The Memorial Hall cook book

One lb. flour, 1 lb. sugar, % lb. butter, 5 eggs, % tsp. soda dissolved in hot water, 1 tsp. cream of tartar, V2 cup sweet milk, 1 large tblsp. ginger, 1 tsp. cloves, 1 tsp. nutmeg, 1 tsp. cinnamon. Cream the sugar and butter, stir in the yolks, the milk and spices and soda; when these are well mixed, add the flour and lastly the stiffly beaten whites. Bake in 2 square or round loaves. — Mrs. P. J. Donnelly. Devil's Cake Two cups brown sugar and V2 cup cocoa mixed, % cup butter and lard mixed, 1 cup sour milk, 2V2 cups flour, 1 small tspn. baking soda. Last of all add V2 cup boiling water and beat well. Bake in 2 layers; when cool put white icing between and on top. — Mrs. B. Margerum. Pineapple Cake with Whipped Cream One cup sugar, % cup milk, 2 eggs, 2 tblspns. butter, pinch salt, 2 tspns. Rumford baking powder and flour enough to make a stiff dough. Bake in a moderate oven; when cool, put cooked grated pineapple on top. Whip % pt. whipping cream with a little powdered sugar and put on top of pineapple. — Mrs. B. Margerum. Chocolate Cake Mix 2 cups brown sugar, V2 cup cocoa, 2 tblspns. lard, % cup hot water. Add 1 cup sour milk, 2 cups flour, 1 tspn. soda, 1 tspn. vanilla. Mix flour and baking soda the same as baking powder. Bake in 2 layers. — Mrs. John F. W. Feather Cake One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, whites of 4 eggs, 1 cup milk, 4 cups flour, 3 tspns. Rumford baking powder, flavoring to taste. Bake in loaf. — Mrs. John F. W. Fruit Cake One pkg. raisins, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 cups boiling water (with 1 tspn. soda), 1 tspn. cinnamon, 1 tspn. cloves, 2 tblspns. shortening. Boil 5 minutes, then cool and mix with 4 cups flour. One-half cup of chopped nuts will improve. — Mrs. John F. W. One, Two, Three, Four Cocoanut Cake One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 tspn. cream of tartar (sifted in flour), % tspn. baking soda, % small cocoanut stirred in at the last. — Mrs. P. J. Donnelly. Sponge Cake Five eggs, 1 glass sugar, 1 glass sifted flour, % tspn. Rumford baking powder, juice of % lemon. Beat eggs and sugar 15 minutes, add flour, flavoring, baking powder. Without the baking powder, this cake can be used for jelly roll, also. — Mrs. P. J. Donnelly. Chocolate Cake Four eggs, 2% cups sugar, % cup butter and lard mixed, 1 cup cream, pinch salt, 2% scant cups flour, 2% tspns. Rumford baking powder, IV2 squares chocolate melted with boiling water. Mix eggs, sugar, and shortening together, beat to a lemon colored cream, then add melted chocolate. Mix well, add baking powder, flavor with vanilla and bake in moderate oven. Ice with Caramel Icing Fudge — Two cups sugar, % cup milk, piece of butter; let come to a boil, add 1% squares chocolate (not cocoa). When it. spins a thread, add 1 tspn. vanilla. — Mrs. C. R. Brumfield. Layer Cake Cream % cup butter and IV2 cups sugar; add 3 eggs, beaten, and 1 cup flour, then add 1 cup milk and 1 cup flour alternately. Sift 2V2 tsps. Rumford baking powder in x& cup flour and add to batter, with 1 tsp. flavoring. — Mrs. E. S. Roberts. Orange Cake