MARGUERITES—Beat the whites of two eggs so stiff Y.at they will adhere to the plate when turned upside down, -hen place 1%-cupfuls of granulated sugar on the stove, add - enough hot water just to dissolve it, and let it boil until it will click against’ a glass when tried in cold water, then. = pour it into the white of the eggs, beating fast; add a little —— vanilla, and half a pound of English walnuts chopped fine; ~~ then spread quickly on unsalted crackers. Place on a pan, and brown in a hot oven; use the oblong in preference to the Square crackers. MARBLE CAKE—Two cups granulated sugar, one-half cup (scant) of butter. (lard will do if necessary) beaten to= — gether; yolks of three eggs next, one cup sweet milk added : next; put into the milk two teaspoons cream of tartar, next add a half teaspoon of. salt, three cups flour in which mix well one teaspoon soda; then add whites of the eggs. Take one-half of this and put into it one cup ‘raisins, one-half eup currants chopped fine, one teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon allspice, one- -half teaspoon grated nutm✪ Marble Cakeeg. Put layer of the white in bottom of pan, then add dark to suit your fancy: It is well to add at least one teaspoon of flavor to the dark part before putting into the pan. MINNEHAHA CAKE—One-half cup of butter, 1% cups of sugar, three eggs, one cup of sweet milk, 2% cups of flour and 1% teaspoons of baking powder. Bake in three layers. ‘ “Killing: One cup of sugar with enough water to dissolve. - Boil until it taffies, then stir this into the beaten white of - one egg. Beat for about five minutes. Stir into this one- ~- half cup of chopped raisins and a cup of hickorynut kernels. ~~ MOLASSES CAKE spoonfuls of hot water, three tablespoonfuls of melted but- ter. Put in coffee cup and fill up with molasses. Then mix enough flour with this so it is not very stiff, Then add one ~— _ teaspoonful of soda, and bake slowly. ith. ' MORNING GLORY CAKE—Ingredients: Six eges, two cups sugar (white), two tablespoons water, two cups flour, ~— ' two teaspoons baking powder. Separate the eggs, save — - whites of two for frosting. Beat whites of four eggs to a _ stiff froth, add yolks, a pinch of salt, beat again, add sugar, a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla and mix well; then the sifted . flour. in which two level teaspoons of baking powder haye been thoroughly mixed, and last of all the water. Beat hard ~ ) for 2 few minutes, pake in sheets in cake- layer tins. Bake only one ata time, so as to have time to shape them. ‘ Wave ready the frosting made thus: Beat the two remain-" — ing whites of eggs so they stand alone, then mix in grad=- ~— <~Ually one cup powdered sugar. In another dish have red or ~ “plue sugar. When one sheet is baked take from oven, cut in ~ “four pieces crosswise. Now dip cut edges in frosting and fold together, then dip round edges first in frosting then in © ~ colored sugar. One sheet makes four morning glories. Lay first row around edge of plate with points toward ‘center, and fill in. This looks very pretty when put to- ether. You can alternate if you like—have some red, some ~~ rlue and some plain white. = h ONE BGG CAKH—One-half cup butter, three-fourths cup ~ ijranulated sugar, 1% cups flour, one-half cup milk, one egg, 4.44 teaspoons baking powder; flaver with vanilla; sprinkle over ake chopped English walnuts; dust with powdered sugar. Bake in moderate oven 25 minutes. ao NUT CHOCOLATE CAKE—One-cup of sugar, one-half. eu (cup of butter, one cup sour milk into which put one ere Kteaspoon soda, one- -fourth cake melted chocoseies one ess. By Ne a 39. wore \- tae | two cups flour, one Aa Ee tensppon bakins4 powders _ delicious frosting: One coffeecup granulated sugar, z _ fourth cake chocolate, water enough to dissolve sugar, boil — until it hairs; add white of egg well beaten and beat with egg beater until fairly thick. Add one-half pound English Ry ✪ Orange Cake

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MARGUERITES—Beat the whites of two eggs so stiff Y.at they will adhere to the plate when turned upside down, -hen place 1%-cupfuls of granulated sugar on the stove, add - enough hot water just to dissolve it, and let it boil until it will click against’ a glass when tried in cold water, then. = pour it into the white of the eggs, beating fast; add a little —— vanilla, and half a pound of English walnuts chopped fine; ~~ then spread quickly on unsalted crackers. Place on a pan, and brown in a hot oven; use the oblong in preference to the Square crackers. MARBLE CAKE—Two cups granulated sugar, one-half cup (scant) of butter. (lard will do if necessary) beaten to= — gether; yolks of three eggs next, one cup sweet milk added : next; put into the milk two teaspoons cream of tartar, next add a half teaspoon of. salt, three cups flour in which mix well one teaspoon soda; then add whites of the eggs. Take one-half of this and put into it one cup ‘raisins, one-half eup currants chopped fine, one teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon allspice, one- -half teaspoon grated nutmeg. Put layer of the white in bottom of pan, then add dark to suit your fancy: It is well to add at least one teaspoon of flavor to the dark part before putting into the pan. MINNEHAHA CAKE—One-half cup of butter, 1% cups of sugar, three eggs, one cup of sweet milk, 2% cups of flour and 1% teaspoons of baking powder. Bake in three layers. ‘ “Killing: One cup of sugar with enough water to dissolve. - Boil until it taffies, then stir this into the beaten white of - one egg. Beat for about five minutes. Stir into this one- ~- half cup of chopped raisins and a cup of hickorynut kernels. ~~ MOLASSES CAKE spoonfuls of hot water, three tablespoonfuls of melted but- ter. Put in coffee cup and fill up with molasses. Then mix enough flour with this so it is not very stiff, Then add one ~— _ teaspoonful of soda, and bake slowly. ith. ' MORNING GLORY CAKE—Ingredients: Six eges, two cups sugar (white), two tablespoons water, two cups flour, ~— ' two teaspoons baking powder. Separate the eggs, save — - whites of two for frosting. Beat whites of four eggs to a _ stiff froth, add yolks, a pinch of salt, beat again, add sugar, a teaspoon of lemon or vanilla and mix well; then the sifted . flour. in which two level teaspoons of baking powder haye been thoroughly mixed, and last of all the water. Beat hard ~ ) for 2 few minutes, pake in sheets in cake- layer tins. Bake only one ata time, so as to have time to shape them. ‘ Wave ready the frosting made thus: Beat the two remain-" — ing whites of eggs so they stand alone, then mix in grad=- ~— <~Ually one cup powdered sugar. In another dish have red or ~ “plue sugar. When one sheet is baked take from oven, cut in ~ “four pieces crosswise. Now dip cut edges in frosting and fold together, then dip round edges first in frosting then in © ~ colored sugar. One sheet makes four morning glories. Lay first row around edge of plate with points toward ‘center, and fill in. This looks very pretty when put to- ether. You can alternate if you like—have some red, some ~~ rlue and some plain white. = h ONE BGG CAKH—One-half cup butter, three-fourths cup ~ ijranulated sugar, 1% cups flour, one-half cup milk, one egg, 4.44 teaspoons baking powder; flaver with vanilla; sprinkle over ake chopped English walnuts; dust with powdered sugar. Bake in moderate oven 25 minutes. ao NUT CHOCOLATE CAKE—One-cup of sugar, one-half. eu (cup of butter, one cup sour milk into which put one ere Kteaspoon soda, one- -fourth cake melted chocoseies one ess. By Ne a 39. wore \- tae | two cups flour, one Aa Ee tensppon bakins4 powders _ delicious frosting: One coffeecup granulated sugar, z _ fourth cake chocolate, water enough to dissolve sugar, boil — until it hairs; add white of egg well beaten and beat with egg beater until fairly thick. Add one-half pound English Ry

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