Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant

Cream 1% cups brown sugar with 2 tablesp butter or shortening, add l*/^ cups sour milk, in which has been dissolved 1 teasp soda. Mix together 2% cups graham flour, ^ cup white flour, 1 teasp cinnamon, % teasp cloves, and sift this into the first named ingredients. Lastly add 1 cup raisins, seeded, cut fine, and well dredged with flour. — [Mrs. H. I. S.. Ga. Sour Milk Cake (No eggs) To 1 cup sugar add V2 cup melted butter, or butter and lard mixed, i/^ teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup sour milk, and 2 cups flour with spices to suit. Lastly stir in 1 cup or less seeded and chopped raisins, dredged with flour. The spices may be omitted. — [Mrs. E. B. L., Me. Pork Cake (No eggs) Chop 1 lb salt fat pork (no lean) very fine, and pour over it 1/2 pt strong, boiling hot coffee, add 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, and 1 teasp soda, then sift in about 6 cups flour mixed with 2 teasp cinnamon, and 1 teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Last of all add 1 lb seeded raisins, and i/4 lb citron or candied orange peel cut fine. Bake in a moderate oven. This makes two good sized loaves. An excellent cake, and will keep for six months, or more. It is well to line the tin with greased paper or to put an asbestos mat under the pan to prevent burning. For the hot coffee boiling water can be substituted. Some cooks add y2 cup sour milk. — [Mrs. R. L. W., Mass. Chocolate Gingerbread (No eggs) Mix 1 cup molasses with ^ cup sour milk, add 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little warm water, 3 tablesp melted butter, 2 oz melted chocolate, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 *■ ^asp each ginger and cinnamon. Bake as a loaf cake or in layers. This recipe may also be used for cookies by adding more flour. — * [Mrs. P. O. B., Mont. Plain or Nut Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter and % cup sugar, add i/^ cup sour milk with scant i/^ teasp soda, and 1% cups flour sifted with Vz teasp cinnamon and i/4 teasp each nutmeg and cloves. By way of variation add either 1 cup seeded and chopped raisins, or 1 cup nut meats cut fine, or both. Even when we have plenty of eggs, we always make nut cake this way. — [J. R., Mich. Fruit Cake (No eggs) Cream 1 cup brown sugar with scant % cup butter, add %' cup buttermilk in which 1 scant teasp soda has been dissolved, 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon, and ^ teasp each of cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup chopped raisins. [Mrs. S. D. B., Mich. CAKES WITHOUT BUTTER 43 English Walnut Cake (No butter, no eggs) Dissolve ^ teasp soda in 1 cup buttermilk, add 1 cup sugar, 3 tablesp molasses and flour enough to make a medium stiff batter, sifted with 1 1/4 teasp cream tartar. Lastly add 1 cup walnut meats cut very fine. — [Mrs. A. B. H., Va. Apple Sauce Cake (No eggs, no milk) Cream 1 cup sugar and V2 cup shortening, dissolve 1 teasp soda in a little hot water and stir this in 1 cup sour apple sauce, letting it foam over into the mixing bowlj then add 1% cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon and i/^ teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Mix thoroughly and then put in 1 cup raisins. Bake in a loaf tin about 45 minutes. This cake is rich, moist, and most delicious, and best of all, cheap. — [Mrs. N. A. D., Mass. Cheap Cake (No eggs, no butter)