The national course in home economics

Maple sugar makes a nice icing for those who are fond of very sweet things. Melt a cup of sugar in one-half cup of water. Boil till it threads from spoon, then beat in the white of an egg beaten to a froth and stir to a smooth cream. Spread this icing while warm. Vermont Housekeeper. GERANIUM CAKE. Cream one-half teacupful of butter with one cupful of pulverized sugar; add, gradually, two-thirds of a cupful of water and two rounded cupfuls of flour which have been sifted with two teaspoonfuls of bakingpowder; then fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of three eggs. Line a square with writing paper, butter it and place on the bottom a layer of rosegeranium leaves. Pour the mixture over the leaves, and bake. The result will be a delightful flavor, similar to the odor of rose petals; the leaves pull off readily. Boil one-third of a teacupful of water and one teacupful of sugar till it hairs, then add three tablespoonfuls of sweet cream and beat till cool; pour quickly over. G. O. A. MAPLE SUGAR CAKE. One egg, one cup of shaved maple sugar, two thirds of a cup of sour cream, one-third of a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little hot water, a pinch of salt and one and one-half cups of flour; beat the sugar and egg, add the dissolved soda to the cream, then stir in the flour and bake. To be eaten warm. Vermont Maple Sugar Housewife. SOUTHERN FRUIT CAKE. One cupful each of butter, sugar and molasses, one-half cupful of sour cream, three cupfuls of flour, three eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful each of cloves and allspice, and one-fourth of a nutmeg, grated, one-half pint of seeded raisins, one-half cup of currants, one-half teaspoonful of soda. Mix in order named; dissolve soda in one tablespoonful of hot water and add last. Bake in slow oven. Delicious. Plantation Recipe— Cloe. DRIED APPLE PIE. Soak four cups of dried apples over night in cold water; in the morning drain and chop fine; stew till clear in two cups of syrup. Use one cup of brown sugar, one cup of buttermilk, three-quarters of a cup of butter, two eggs, one tablespoonful of soda, one tablespoonful of mixed spices and one nutmeg, grated; stir quite stiff and bake slowly. Add any kind of fruit you like or a pound of raisins. Mrs. M. E. Hilton. LOAF FIG CAKE. One cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one cup of milk, the whites of three eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder and flour to make dough. Wash and split one-half pound of figs; put in a deep pan a layer of dough, then one of figs. Alternate till all are used and bake in a moderate oven. Mrs. J. E. Taintor. HONEY CAKE. Stir one-half pint of sour cream into a pint of flour. Add one-half teaspoonful of ground ginger, one-quarter of a teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and honey; mix thoroughly and when the cake is ready for the oven, add one-half teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in small quantity of hot water. Beat again for a few minutes, pour the mixture into a buttered mold, and bake in a good oven. This cake may be eaten warm if wished. Mrs. Henrietta Colby. GRAHAM CAKE.