This section is from the book "The Fireless Cooker", by Caroline B. Lovewell, Frances D. Whittemore, Hannah W. Lyon. Also available from Amazon: The Fireless Cooker.
One-half a cup of milk, one cup of sugar, one tablespoon of butter, and one-fourth teaspoon of cream of tartar. Boil all ingredients together from three to five minutes, then set in pan of boiling water and beat for ten minutes. Spread on cake.
Two cups of flour, three quarters of a cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one and a half teaspoons of baking powder, one cup of sweet milk, and two eggs. Bake in muffin pans. M. B.
One cup of sour cream, two eggs, two cups of brown sugar, one cup of black walnut meats. One and one-half cups of graham flour and one and one-half cups of white flour, one teaspoon of vanilla, and one teaspoon of soda. Bake as drop cakes. M. A. S.
Two cups of flour, one cup of brown sugar, one cup of lard or butter, two cups of dry oatmeal, two eggs, one cup of raisins. One level teaspoon of soda, same of cinnamon, one cup of chopped nuts and five tablespoons of raisin water.
One cup of sugar, one scant cup of butter and other fat mixed, two eggs, seven tablespoons of cold water, two cups of flour, two cups of oatmeal, one cup of raisins, one teaspoonful of cinnamon mixed with three-fourths of a teaspoonful of soda. Drop by spoonfuls in a greased dripping pan. They will keep a long while.
Three cups of oatmeal, two cups of brown sugar, three-fourths cup of lard and butter mixed, one-half cup of hot water, pinch of salt, and one teaspoon of soda. Roll out thin and cut in shapes.
One cup pastry flour, one teaspoon baking powder. Rub two tablespoons of butter to a cream, add one-half cup of granulated sugar and one egg. Beat thoroughly. Add two tablespoons of milk, then flour and one cup of chopped peanuts. Drop on greased tins and bake in a quick oven. The mixture needs to be rather thick. Drop by teaspoonfuls two inches apart.
One cup of butter, four eggs, two cups of sugar, and one teaspoon of baking powder. Flour enough to roll out thin and bake. Sift sugar over before baking. Beat the butter light. Add sugar, then eggs, adding yolks first, not beating them. Beat whites light and add last.
One cup of sour cream, two eggs, two cups of sugar, five cups of flour, one teaspoon of soda, and one of vanilla. Use whole wheat flour.
 
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