Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant

To 1 cup sugar add 6 tablesp melted butter, 1 tablesp molasses, 1 egg, well beaten, 1 teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup buttermilk, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon and V2 teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup seeded raisins, chopped fine and dredged with flour. Bake in a moderate oven. — [Mrs. W. H. B., Vt. Apple Pound Cake Boil together 2 cups chopped fresh apples, scant 1 cup butter, 1 cup molasses, and 1 cup raisins, until the fruit is well cooked. When this has cooled add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup buttermilk, 3y2 cups flour sifted with 2 teasp cinnamon and 1 teasp each cloves and soda. Lastly mix in 1 well-beaten egg. — [Mrs. C. C, N. Y. Raspberry Jam Cake Cream y2 cup butter with 1 cup sugar, add 3 eggs, 3 tablesp sour milk, 1 teasp each soda and cinnamon, and % teasp nutmeg sifted with 1% cups flour. Lastly add 1 cup raspberry jam. Bake in a square cake tin. — [Mrs. E. P. C., Me. Poor Man's Fruit Cake To 1 cup brown sugar add l^ pt thick sour cream, % teasp soda dissolved in 2 tablesp warm water and then stirred into y% cup molasses, % cup flour (measured after sifting), and 1 tablesp each cinnamon and allspice mixed with the flour. Beat all these ingredients together thoroughly and add at the last 1 lb raisins, seeded, chopped and rolled in flour. Bake about iy2 hours in moderate oven. — [Mrs. D. H. F., Col. Eggless Cake Cream 1 cup sugar with i/^ cup butter, add 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda; 2 cups flour sifted with y2 teasp each nutmeg and cinnamon, and 1 cup currants. — [Mrs. J. P., Me. CAKES WITHOUT EGGS 41 Hot Water Cake (No eggs) Cream % cup sugar with % cup lard, add 1 cup molasses and 2 ^ cups flour sifted with 2 scant teasp soda and ^ teasp each of nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Last of all add 1 cup boiling water. When properly made this cake is as light as a feather. — [I. A. S., Me. Dark Cake (No eggs) Cream ^/^ cup butter and lard mixed, with 1 cup brown sugar, add 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon and ^^ teasp each cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup chopped raisins dredged with flour.— [Mrs. L. E. G., N. Y. Buttermilk Cake (No eggs) To 1 cup sugar add 4 tablesp melted butter, 1 cup buttermilk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 2 cups flour sifted with spices to suit taste. Lastly stir in 1 cup raisins, stoned and cut fine and thoroughly dredged with flour. This cake is also good with the spices omitted. — [Mrs. J. K., N. Y. Chocolate Loaf Cake (No eggs) Boil until it thickens ^^ cup milk with 1 tablesp butter, and % cup chocolate. Remove from fire and when cool add 1 cup sugar, 1 teasp soda dissolved in i/^ cup milk, and flour to thicken to the proper consistency. Use vanilla as flavor. — [Mrs. E. R. S., N. Y. New England Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter or scant ^^ cup lard, or any other good shortening, with 1 cup light brown sugar, add ^ cup molasses, 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 3 cups flour sifted with i/^ teasp each spices to suit taste, y2 cup cleaned currants, and ^ cup raisins, seeded, cut in half, and dredged with flour. Bake in a moderate oven. This will make one large cake, or two small ones. — [Mrs. R. W., Me. Graham Cake (No eggs)