CURRANT CAKE. One egg, % cup butter, 1 cup sugar, % cup sweet —
milk, 1 cup currants, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar mixéd in the ~_
flour, % teaspoon soda dissolved in the milk, pinch of salt, % teaspoon ~~
lemon. Beat all quickly together and bake in a flat pan.—Mrs. William we
Muirhead, North Tryon, P. E. I.
CUSTARD CAKE. Two cups sugar, 1% cups butter, 1144 cups sweet
milk, % teaspoon soda, whites of three eggs, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 3
cups flour. Bake in layers, —Mrs. Eli Steeves, Steeves’ Mount, N. B.
DATE CAKE, Three cups rolled oats, 2 cups flour, 1 cup shortening,
3-4 cup sugar, a little salt, a little soda. Wet with buttermilk. Roll out ~
half and line a pan, Add filling and cover with other half. When cooked, —
cut in squares.—Mrs, Wm. Martise, Digby, N. S.
DATE CAKES WITH NUTS. Two cups chopped dates, 114% cups brown
sugar, 3 eggs, beat yolks and whites separate, % cup melted butter, 4% wine
glass of brandy, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 3 cups flour, well sifted, 2 teaspoons
baking powder. Mix flour and baking powder, add the cream, butter and ~
sugar, then the dates and nuts, then the brandy; beat in eggs. Bake in a
slow oven.—Mrs, J. H. Birkin, Hamilton, Ontario. oF
DEVIL’S CAKE. Two eggs, 14% cups brown sugar, 14 cake of chocolate,
% cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 or 3
cups flour.—Mrs. Wm, Gilroy, Gore Bay, Ontario.
EAGLE CAKE. One cup brown sugar, 1% cup butter, 1 cup sour milk,
eee egg, 1 teaspoon each of soda and cinnamon, % teaspoon nutmeg✪ Crumb Cake with Coffee, % cup
raisins, 2 cups flour—Velma Bridge, Lion’s Head, Ontario.
EDITH’S MAHOGANY CAKE. One-half cup of grated chocolate, % cane
of sweet milk, cooked together until thick, 14% cups sugar, % cup butter,
three eggs, Beat well all ingredients. Add one-half cup of sweet milk, one.
teaspoon soda, two teaspoons vanilla, two cups flour✪ Edith’s Mahogany Cake.—Mrs. C. EH. Tuggle,
Didsbury, Alta.
EGGLESS, MILKLESS AND BUTTERLESS CAKE. Boil together
three minutes, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup currants or nuts, 2 cups
raisins, one-third cup lard, 144 cup grated nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1
teaspoon cloves, pinch salt. When cold, add 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in
warm water, 2 cups flour and % teaspoon baking powder✪ Eggless, Milkless and Butterless Cake, sifted together
well, Bake in a slow oven for 21% hours.—Miss Grace Hartley, Zenith, Alta.
ONE EGG CAKE. One egg, % cup butter, 1% cups sugar, 21%% cups
flour, 2%4 teaspoons baking powder✪ One Egg Cake. Mix flour, baking powder and sugar
together, rub in butter, add milk. Bake in a hot oven.—Mrs. 58. Criter,
Gallingertown, Ontario.
FEATHER CAKE. Two bowls sugar, % bowl milk, 3 eggs (well beaten),
three bowls flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 144 teaspoon soda✪ Feather Cake. Dissolve —
the soda in the milk, and mix the cream of tartar with flour.—Miss Rene
Oullette, St. Polycarpe, Que.
MAGNET “BY-PASS” ENGINE USES LESS GASOLINE AND STARTS —
EASY IN COLD WHATHER
Mr. W. E. Meyers, Box 91, Avonlea, Sask., says:—I think my Engine is
grand. It works easily, uses very little gasoline, and I can start it easily —
no matter how cold the weather is, having started it at 20 below zero, by —
simply pouring a kettle of boiling water in the hopper. I can heartily recom- j
mend the Magnet to anyone who is thinking of buying an engine. an tig
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ee -EGGLESS FEATHER CAKE. One cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 large
x tablespoon melted butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder,
z _ flavor✪ Eggless Feather Cake. Beat well and bake % an hour. —Lida M. Schnare, Chelsea, N. B.
= FARMERS CAKE. Three cups flour, % cup lard, 14% cups brown:
2 sugar, i cup raisins or currants, Crumble together: then take a heaping tea-
-~ spoon of baking soda in a little boiling water. Pour in 1 cup molasses and
ae stir till foamy, and add to the other ingredients 1 cup sour milk✪ Farmers Cake. Pour into
‘ a pan and bake 1% hours in a slow oven.—Mrs. A. McBeth, Long’s Covex,
- Kings Co., N. B.
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CURRANT CAKE. One egg, % cup butter, 1 cup sugar, % cup sweet —
milk, 1 cup currants, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar mixéd in the ~_
flour, % teaspoon soda dissolved in the milk, pinch of salt, % teaspoon ~~
lemon. Beat all quickly together and bake in a flat pan.—Mrs. William we
Muirhead, North Tryon, P. E. I.
CUSTARD CAKE. Two cups sugar, 1% cups butter, 1144 cups sweet
milk, % teaspoon soda, whites of three eggs, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 3
cups flour. Bake in layers, —Mrs. Eli Steeves, Steeves’ Mount, N. B.
DATE CAKE, Three cups rolled oats, 2 cups flour, 1 cup shortening,
3-4 cup sugar, a little salt, a little soda. Wet with buttermilk. Roll out ~
half and line a pan, Add filling and cover with other half. When cooked, —
cut in squares.—Mrs, Wm. Martise, Digby, N. S.
DATE CAKES WITH NUTS. Two cups chopped dates, 114% cups brown
sugar, 3 eggs, beat yolks and whites separate, % cup melted butter, 4% wine
glass of brandy, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 3 cups flour, well sifted, 2 teaspoons
baking powder. Mix flour and baking powder, add the cream, butter and ~
sugar, then the dates and nuts, then the brandy; beat in eggs. Bake in a
slow oven.—Mrs, J. H. Birkin, Hamilton, Ontario. oF
DEVIL’S CAKE. Two eggs, 14% cups brown sugar, 14 cake of chocolate,
% cup butter, 1 cup sour milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 or 3
cups flour.—Mrs. Wm, Gilroy, Gore Bay, Ontario.
EAGLE CAKE. One cup brown sugar, 1% cup butter, 1 cup sour milk,
eee egg, 1 teaspoon each of soda and cinnamon, % teaspoon nutmeg, % cup
raisins, 2 cups flour—Velma Bridge, Lion’s Head, Ontario.
EDITH’S MAHOGANY CAKE. One-half cup of grated chocolate, % cane
of sweet milk, cooked together until thick, 14% cups sugar, % cup butter,
three eggs, Beat well all ingredients. Add one-half cup of sweet milk, one.
teaspoon soda, two teaspoons vanilla, two cups flour.—Mrs. C. EH. Tuggle,
Didsbury, Alta.
EGGLESS, MILKLESS AND BUTTERLESS CAKE. Boil together
three minutes, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup currants or nuts, 2 cups
raisins, one-third cup lard, 144 cup grated nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1
teaspoon cloves, pinch salt. When cold, add 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in
warm water, 2 cups flour and % teaspoon baking powder, sifted together
well, Bake in a slow oven for 21% hours.—Miss Grace Hartley, Zenith, Alta.
ONE EGG CAKE. One egg, % cup butter, 1% cups sugar, 21%% cups
flour, 2%4 teaspoons baking powder. Mix flour, baking powder and sugar
together, rub in butter, add milk. Bake in a hot oven.—Mrs. 58. Criter,
Gallingertown, Ontario.
FEATHER CAKE. Two bowls sugar, % bowl milk, 3 eggs (well beaten),
three bowls flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 144 teaspoon soda. Dissolve —
the soda in the milk, and mix the cream of tartar with flour.—Miss Rene
Oullette, St. Polycarpe, Que.
MAGNET “BY-PASS” ENGINE USES LESS GASOLINE AND STARTS —
EASY IN COLD WHATHER
Mr. W. E. Meyers, Box 91, Avonlea, Sask., says:—I think my Engine is
grand. It works easily, uses very little gasoline, and I can start it easily —
no matter how cold the weather is, having started it at 20 below zero, by —
simply pouring a kettle of boiling water in the hopper. I can heartily recom- j
mend the Magnet to anyone who is thinking of buying an engine. an tig
56
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ee -EGGLESS FEATHER CAKE. One cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 large
x tablespoon melted butter, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder,
z _ flavor. Beat well and bake % an hour. —Lida M. Schnare, Chelsea, N. B.
= FARMERS CAKE. Three cups flour, % cup lard, 14% cups brown:
2 sugar, i cup raisins or currants, Crumble together: then take a heaping tea-
-~ spoon of baking soda in a little boiling water. Pour in 1 cup molasses and
ae stir till foamy, and add to the other ingredients 1 cup sour milk. Pour into
‘ a pan and bake 1% hours in a slow oven.—Mrs. A. McBeth, Long’s Covex,
- Kings Co., N. B.