Delicious Corn Starch Cake

Two coffee cups of pulverized sugar; 3/4 cup of butter; one cup of corn starch dissolved in 1 cup of sweet milk; 2 cups of flour; whites of 7 eggs; 2 teaspoons cream tartar; one teaspoon of soda mixed thoroughly with the flour; cream, butter and sugar. Add starch and milk, then add the whites of eggs and flour gradually until all is used. Flavor with lemon or rose. Make in loaf - Mrs. W. J. Hender-shott.

Cream Cake

Three-fourths cup sugar; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 eggs (except 1 white); 3/4 cup milk; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder.

Cream

One pint milk; 1/2 cup flour (wet in milk); 1 scant cup sugar; 2 eggs - Tested.

Devil's Food Cake

Two cups dark brown sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 2 1/2 cups flour; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 1/2 cup butter; 1 teaspoon soda; cinnamon and cloves to taste - Mrs. McKendree Smith.

Devil's Food

Two cups brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4cake chocolate; 2 eggs or 4 yolks; 1/2 cup sour milk; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1 level teaspoon soda; 2 cups flour; dissolve soda and chocolate in water - Mrs. Thos. G. Constable.

Genuine English Fruit Cake

Two pounds raisins, 2 pounds currants; 1 pound citron; 1/2 pound almonds; 1 pound brown sugar; 1 lemon; 1 glass liquid; 1/2 pound lemon or orange peel; 1 pound butter; 1 pound flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 10 eggs; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 pint milk; 1 teaspoon cloves, allspice, nutmeg and mace, each; cook 3 hours in a slow oven. Makes three good sized cakes - Mrs. Eva Sells Jaeger.

Fruit Cake

Use large coffee cup in measuring. One cup butter; 4 cups brown sugar; 4 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon cream tartar; 1 1/2 cups of strong-coffee; 8 eggs; 1 teaspoon soda; 2 pounds raisins; 1 1/2 pounds currants; 1 1/2 pounds dates; 1/2 pound citron; 1/4 pound orange peel; 1/4 pound lemon peel; spice to suit the taste. Bake 4 hours in slow oven. - Mrs. Clarence Thompson.

Jam Cake

One cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 3 eggs; 1 cup jam; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cloves; 1 nutmeg; 1 1/2 cups flour; 5 tablespoons sour cream; 1 teaspoon soda. Bake in loaf or in layers - Mrs. William Markel.

Burnt Orange Cake

Blend 1 cup sugar; butter, size of an egg; a little salt; beaten yolks of 2 eggs and grated rind of an orange. Put juice of 1 orange in cup and fill with water until 2/3 full. Sift 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder with 1 1/2 cups flour and add to the above and beat well. Bake in two layers. Ice - Mrs. Harry Beech.

German Fruit Cake

Three pounds finely chopped raisins; 2 pounds currants; 1 pound citron; 1 pound brown sugar; 1 pound butter; 1 1/2 pounds flour; 1 dozen eggs; 2/3 pint Orleans molasses; 1 wine glass of fruit juice. Dredge fruit with flour, add spices and bake 3 1/2 hours. This keeps well for two months at least - Mrs. Elizabeth Ustic.

Feather Cake

Into a mixing bowl put 1 cup of sugar; 1/3 cup butter; 2 cups flour sifted with 2 even teaspoons of baking powder. Into the same measuring cup break 1 whole egg or the whites of 3 (if you wish a white cake), fill the cup with milk or water; mix all together; beat well and make in 2 layers - Mrs. H. E. Smith.