"He that would have a cake ot the wheat, must tarry the grinding. Hereafter the kneading, the making of the cakes, the heating of the oven, ana the baking; nay, you must stay for the cooling too, or you may chance to burn your lips." - Troilus and Cressida.

Pink And White Layer Cake

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of sugar (extra C), one cupful of sweet milk, three cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder in flour well sifted, whites of six eggs, beaten stiff; stir all together. This makes five layers. Separate enough for two layers, and add to it one teaspoonful of fruit coloring.

Filling And Frosting

Whites of two eggs, beaten stiff, add two cupfuls of white sugar, extract of orange. First a white layer and filling, then a pink one, etc. Finish with frosting on the top.

Cathryn Marquis.

Two cupfuls sugar, generous half cupful butter, one cupful water, three cupfuls sifted flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, whites of six eggs; cream the butter and sugar, mix baking powder with the flour and add flour and eggs and water alternately. Bake in three layers. Mrs. H. E. Bigelow.

Tea Cake

One egg, butter the size of an egg, one cupful of sugar, two-thirds cupful of sweet milk, one and a half cupfuls of flour, two small teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Can be baked in layers.

Filling

Half cupful of sweet chocolate, half cupful of sugar, half cupful of sweet milk, yolk of one egg; boil, and when cool, spread. Mrs. C. F. Boggs, Alexis, 111.

Mrs. C. L. Gregory.

Mrs. Ewing.

Ambrosia Cake

Two cupfuls of sugar, three-fourths cupful of butter, one cupful of milk, three cupfuls of flour, four eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder.

Filling

Half pint of whipped cream, white of one egg, half cupful of sugar, juice and grated rind of one small orange, cocoa-nut to thicken. Mrs. Lettie R. Boyd.

Jam Cake

Three-fourths cupful butter (scant), two cupfuls flour, one cupful sugar, three eggs, one cupful jam, one teaspoonful soda in four tablespoonfuls sour milk or cream, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one teaspoonful cloves, a little nutmeg; dissolve soda in the milk and add last. Put together with icing.

Mrs. J. W. Haughey, Wellington, Kansas.

One-half cupful of butter, one cupful of sugar, one and a half cupfuls of flour, half cupful of sweet milk, whites of four eggs, one teaspoonful of baking powder; flavor with lemon.

Fig Filling

Three-fourths pound of figs chopped fine, put in stew pan, pour over them one teacupful of water, add half cupful of sugar, stir all the time, cook till very soft and flavr with lemon. If more water is needed add it. Mrs. Leslie Willits. .

Sunshine Cake

Whites of eleven eggs, yolks of six eggs, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, one and a half cupfuls sifted granulated sugar, one cupful flour, one teaspoonful extract of orange; beat whites till stiff and flaky, then whisk in half the sugar. Beat yolks very light and add flavoring and half the sugar; put yolks and whites together and fold in flour and cream of tartar, mixing as quickly as possible. Bake in layers 50 or 60 minutes in a slow oven. Mamie Henderson.