Pound Cake

One pound granulated sugar and one pound flour, both thoroughly sifted; three-fourths pound butter (well washed), ten eggs; separate the eggs; beat sugar and butter to a smooth cream with the hand; add the beaten yolks; then add a little of both flour and white of eggs at a time, stirring briskly all the time until all is added; bake in a large pan, with cup or tube in center; a slow, steady fire is necessary.

White Pound Cake

One pound sugar, one-half pound butter, beaten to a cream; one pound of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, whites of sixteen eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, and added last; put into a moderate oven, and gradually increase the heat; cover with frosting while warm.

Short Cake

Take one pound of sifted flour, quarter pound of butter, and half as much lard. very little salt, a pinch of soda, well dissolved in just vinegar enough to cover it; work all well together with ice-cold water enough to make a stiff dough; roll it into a paste half an inch thick; cut it into cakes; pick the top with a fork, bake in a quick oven.

Silver Cake

Whites of eight eggs, two cups sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoon soda.

Snow Cake

Three-fourths of a cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup milk, one cup corn starch, two cups flour, one and one-half teaspoons of baking-powder; mix corn starch, flour, and baking-powder together, add the butter and sugar alternately with the milk; lastly add the whites of seven eggs. Flavor to taste.

Spanish Buns

1. Four eggs, three-fourths of a cup of butter, two cups of sugar; beat butter and sugar to a cream, and eggs separately, one cup of milk, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, two cups of flour. Bake in a shallow pan, like soft gingerbread, and when done spread over the top a thin icing made of the white of one egg, a little sugar, and half a teaspoonful of cinnamon.

2. One pint of flour, one pint sugar, one cup of sweet milk, one cup of butter, four eggs, beaten separate, one tablespoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of cloves, one teaspoon of soda, two teaspoons of cream of tartar, or three spoons of baking-powder; bake on tins, an inch thick, and, when taken from the oven, sprinkle with white sugar while hot.

Sea Foam

Whites of ten eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one and one-half cups of sifted sugar, one cup sifted flour, one teaspoonful cream of tartar; put into rings, and bake quick.

Seed Cakes

One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup of milk, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls of caraway seeds, two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, one teaspoonful soda, and flour enough to roll them smooth. Half this recipe makes a good many.

Watermelon Cake

"White part: Two cups of pulverized sugar, two-thirds of a cup of butter, two-thirds of a cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, whites of five eggs, one tablespoonful of baking powder.

Red part: One cup of red sugar, one-third of a cup of butter, one-third of a cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour, one tablespoonful of baking powder, yolks of five eggs, half a pound of raisins.

Put the red part in the center of the pan, and the white part on the outside.