MARGARET CAKE. HALF a pound of flour, quarter of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of currants, quarter of a pound of sugar, two eggs, a teacupful of warm milk, a teaspoonful of baking powder, and lemon to flavour✪ Margaret Cake. M m % a. s? m 4- - m tt ~ m m a m. a mw & m - m * - m m m m % & w w - m m m m *§ ® % ft 4* & W, M, ft - ■?, ftt #. ft $ tn. ^ si s. ^ a £ a - So POOR MAN’S GINGERBREAD. HEAT one cup of treacle, and mix with three quarters of a cup of water, one tablespoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of ginger✪ Poor Man’s Gingerbread. Mix quite thick and bake quickly. pT * m A Ao^.sH I-R-iic So$? ft.- ® 3? ^ M, $?> O W- M Z> ic # IS S ^ H» Rh ft in #£ # ffi A fli Wc ii S #,# » £ * $ IS Iff BEAT the whites of nine fresh eggs to a stiff froth, then mix with it fifteen spoonfuls of finest white sugar, and five or six drops of lemon. Drop them on a paper with a teaspoon, sift sugar over them, and bake them in a slow oven. 3E ffi ML i?. JB - ~ ^ s P ■+* i ^ A H, W, ... $1 M # ^ )?I . ~- ® 'M, £jj 18 ^ S IS. £•<, Jt tt ft g, n a & fflaj&n«5:iSi§A i I, - » * A tt ik H 10 Q ili. SI ^ £ f# & a $ 2. t *. #1 M a .... tr m & CONNAUGHT CAKE. ONE pound of flour, quarter of a pound of ground rice, half a pound of butter, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, three eggs, a little nutmeg, essence of lemon or almond to taste, and enough milk to mix nicely. — 122 — SODA CAKE. ONE pound flour, half a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of sugar, half a pound of currants, one and a half ounces of candied peel, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda in a large cup of milk. Mix flour and butter well before adding other ingredients. Mix well for ten or fifteen minutes. £„= “3, i/j » * $ m ^ & # JR m M $) Mb — & ^ m m $ *. m w * & w. n — £ ^ s m m * ® ^,®,a A SODA CAKE. RUB a quarter of a pound of butter into one pound of flour and a quarter of a pound of sugar. Mix a small teaspoonful of soda thoroughly with half a pint of milk, which must be cold. Mix all the ingredients well together, put the mixture into a tin, and bake directly from one and a half to two hours. prt ad m m $ ft m m - si e « ^ m @ fi fii ^ M vffi sir m m « * »./h - a & - m z: is jg.fi «.* m m m - m & iA.# ip ife me m * ra » ^»eh MLSIf: £ # T «■ m » jg.# © o — 123 — COCOA-NUT DROPS. GRATE a cocoa-nut, and weigh it, then add half the weight of powdered sugar, and the white of one egg cut to a stiff froth✪ Cocoa-Nut Drops. Stir the ingredients together, then drop the mixture with a dessert-spoon upon buttered white paper, and sift sugar over them. Bake in a slow oven fifteen minutes. % ffi, fa m «s ft a m - -r » « m » m rM M w m ii m na m n — i t » a- m ^ g f* S Z t® 10, ff @ a. t® a, &, a a m a # w ffi m « li S *n H ft, ? ES # g. ffl COCOA-NUT ROCK CAKE. GRATE half a pound of cocoa-nut, mix it with seven ounces of best sifted sugar, and the whites of three eggs✪ Cocoa-Nut Rock Cake. Put a piece of buttered paper on a flat tin, and with a fork drop the cake mixture in little cakes on it. Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour. m m #UJ§ m = ts. «■,#.* ff » ^ibtpi a g ® m » S ± at ft ^0«l H W % _t * ? i - 4=- «a^£-?-fc»£ft 5 aHH — m COCOA-NUT ICE. ✪ Cocoa-Nut Ice

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MARGARET CAKE. HALF a pound of flour, quarter of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of currants, quarter of a pound of sugar, two eggs, a teacupful of warm milk, a teaspoonful of baking powder, and lemon to flavour. M m % a. s? m 4- - m tt ~ m m a m. a mw & m - m * - m m m m % & w w - m m m m *§ ® % ft 4* & W, M, ft - ■?, ftt #. ft $ tn. ^ si s. ^ a £ a - So POOR MAN’S GINGERBREAD. HEAT one cup of treacle, and mix with three quarters of a cup of water, one tablespoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of ginger. Mix quite thick and bake quickly. pT * m A Ao^.sH I-R-iic So$? ft.- ® 3? ^ M, $?> O W- M Z> ic # IS S ^ H» Rh ft in #£ # ffi A fli Wc ii S #,# » £ * $ IS Iff BEAT the whites of nine fresh eggs to a stiff froth, then mix with it fifteen spoonfuls of finest white sugar, and five or six drops of lemon. Drop them on a paper with a teaspoon, sift sugar over them, and bake them in a slow oven. 3E ffi ML i?. JB - ~ ^ s P ■+* i ^ A H, W, ... $1 M # ^ )?I . ~- ® 'M, £jj 18 ^ S IS. £•<, Jt tt ft g, n a & fflaj&n«5:iSi§A i I, - » * A tt ik H 10 Q ili. SI ^ £ f# & a $ 2. t *. #1 M a .... tr m & CONNAUGHT CAKE. ONE pound of flour, quarter of a pound of ground rice, half a pound of butter, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, three eggs, a little nutmeg, essence of lemon or almond to taste, and enough milk to mix nicely. — 122 — SODA CAKE. ONE pound flour, half a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of sugar, half a pound of currants, one and a half ounces of candied peel, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda in a large cup of milk. Mix flour and butter well before adding other ingredients. Mix well for ten or fifteen minutes. £„= “3, i/j » * $ m ^ & # JR m M $) Mb — & ^ m m $ *. m w * & w. n — £ ^ s m m * ® ^,®,a A SODA CAKE. RUB a quarter of a pound of butter into one pound of flour and a quarter of a pound of sugar. Mix a small teaspoonful of soda thoroughly with half a pint of milk, which must be cold. Mix all the ingredients well together, put the mixture into a tin, and bake directly from one and a half to two hours. prt ad m m $ ft m m - si e « ^ m @ fi fii ^ M vffi sir m m « * »./h - a & - m z: is jg.fi «.* m m m - m & iA.# ip ife me m * ra » ^»eh MLSIf: £ # T «■ m » jg.# © o — 123 — COCOA-NUT DROPS. GRATE a cocoa-nut, and weigh it, then add half the weight of powdered sugar, and the white of one egg cut to a stiff froth. Stir the ingredients together, then drop the mixture with a dessert-spoon upon buttered white paper, and sift sugar over them. Bake in a slow oven fifteen minutes. % ffi, fa m «s ft a m - -r » « m » m rM M w m ii m na m n — i t » a- m ^ g f* S Z t® 10, ff @ a. t® a, &, a a m a # w ffi m « li S *n H ft, ? ES # g. ffl COCOA-NUT ROCK CAKE. GRATE half a pound of cocoa-nut, mix it with seven ounces of best sifted sugar, and the whites of three eggs. Put a piece of buttered paper on a flat tin, and with a fork drop the cake mixture in little cakes on it. Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour. m m #UJ§ m = ts. «■,#.* ff » ^ibtpi a g ® m » S ± at ft ^0«l H W % _t * ? i - 4=- «a^£-?-fc»£ft 5 aHH — m COCOA-NUT ICE.

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