The Toronto Cook Book

One and a half cups brown sugar, one cup melted butter, three eggs, beaten light, one teaspoon soda dissolved in three teaspoons boiling water, two and a half cups flour, one teaspoon allspice, one of cinnamon, one cup raisins, one of chopped walnuts; bake in sheet pans, dropping only a teaspoon of dough in dots in the pan. Oatmeal Macaroons One tablespoon butter, one cup sugar, two eggs, two and a half cups rolled oats, two teaspoons baking powder, half a teaspoon salt, one teaspoon flavoring; bake in a very hot oven. Belfast Cakes One cup butter, one cup sugar, one egg, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon baking soda, half teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg, pinch of salt; one cup seeded raisins; thicken with Graham flour about ordinary consistency of drop cakes, and bake in small tins. The Toronto Cook Book Vanilla Wafers One-third cup of butter, or butter and lard mixed, one cup of sugar, one egg, quarter cup milk, two teaspoons vanilla, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, half a teaspoon salt. Place together on a buttered tin and bake in a moderate oven. Oatmeal Macaroons One-quarter pound castor sugar, one egg, half pound cocoanut. Fruit Jumbles One and a half cups brown sugar, butter size of an egg, three eggs, one teaspoon vanilla, one pound chopped dates, one cup chopped walnuts, one small teaspoon soda sifted in with flour, three cups flour; drop with teaspoon; do not grease pans. Ginger Snaps Three-quarters cup of granulated sugar, half cup light brown sugar, quarter pound butter, one egg, half cup molasses, one-eighth cup cold water, three-quarters teaspoon vanilla, one teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon baking powder, quarter teaspoon salt, one cup flour, half teaspoon baking soda; drop on a buttered pan and cook in a quick oven. Cocoanut Balls Whites of three eggs beaten stiff; into the whites beat two cups granulated sugar, put in double boiler and cook fifteen minutes. Then add ten cents worth of shredded cocoanut, form in little balls and bake till nice brown. Flavor with vanilla or add nuts in place of part of the cocoanut. Hermits One cup sugar, one cup butter, two eggs, four tablespoons buttermilk, one teaspoon soda, one cup raisins, one cup chopped walnuts, two cups flour, two cups oatmeal ; drop small teaspoonfuls on pan, and bake slowly. Rock Cakes One cup granulated sugar, one tablespoon lard, two cups currants, two teaspoons baking powder, one tablespoon butter, two eggs, two cups flour. Drop from spoon on greased pan. Small Afternoon Cakes Brownies Half a pound of dates cooked in sugar and water, one cup brown sugar, half cup shortening, one egg, one large tablespoon sour milk, half teaspoon cinnamon, one and a quarter cups Graham flour, one and a quarter cups white flour, half teaspoon soda. Roll and cut as for cookies, place a little of the date mixture in the centre and lap over, pressing the edges together. Lemon Biscuit One egg, half cup lard or butter, one and a quarter cups white sugar, one cup of sweet milk, a pinch of salt, two and a half cents' worth baking ammonia, two and a half cents' worth of oil of lemon, flour to stiffen. Roll thin and cut in squares. Date Cakes