The new home cook book

FRIED CAKES. Mrs. B. J. Seward. One cup of sugar, four tablespoons of butter, three eggs, one cup sweet milk, one teaspoon soda, two of cream tartar, or three teaspoons baking powder; roll half an inch thick after mixing soft, and fry in hot lard. FRIED CAKES. Mrs. A. Kesler, Evanston. Two quarts unsifted flour, two teaspoons soda, four of cream tartar, two of salt, two eggs, one-half cup shortening, two of sugar, milk to mix. CRULLERS. Ella Waggoner, Toledo. Eight heaping tablespoons sugar, four eggs, four tablespoons melted butter, two tablespoons milk, and two of wine (or four of milk), and a pinch of soda dissolved in water. Fry in hot lard ; sprinkle sugar over when hot. CRULLERS. Mrs. Fred. A. Arnold. Three eggs, two cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup of sweet milk, three teaspoons baking powder ; spice to taste. RUSK COOKIES. Mrs. E. A. Forsyth. One cup melted butter, one and a half cups sugar, one cup of tepid water, two teaspoons Dr. Price's baking powder mixed well with sifted flour; roll out very thin, and cut with a round cake cutter, baking in a quick oven. WATER COOKIES. Mrs. F. D. Gray. One cup of sugar, one-half of butter, one-half of water, caraway seed, wet hard and roll very thin, indeed ; sprinkle with sugar after putting them in the tins. LEMON COOKIES. Ella J. Roe. One pint sugar, one cup butter, one teaspoon soda, juice and grated rind of one lemon. Roll soft and thin, and bake quickly. VANILLA COOKIES. Mrs. C. S. Bartlett. One cup of butter and two cups of sugar, beaten well ; one cup of cold water, one teaspoon of soda, two teaspoons of vanilla, flour to make a very stiff dough. Roll very thin and bake brown. BOILED COOKIES. Mrs. F. Boil one cup of milk, two of sugar, three of flour; cool it off; then add one teaspoon of soda, the yolks of three ^ggs; cut in rounds and bake in a quick oven. EVERLASTING COOKIES. Mrs. John Edwards, Rockford. Two cups sugar, one of butter, three-fourths of sweet milk, two teaspoons baking powder ; season to taste ; rub butter and sugar together; then add two eggs, milk and flour to make a soft dough; roll thin, sprinkle a little* sugar over the top, and bake in quick oven. COOKIES. Mrs. Russell. One cup butter, two of sugar, one of sour cream, one teaspoon soda, two of cream tartar, three eggs, three tablespoons caraway seed, a little nutmeg, flour enough to form a soft dough; roll out thin and bake in a quick oven. COOKIES. Mrs. Solomon Thatcher, Sr. Two cups of sugar, one of butter, one of sour cream, three eggs, beat separately, one teaspoon of soda ; beat cream and yolks well together, then mix soft and roll out very thick ; bake in a quick oven. COOKIES. Virginia West, Evanston. Two eggs, two teacups sugar, one teacup butter, one teacup milk, one nutmeg, one teaspoon cream tartar, one-half teaspoon soda ; flour to roll. WHIG JUMBLES. Mrs. W. H. Ovington. One teacup and a half of butter; three teacups of sugar, one cup of sour cream, four eggs, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in it, six cups of flour, nutmeg ; drop in heaping teaspoons on buttered paper in pans. JUMBLES. Mrs. W. H. Ovington.