 1/2 gill brandy, 1 pound flour sifted with one even teaspoon soda, 1 pound raisins (stoned, 1/2 pound currants, 1/4 pound citron (cut in small pieces). Flour the fruit well, in addition to the pound' called for.

Regecca's Nut Cake

(Vannortwick.)

1/2 cup of butter. 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of milk, whites of 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup of nuts chopped (hickory preferred).

Raised Cake

(Mrs. E. A. B.)

8 cups of flour, 2 eups-of sugar, 4 cups of milk, 1/2 cake yeast. Dissolve the yeast in cup of milk. Mix all in bat ter and set to raise over night. In the morning, when light, add 2 cups more of sugar and butter well creamed. 5 eggs, leaving whites of 2 eggs for frosting, or 4 eggs without frosting; 1 small teaspoonful of soda dissolved in water; 1 pound of raisins, 1 pound of currants, 1 nutmeg. Put in pans and let raise 3/4 of an hour. Bake in a slow oven.

Striped Cake

(Mrs. H. H. C.)

2 cups white sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs, 3 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, salt, vanilla. Put J of the above in 2 square tins. To the remainder add 1 cup raisins, chopped fine, a little citron, 1 tablespoon molasses, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, cloves and allspice. 1 tablespoon flour; just a tiny bit of soda dissolved in water. Bake in same size pan as the other half - put together with jelly.

Spice Cake

11/2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup butter, 2 eggs, pinch salt, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 cup sour milk, 1/2 teaspoon soda dissolved in boiling water, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 nutmeg, 3 cups flour, 1 cup raisins, 1/2 cup chopped citron, 1/4 pound walnut meats.

Spice Cake

1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1/2 (scant) teaspoonful cloves, 1/2 cup raisins, \\ teaspoon baking powder, 2 eggs.

Soup Cream Cakes

(F. M. Doty.)

1 cup of sour cream, 1 egg, 1 small cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 2 small cups flour, vanilla. Bake in muffin rings.

Velvet Cake

Whites of 5 eggs, 3/4 cup of butter, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of cornstarch, 1/2 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Put whites of eggs in last. Flavor with bitter almond.

Ice Cream Cake

(E. W.)

1/2 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 4 leaspoons baking powder, whites 4 eggs, vanilla. Bake 20 minutes.

White Cake

(Mrs. C. W. Buckley.)

1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder, wbites of 4 eggs, 1 tea-spoonful of vanilla.

Bluebebry Cake

(C. B. Willit.)

(Served hot with ice cream.) 1 1/2 cups sugar, | cup butter, 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup milk, 1 box blueberries (floured). Bake in shallow pan.

Lady Baltimore Cake

(Mrs. E. B. Peirce.)

Whites and yolks of 8 eggs, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar. 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. 1/2teaspoonful rose water; cream, butter and sugar; add beaten yolks, flour and milk, flavoring, baking powder, and lastly stifly beaten whites.

Strawberry Jam Cake

(Mabel D. Cary.)

1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of butter, 1 1/2 cups of flour, 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons of sour cream, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1 cup of strawberry jam. Mix all together and bake in loaf or layers with boiled white frosting.