ss will be complete."

"In making cake, the ingredients should be of the first quality--the
flour super-fine, and always sifted; the butter fresh and sweet and not
too much salted. Coffee A, or granulated sugar is best for cakes. Much
care should be taken in breaking and separating the eggs, and equal care
taken as regards their freshness. Break each egg separately in a teacup;
then into the vessels in which they are to be beaten. Never use an egg
when the white is the least discolored. Before beating the whites remove
every particle of yolk. If any is allowed to remain, it will prevent
them becoming as stiff and dry as required. Deep earthen bowls are best
for mixing cake, and a wooden spoon or paddle is best for beating
batter. Before commencing to make your cake, see that all the
ingredients required are at hand. By so doing the work may be done in
much less time.

"The lightness of a cake depends not only upon the making, but the
baking also. It is highly important to exercise judgment respecting the
heat of the oven, which must be regulated according to the cake you
bake, and the stove you use. Solid cake requires sufficient heat to
cause it to rise and brown nicely without scorching. If it should brown
too fast cover with thick brown paper. All light cakes require quick
heat and are not good if baked in a cool oven. Those having molasses as
an ingredient scorch more quickly, consequently should be baked in a
moderate oven. Every cook should use her own judgment, and by frequent
baking she will in a very short time be able to tell by the appearance
of either bread or cake whether it is sufficiently done."

SCRIPTURE CAKE.

MRS. STOCKING.

One cup butter Judges V. 25
Four cups flour I. Kings IV. 22
Three cups sugar Jeremiah VI. 20
Two cups raisins I. Samuel XXX. 12
Two cups figs I. Samuel XXX. 12
One cup water Genesis XXIV. 17
One cup almonds Jeremiah I. 11
Six eggs Isaiah X. 14
One tablespoon honey Exodus XVI. 21
One teaspoon cream Exodus XII. 19
Baking powder three teaspoonfuls a pinch of salt Job VI. 6
Spices to taste