"Sweets with sweets war not." - Shakespeare Sonnett. VIII.

Filling For Fig Cake

Fifteen good sized figs chopped fine, yolks of two eggs, (mix with figs), half cup of sugar, half cup of hot water; boil all together and let it partly cool before putting on the cake.

Mellie I. Eames.

Milk Frosting

One cup of granulated sugar, five tablespoons of milk; boil five minutes; flavor; stir until cold and put on a cold cake.

Rosa Dool.

Frosting

Beat the yolks of three eggs well. Boil one cup of sugar and one-fourth cup of water until it threads, and pour over the yolks, stirring all the time; beat until it thickens; flavor.

Mrs. Frank Irvin.

Icing

Boil two cups of sugar with a very little water until a good syrup; pour it over the whites of two eggs, whip very stiff' until cold. Mrs. Una McRoberts.

Chocolate Filling

Half cup granulated sugar, scant half cup of chocolate, half cup thin cream or rich milk, cook until it thickens. Spread on cake while warm. Jewel Richey David.

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Soft Chocolate Filling

One cup sugar, one-fourth cake grated chocolate, yolks of two eggs beaten with half cup of milk or water and strained; one teaspoon of butter. Boil, stirring constantly, until it is the consistency of thick gravy. Flavor and when cool spread on cake. Mrs. Zoe Emerson.

Almond Filling

Yolks of three eggs beaten, half pint sweet cream, three tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon corn starch. Boil this until it thickens; add one-half pound blanched almonds and one teaspoon vanilla. Mrs. M. E. Wharton.

Edna Candor.

Mocha Frosting

Two teacups powdered sugar, one tablespoon butter, one tablespoon cream or two tablespoons cream omitting the butter, two tablespoons cold coffee, three teaspoons dry cocoa, one teaspoon vanilla. Mix sugar with cream adding the other ingredients and use on the cake cold. Very nice for angel food cake. Bess Bassett.

Marshmallow Filling

Boil two cups sugar with one cup water until it ropes. Before taking from stove add half pound marshmallows, broken fine. Pour, when partly cool, into the well beaten whites of two eggs and beat until cold. Edna M. Candor.

Boiled Icing

One or one and a half cups of sugar, one-half cup of water, boil until it hairs from a fork, pour gradually on the beaten whites of two eggs, stirring constantly. When this is thoroughly mixed add one teaspoon of glycerine and half teaspoon each of vanilla and bitter almond. Beat until thick enough to spread on cake. Geraldine Emerson.