This section is from the book "Hanover Cook Book", by The Library Association. Also available from Amazon: The Hanover Cook Book.
Use the gold loaf recipe with 1/2 cup flour added; oven moderate; will bake in 15 to 30 minutes. Can be baked in two or three layers and laid up with any filling desired.
Mrs. Marsby Roth.
Beat very light the yolks of 12 eggs, add 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter. Beat until very creamy, add 1/2 cup of milk, 1 1/2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and flavoring. Bake in a mod-erate oven. Mrs. Frank Conrad.
1/2 cup butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 pt. hickory nuts, 1 pt. raisins, 2 cups flour.
Mrs. Edw. F. Redding.
2 cups of white sugar, 3 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of sweet milk, ore-third cup of butter, 4 eggs, 2 tea-spcorfuls baking powder, 2 cups of kernels.
Clarissa Reindollar.
1 1/2 cups sugar, J cup butter, 3/4 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 pt. of kernels, 1 pt. of raisins.
One-half cup of butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup sweet milk, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 pt. hickory nuts, 1 pt. raisins, 2 cups flour.
Mrs. C. B. Wirt.
1 lb. granulated sugar, 1/4 lb. butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, lpt. raisins, 1 pt. shellbarks, whites of 4 eggs.
Mrs. W. H. Sheffer.
3/4 cup butter, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup shellbarks, whites of 5 eggs (beaten stiff). Mrs. Paul A. Hoke.
Whites of 5 eggs, 2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 3 cups flour, 2 tea-spoonfuls baking powder, add beaten whites of eggs last. Layer cake. Sallie R. Winebrenner.
2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup butter, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup corn starch, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoonfuls bak-ing powder, whites of 6 eggs.
Mrs. Alex. Young.
2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of sweet milk, 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of corn starch, balance of cup filled up with flour, the whites of 7 eggs, 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, flavor with vanilla or rose.
1/2 pt. whipped cream, 1 scant cup sugar, 3 eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1/2 cup citron or raisins.
Mrs. G. L. Terrasse.
1 cup of pulverized sugar, and 1 cup of granulated sugar, creamed, with 1/2 cup of butter, 6 eggs, leaving out the whites of 2 for the icing, 1 cup of sweet milk, 3 cups of flour, 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
1 cup of seedless raisins, 1 cup of currants, 1 cup of hickory nuts, 4 figs, and a small piece of citron, cut fine. Boil 1 cup of sugar with the white of 1 egg, not too stiff, and add the fruits. Spread each layer with this filling. Now make a plain icing with the remaining white and ice the whole cake.
Mrs. Harry Stair.
 
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