The household (of the Detroit free press)

Two eggs, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, one and a half cups of flour, one small teaspoonful of saleratus ; same quantity of cream of tartar. This will make three cakes. LOAF SEED CAKE. Take one loaf of dough, one cup of brown sugar, half cup of butter or drippings, half ounce of caraway seeds, or a quarter pound of currants, a little spice, two eggs ; mix thoroughly with the hands and set to rise. Do not bake until very light ; bake in a deep tin. GRAHAM CAKE. One cup sugar, one cup milk (sour), one-half cup butter, three and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful soda, one-half a nutmeg. CITRON CAKE. One cup of butter, two of sugar, three of flour, four eggs, one cup of milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two of cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt. Make the cake as above, put in the pan, cut the citron thin and put in the cake endways ; push down until the batter covers the citron, and this will prevent the citron from falling to the bottom of the pan. ENGLISH BANBURY CAKES. Roll out the paste about half an inch thick and cut it into pieces ; then roll again till each piece becomes twice the size ; put some Banbury meat in the middle of one side ; fold the other over it and finish it up into somewhat of an oval shape ; flatten it with your hand at the top, letting the seam be quite at the bottom ; rub the tops over with the white of an egg, laid on with a brush, and dust loaf sugar over them ; bake in a moderate oven. The meat for this cake is made thus : Beat up a quarter of a pound of butter until it becomes in a state of cream ; then mix with it a half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel cut fine, one pound of currants, quarter of an ounce of ground cinnamon and a quarter of an ounce of allspice ; mix all well together, and keep in a jar until wanted for use. SNOW CAKE. The whites of six eggs, one cup of fine white sugar, one cup of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Beat the eggs to a stiff froth, then add the sugar ; beat them well together, then add part of the flour. Mix cream tartar to the rest of the flour and beat all well together. Add the flavoring last. Bake in rather a quick oven. POOR MAN'S CAKE. Take three cups bread sponge ; when light, two cups sugar, one cup butter, two eggs ; stir up well ; put in spice to taste, and fruit if preferred ; set it down to rise ; when light bake in brisk oven. Yeast dough, after it rises the second time, is best. Do not use any flour. HONEY CAKES. Three and one-half pounds of flour, one and one-half pounds of honey, one-half pound of butter, one-half pound of sugar, half a nutmeg, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of soda; roll thin and cut into small cakes ; bake in a quick oven, cover tight and let stand till moist. They will keep a long time. Soft ginger cake can be made with honey instead of molasses, except that you use more honey and leave out the eggs. OATMEAL CAKE.