BROWN STONE FRONT CAKE—Two squares of bitter ‘ chocolate, one egg well beaten, one-half cup of sweet milk; cook together until thick. Cool the mixture, and add to one cup of sugar, one-half cup of sweet milk in which is di eh one rounding teaspon of soda, pinch of salt, 1% cups x BROWN SUGAR CAKE—Two cups brown sugar, one-half cup shortening (butter and lard), one cup sour milk, a pinch soda, two spoonfuls baking powder, yolks of two eggs, four cups pastry flour. - “BURNT SUGAR CAKH—Three eggs, two ‘cups sugar (on half cup burnt), and dissolved in one cup cold water), 3% cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup butter; bake in layers and use frosting. This cake stays moist so much longer than the usual three-egg cake does. To burn sugar take any small pan; put sugar in and, turning gas “low, let it brown, then melt. It will become quite hard when browned nicely and I usually burn it the evening be- fore or early in the morning, putting water on as soon taken from stove to dissolve it. It has a fine flavor. ri a BANANA CAKE—Cream together one cup sugar, butte _ the size of an egg✪ Apple Cake. One-half cup milk, one egg and white « another, two teaspoons baking powder, i - flour, then enough more flour to make a soft batter. - stir dough too much. Bake in two layers. . Three-fourths cup sugar, yolk of one egg, : slice bananas on top and between layers, Slices closely together. Flavor both with vanilla. “ BAPTIST CAKE—Beat one-half cup butter to a crea: add gradually 11% cups sugar, the yolks of two eggs and on cup water. Add two cups flour and beat all for five minute ae three teaspoons caramel, one teaspoon vanilla and on ' of caramel sirup. Spread between layers. _ CARAMEL SIRUP—Put one-half cup granulated sugar rt an iron or granite sauce pan. Stir continually over the fire until the sugar softens, then melts and finally becomes liquid and throws -off an intense smoke. It must burn. Have ready one-half cup boiling water. Remove the sauce pan . from the fire, add the water, stir rapidly and allow to boil until you have a molasses-like sirup. Bottle and put awa aoe: for use. This is enough for three cakes. ~ he ¢ CARAMEL CAKE—Two eggs, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, one-half cup shortening, three cups flour, two .teaspoons baking powder. Icing: One and one-half cups. brown | and . white sugar mixed, one-half cup sweet cream, butter size 0 eee boil together, till thick, spread between layers and ovel Cake. ei CITRON CAKE—One cup butter, two cups nowdere sugar, rub to cream, four eggs, one cup milk, three cups - flour, one-half cup corn-starch, two teaspoons baking pow- der, lemon flavor; cut fine one-fourth pound citron, dredge ~ well with flour, mix with dough. This gives two loaves. © oo _ Bake about 45 minutes in moderate oven. eo CHECKERBOARD CAKE—Two cupfuls of sugar, one = cupful of sweet milk, one-half cupful of butter or lard, 3: cupfuls of flour with ‘which has been sifted 21% teaspoons | baking powder, and three eggs. Beat until the batter is” 4 smooth, divide the batter into two parts and stir into one part two tablespoonfuls of melted chocolate, mix the t parts lightly or bake separately in four layers or rings... CHEESE CAKE— (German)—I never had very Rood: su cess at making cheese cake, so I asked a German friend , wh makes it fine, for her recipe. She says: > “JT cannot tell you so well. You come to my house atch me when I make some.” f So i BS did ey this is how she does it: er a) i ae te, ee en eS - =i, | <7 St 24 ‘CAKES, COOKIES ; as ok or the foundation of the cake she dissolves halt ¢ a cake » of yeast in a cupful of tepid milk and mixes it with two rather heaping cupfuls of flour. Then she adds two eggs, a f : :

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BROWN STONE FRONT CAKE—Two squares of bitter ‘ chocolate, one egg well beaten, one-half cup of sweet milk; cook together until thick. Cool the mixture, and add to one cup of sugar, one-half cup of sweet milk in which is dissolved one rounding teaspoon of soda, pinch of salt, 1% cups x BROWN SUGAR CAKE—Two cups brown sugar, one-half cup shortening (butter and lard), one cup sour milk, a pinch soda, two spoonfuls baking powder, yolks of two eggs, four cups pastry flour. - “BURNT SUGAR CAKE—Three eggs, two ‘cups sugar (one half cup burnt), and dissolved in one cup cold water), 3% cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup butter; bake in layers and use frosting. This cake stays moist so much longer than the usual three-egg cake does. To burn sugar take any small pan; put sugar in and, turning gas “low, let it brown, then melt. It will become quite hard when browned nicely and I usually burn it the evening before or early in the morning, putting water on as soon taken from stove to dissolve it. It has a fine flavor. ri a BANANA CAKE—Cream together one cup sugar, butter _ the size of an egg. One-half cup milk, one egg and white of another, two teaspoons baking powder, i - flour, then enough more flour to make a soft batter. - stir dough too much. Bake in two layers. . Three-fourths cup sugar, yolk of one egg, : slice bananas on top and between layers, Slices closely together. Flavor both with vanilla. “ BAPTIST CAKE—Beat one-half cup butter to a crea: add gradually 11% cups sugar, the yolks of two eggs and on cup water. Add two cups flour and beat all for five minutes, add three teaspoons caramel, one teaspoon vanilla and on ' of caramel sirup. Spread between layers. _ CARAMEL SIRUP—Put one-half cup granulated sugar rt an iron or granite sauce pan. Stir continually over the fire until the sugar softens, then melts and finally becomes liquid and throws -off an intense smoke. It must burn. Have ready one-half cup boiling water. Remove the sauce pan . from the fire, add the water, stir rapidly and allow to boil until you have a molasses-like sirup. Bottle and put awa aoe: for use. This is enough for three cakes. ~ he ¢ CARAMEL CAKE—Two eggs, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, one-half cup shortening, three cups flour, two .teaspoons baking powder. Icing: One and one-half cups. brown | and . white sugar mixed, one-half cup sweet cream, butter size 0 eee boil together, till thick, spread between layers and ovel Cake. ei CITRON CAKE—One cup butter, two cups powdered sugar, rub to cream, four eggs, one cup milk, three cups - flour, one-half cup corn-starch, two teaspoons baking powder, lemon flavor; cut fine one-fourth pound citron, dredge ~ well with flour, mix with dough. This gives two loaves. © oo _ Bake about 45 minutes in moderate oven. eo CHECKERBOARD CAKE—Two cupfuls of sugar, one = cupful of sweet milk, one-half cupful of butter or lard, 3: cupfuls of flour with which has been sifted 21% teaspoons | baking powder, and three eggs. Beat until the batter is” 4 smooth, divide the batter into two parts and stir into one part two tablespoonfuls of melted chocolate, mix the t parts lightly or bake separately in four layers or rings... CHEESE CAKE— (German)—I never had very good success at making cheese cake, so I asked a German friend , wh makes it fine, for her recipe. She says: > “JT cannot tell you so well. You come to my house atch me when I make some.” f So i BS did ey this is how she does it: er a) i ae te, ee en eS - =i, | <7 St 24 ‘CAKES, COOKIES ; as ok or the foundation of the cake she dissolves halt ¢ a cake » of yeast in a cupful of tepid milk and mixes it with two rather heaping cupfuls of flour. Then she adds two eggs, a f : :

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