Boston Cream Cakes Or Puffs

4 ozs. butter.

5 ozs. sifted flour. 1/2 pt. mixed milk and water.

4 eggs.

1 pinch soda.

Boil water, milk and butter together, stir in flour, beating briskly; take from fire and set aside to cool, then stir in 1 egg at a time and lastly the soda. Drop small portions into pan at a time and bake 15 minutes. When baked open and fill with cream.

Cream For Puffs

1 pt. milk.

3 1/2 ozs. sugar.

Pinch of salt.

2 ozs. corn starch. Yolks of 3 eggs.

Boil milk, add sugar, eggs, salt and corn starch whipped together, let boil until thick, set aside to cool, flavor with vanilla.

Bun Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar. 1/4 cup butter.

2 1/2 cups flour.

2 teaspoons yeast powder.

1 cup water.

2 eggs.

1 cup currants.

Mix all together and bake into buns.

Butter Sponge Foe Jelly Cake

2 cups sifted flour.

1 cup sugar.

4 eggs, beaten separately.

3 ozs. butter. 1/2 cup milk. 1 teaspoon yeast powder.

Mix and bake in layers and put jelly between. This should be served the day it is made.

Caramel Cake

1 cup butter.

2 cups sugar.

1 cup milk.

2 teaspoons yeast powder.

4 cups flour.

4 eggs.

1 teaspoon vanilla.

Filling

1 1/2 cups brown sugar.

1 cup cream.

2 teaspoons corn starch.

1 tablespoon butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Bake cake in layers. Make the filling by boiling cream, brown sugar, corn starch and butter, adding vanilla when cold, then put between layers.

Chocolate Cake

1 lb. sugar.

1 lb. flour.

1/2 lb. butter.

6 eggs, beaten separately.

1 cup sweet milk.

3 teaspoons baking powder.

1 lb. sweet chocolate,

2 teaspoons vanilla.

Cream butter and sugar, add yolks of eggs, then whites of eggs and flour with yeast powder alternately, last add the milk and grated chocolate. Bake in a moderate oven.

Cream Cake

6 eggs.

1/2 lb. powdered sugar.

2 teaspoons yeast powder. 1/2 lb. flour.

Cream yolks of eggs and sugar until very light, add whites beaten to a stiff froth, and then mix in yeast powder and flour, stirring very light. Bake into layers in a quick oven.

Cream For Filling

1 pt. milk.

2 tablespoons flour. 2 eggs.

1 tablespoon butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 4 tablespoons sugar.

Boil milk and butter. Beat together sugar, eggs and flour, stir into the hot milk and cook until it becomes thick. Put between cakes when cold.

Cookies

1 heaping teaspoon yeast powder.

Season as you like.

Flour to make a stiff dough.

3/4 cup of butter. 2 cups sugar. 4 eggs.

Cream butter and sugar, and add eggs that have been well beaten, then mix with flour until it becomes a thick dough. Roll thin, cut into cakes and bake in a hot oven.