RICH WHITE FRUIT CAKE. One cup of butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup ~
milk, 2% cups of flour (more or less), 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 Ib.
dates, 144 lb. shelled almonds, %4 lb, citron peel, juice and rind of 1 orange,
2 tablespoons brandy, whites of 7 eggs, 1 lb. of raisins. Mix butter and
sugar together, add milk and flavoring, dredge the fruit with flour, mix to-
gether, and add the whites of the 7 eggs, beaten stiff. Bake in a slow oven.
2 hours.—Mrs, John Russell, Fern Glen, Ont.
GINGER BREAD. One-half cup sugar, 4% cup molasses, % cup sour
milk, 2 cups flour, 2 eggs (not beaten), 2 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoon cin-
namon, 1 teaspoon soda. Put soda in molasses and beat thoroughly. This
makes it *’2ht .nd tender, then add sour milk, then dry ingredients, and
lastly, the egg. Cook in a hot oven.—Mrs. S. E. Sivesley, Box, 109, Cromar,
Manitoba.
MOLASSEs GINGER BREAD. One cup molasses, 1 teaspoon soda, 1-3
cup butter, 144 teaspoons cream of tartar, 3-4 cup milk 2 teaspoons ginger,
3 cups flour, 1 egg—Miss Blanche Chittick, Moncton, N. B.
SOUR CREAM GINGER BREAD. One cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup
sour milk or cream, a small two-thirds cup of water, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoons
soda, 1 teaspoon cassia, 1 teaspoon ginger, 2 cups flour.—Miss Marie Schef-
fold, Marquis, Sask.
SPICED GINGER BREAD. One-half cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1% cup
butter, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, ginger and cloves, 2 teaspoons of soda
in a cup of boiling water, 21% cups flour, Add 2 well-beaten eggs the last
thing before baking.—Mrs. N. A. Evans, Jackson, Coulee, Alta.
GOLD CAKE. One cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, yolks of 4 eggs, %
cup milk, 3 tablespoons baking powder, 1 tablespoon vanilla. Cream, butter
and sugar together, add yolks, milk, and then the flour, sifted with the bak-
ing powder, vanilla, small pinch of "salt. Cook one- ‘half to three-quarters of
an hour in a moderate oven. Chocolate frosting is good with this cake.—
Miss Rosa HE. Gallant, Bloomfield Cors., P. E. I.
GOLD AND SILVER CAKE. Silver part:—One cup white sugar, i tea-
spoon of soda, % cup butter, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1% cup sour milk,
whites of two eggs. Gold part:—One cup brown sugar, % cup butter, yolks
of two eggs, % cup sour milk, 8 drops of butter, color, 4% teaspoon soda,
1 teaspoon baking powder, vanilla, flavoring, flour to stiffen. Bake in
layers.—Miss Mary Demmering, Fordwich, Ont.
HONEY CAKE. One large cup sour cream, % large cup sugar, 2 large
cups flour, % teaspoon soda, % cup honey.—Mrs. John Lefarre, Dean Lake,
Ontario.
HURRY CAKE. Two cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons cream of
tartar, 1 egg, 1 cup white sugar, a little nutmeg, 2 tablespoons melted butter,
1 cup milk or water. Put all in a bowl together and beat until light—Mrs.
Richard Walker, New Ross, N. 8.
ICE CREAM CAKE. Whites of three eggs beaten to a froth, 1 cup
sugar, 14% cup butter, % cup sweet milk, % cup cornstarch, 1 cup flour, 2 tea-
spoons baking powder. Let stand half an hour before bakjng in a bread
tin and ice with soft icing, Flavor with vanilla—Mrs. Margaret Geisel,
Killam, Alta.
ICE CREAM LAYER CAKE. Whites of four eggs, 1 cup white sugar, %
cup butter, 3-4 cup sweet milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1% cups flour, % cup
cornstarch, 214 teaspoons baking powder. Color the middle layer with pinch
sugar, ice all over with icing sugar.—Miss Jennie C. Smith, Dunsford, Ont.
MAGNET “BY-PASS” ENGINE EASY TO OPERATE
J. O. Anderson, Cheviot, Sask., says:—I have been using one of your
Magnet Cream Separators for over two years and it is giving entire satisfac-
tion. I have also one of the Magnet “By- Pass” Engines, which I find very
useful and easy to operate.
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JAM CAKE. Two eggs, 1 cup brown sugar, 14 cup butter, 1 cup berries,
1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in hot water, 1% cups flour, 2 tablespoons sour
milk. Add berries after flour—Mrs, Wm. Evans, Vancouver, BC:
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RICH WHITE FRUIT CAKE. One cup of butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup ~ milk, 2% cups of flour (more or less), 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 Ib. dates, 144 lb. shelled almonds, %4 lb, citron peel, juice and rind of 1 orange, 2 tablespoons brandy, whites of 7 eggs, 1 lb. of raisins. Mix butter and sugar together, add milk and flavoring, dredge the fruit with flour, mix together, and add the whites of the 7 eggs, beaten stiff. Bake in a slow oven. 2 hours.—Mrs, John Russell, Fern Glen, Ont.
GINGER BREAD. One-half cup sugar, 4% cup molasses, % cup sour milk, 2 cups flour, 2 eggs (not beaten), 2 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon soda. Put soda in molasses and beat thoroughly. This makes it light and tender, then add sour milk, then dry ingredients, and
lastly, the egg. Cook in a hot oven.—Mrs. S. E. Sivesley, Box, 109, Cromar, Manitoba.
MOLASSEs GINGER BREAD. One cup molasses, 1 teaspoon soda, 1-3 cup butter, 144 teaspoons cream of tartar, 3-4 cup milk 2 teaspoons ginger, 3 cups flour, 1 egg—Miss Blanche Chittick, Moncton, N. B.
SOUR CREAM GINGER BREAD. One cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sour milk or cream, a small two-thirds cup of water, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoons
soda, 1 teaspoon cassia, 1 teaspoon ginger, 2 cups flour.—Miss Marie Scheffold, Marquis, Sask.
SPICED GINGER BREAD. One-half cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1% cup butter, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, ginger and cloves, 2 teaspoons of soda in a cup of boiling water, 21% cups flour, Add 2 well-beaten eggs the last thing before baking.—Mrs. N. A. Evans, Jackson, Coulee, Alta.
GOLD CAKE. One cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, yolks of 4 eggs, % cup milk, 3 tablespoons baking powder, 1 tablespoon vanilla. Cream, butter and sugar together, add yolks, milk, and then the flour, sifted with the baking powder, vanilla, small pinch of "salt. Cook one- ‘half to three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. Chocolate frosting is good with this cake.— Miss Rosa HE. Gallant, Bloomfield Cors., P. E. I.
GOLD AND SILVER CAKE. Silver part:—One cup white sugar, i teaspoon of soda, % cup butter, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1% cup sour milk, whites of two eggs. Gold part:—One cup brown sugar, % cup butter, yolks of two eggs, % cup sour milk, 8 drops of butter, color, 4% teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, vanilla, flavoring, flour to stiffen. Bake in layers.—Miss Mary Demmering, Fordwich, Ont.
HONEY CAKE. One large cup sour cream, % large cup sugar, 2 large
cups flour, % teaspoon soda, % cup honey.—Mrs. John Lefarre, Dean Lake, Ontario.
HURRY CAKE. Two cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 egg, 1 cup white sugar, a little nutmeg, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 cup milk or water. Put all in a bowl together and beat until light—Mrs. Richard Walker, New Ross, N. 8.
ICE CREAM CAKE. Whites of three eggs beaten to a froth, 1 cup sugar, 14% cup butter, % cup sweet milk, % cup cornstarch, 1 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Let stand half an hour before bakjng in a bread
tin and ice with soft icing, Flavor with vanilla—Mrs. Margaret Geisel, Killam, Alta.
ICE CREAM LAYER CAKE. Whites of four eggs, 1 cup white sugar, % cup butter, 3-4 cup sweet milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1% cups flour, % cup cornstarch, 214 teaspoons baking powder. Color the middle layer with pinch sugar, ice all over with icing sugar.—Miss Jennie C. Smith, Dunsford, Ont.
MAGNET “BY-PASS” ENGINE EASY TO OPERATE J. O. Anderson, Cheviot, Sask., says:—I have been using one of your Magnet Cream Separators for over two years and it is giving entire satisfaction. I have also one of the Magnet “By- Pass” Engines, which I find very useful and easy to operate.
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JAM CAKE. Two eggs, 1 cup brown sugar, 14 cup butter, 1 cup berries, 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in hot water, 1% cups flour, 2 tablespoons sour milk. Add berries after flour—Mrs, Wm. Evans, Vancouver, BC:
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