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Cream together two-thirds of a cupful of butter and two cupfuls of sugar, add the beaten yolks of three eggs. Grate the rind and scoop out pulp and juice from two oranges, adding sufficient water to make one cupful. Add this to the butter and eggs, alternating with three cupfuls and a half of sifted flour. Lastly, add the stiffly whipped whites of the eggs, one-third of a teaspoonful of salt and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake in three layers. For a filling, beat one egg until very light and thick. Add the grated rind and one-half the strained juice of an orange with a tiny pinch of salt and sufficient powdered sugar to make very thick. Or, if a cooked filling is desired, scald one cupful of milk in a double boiler. Beat together two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one tablespoonful and a half of com starch and three egg yolks until light, turn into the hot milk and stir until it thickens. Add a pinch of salt, cover and cook for five minutes, then take from fire and add the grated rind of an orange and two tablespoonfuls of the juice. FOURTH OF JULY CAKE. A LOAF CAKE ICED WITH WHITE AND DECORATED WITH STRAWBERRY AND VIOLET ICING; A SMALL BUNCH OF DEEP COLORED PORGET-ME-NOTS IS ARRANGED IN THE CENTER. SUNSHINE CAKE. Measure one even cupful of pastry flour ; add to it one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and sift three times. Separate the whites and yolks of eleven eggs ; put aside eight of the yolks for some other dish, and beat the three remaining until very thick and light. Whip all the whites to a stiff, dry froth. Pour over them the three beaten yolks, mixing with as few strokes as possible. Add carefully one cupful and a half of very fine granulated sugar, one teaspoonful of vanilla, or any desired flavoring, and the flour. Turn into an ungreased pan and bake for about forty-five minutes in a moderate oven. When done, turn it carefully upside down on blocks, or some supports which will raise the pan an inch from the table. When cold the cake will fall from the pan of itself. If possible, use a Turk's head pan, which has a central tube. CAKE FOR SILVER WEDDING. For a silver wedding anniversary we show a decoration for a large cake which is within the compass of any amateur. Make and bake a loaf of cake, using any recipe for lady cake or any kind rich in butter and containing only the CAKE FOR SILVER WEDDING. whites of the eggs. Let stand for twenty-four hours and dust lightly with flour, brushing off any excess ; this is to absorb grease and make the icing adhere better. Sift one pound of confectioners' sugar. Beat the whites of four eggs just enough to break the stringiness, add two tablespoonfuls of the sugar and beat slowly but steadily for five minutes. Add two more spoonfuls of sugar and beat as before. Continue to add the sugar at intervals with, a few drops at a time, one tablespoonful of lemon juice. When a knife will make a clean cut in the icing it is ready for use. All of the sugar may not be needed unless the whites are large, but thorough beating is very essential or the icing will not adhere properly when spread. Cover the top and sides of the cake with a thin coating, smoothing it with a silver knife, then let stand until firm.' Now add a second coat, putting it on thickly and roughly. Have ready some four-petaled flowers and four-leaved clovers cut from silver paper, as well as a few green artificial clover leaves, and arrange in a wreath on top of the cake and another heavier wreath round the base. AUTOMOBILITES.