The Germantown D. A. R. cook book

One-half pound of butter, one tablespoon of vinegar, two pounds of brown sugar. Boiling water enough to moisten the sugar. A little vanilla. Boil till it crisps in the water. Do not stir. Pour over nuts. " Sweets grown common lose their delight." Shakespeare Contributed by Mrs. Geo. H. Gould CHOCOLATE CAKE One-half cup butter, one and three-quarter cups of sugar, cream butter and work in sugar gradually, add three beaten eggs, beat well, all together. Add three squares of melted chocolate flavor with vanilla. One-half cup of milk or water, one and three-quarter cup pastry flour or one and one-quarter bread flour, into which is sifted two small coffee spoons of cream tartar and one of soda or one heaping teaspoonful baking powder. Thick white frosting. Contributed by Mrs. Charles C. Hey I WHITE FRUIT CAKE One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, two eggs, one cup milk, one teaspoonful baking powder, two cups flour, one cup fruit, (currants and raisins.) " We are such stuff as dreams are made of." Shakespeare CARAMEL CAKE One cup sugar, one-half cup butter (small) onehalf cup milk, two cups flour, two eggs, two teaspoonsfuls baking powder, salt. FILLING Two cups brown sugar, one tablespoonful butter, one cup milk, one teaspoonful vanilla. Boil slowly until thick. Spread when nearly cold. BUTTER SCOTCH Three pounds brown sugar, one-quarter pound butter, one-half teaspoonful cream tartar, one teaspoonful vanilla. Add enough water to dissolve the sugar. Boil without stirring until it will break. Add vanilla. CREAM CANDY Three cups sugar, one-half cup vinegar, onequarter cup water. Boil until crisp in water, and pull, flavor with vanilla, lemon or strawberry. WALNUT WAFERS One-half pound brown sugar, one-half pound walnut meats slightly broken, three even teaspoonsfuls baking powder, two eggs, salt. Beat eggs, add sugar, salt, flour and meats. Drop in spoonsfuls on buttered pans. Bake brown. "Oh dainty and delicious food for the Gods." — Griffith. Contributed by Emma V inter Jenkins CUSTARD CAKE One cup sugar, one cup flour, three eggs, two teaspoonsful baking powder, four tablespoonsful milk, one tablespoonful butter. Bake in two layers. THE CUSTARD Mix one cup of sugar and one-half cup of flour. Add two eggs and pour into one pint of boiling milk, stir until thick, remove from fire, add one-half teaspoonful vanilla. Split both layers in half and spread between. Do not put any on top. APPLE CAKE Make three layers of any plain cake and use this filling; put into a large bowl one large sour apple grated, white of one egg, one cup of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Beat all four things together with an egg beater for twenty minutes. The beating is the important part and the white of the egg must, not be beaten first. "Here, land o' cakes and brither Scots." — Burns Contributed by Mrs. Edward L. Reynolds OAT MEAL COOKIES Two eggs, one cup sugar, two and one-half cups oat meal, two tablespoonsful of melted butter, a little salt, flour enough to thicken. Drop from spoon on buttered tins. Contributed by Mrs. Mary E. Chapman SPICED CANTALOUPE