This section is from the book "Eureka Cook Book", by The Ladies League of the First Congregational Church Eureka, California. Also available from Amazon: Eureka Cook Book.
One cup white sugar, 1-4 cup butter, 1 tablespoon molasses, 3 eggs, 1 level teaspoon soda, 6 tablespoons chocolate, 1 cup boiling water, 1 3-4 cups flour. Dissolve the chocolate in the boiling water. Mrs. Bred Barnum.
Two cups brown sugar, 1-2 cup butter, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda, 1-2 cup boiling water, 1-2 cup sour milk, 2 cups flour. Dissolve the soda in the boiling water. Bertha Brown.
Part 1 : 1 cup brown sugar, 2-3 cup Baker's chocolate, 1-2 cup milk, Melt over the teakettle and add to
Part 2: One cup brown sugar, 1-2 cup butter, yolks of 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon soda.
Bake in layers and fill wih cooked frosting. Boil 1 cup sugar and 1-3 cup water until it will hair from a fork and pour while hot over the stiffly beaten whites of 3 eggs and beat until cold. Mrs. Haughey.
Half cup ground walnuts, 1-2 cup milk; let this come to a boil and add yolks of 2 eggs beaten, and sweeten to taste and flavor as liked and pour onto the well beaten whites of 2 eggs. Mrs. Buchanan.
 
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