flour stirred together; cook until thick.

WALNUT CAKE.

MRS. PEIFFER.

Cream one cup granulated sugar and one fourth of butter, and two eggs,
then two heaping cups flour, two heaping teaspoons baking powder sifted
four times: while your flour is still heaped in the mixing bowl on top
of the butter, etc., add one heaping saucer chopped walnuts, then use as
much as you need of one cup sweet milk to make a nice stiff batter, not
too thin.

ICINGS FOR CAKES.

APPLE FILLING FOR CAKE.

MRS. W. W. HENRY.

One apple grated, one cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of vanilla, the
white of one egg beaten stiff.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING.

MISS MAUD THOMSON.

White of one egg, eight tablespoons powdered sugar, one inch square of
chocolate, one half teaspoon vanilla. Do not whip the egg but stir the
sugar into it beating until smooth. Place the chocolate in a teacup,
float the latter in a saucepan full of boiling water. Cover the pan and
when the chocolate melts stir into the frosting and add vanilla and
spread upon the cake.

CHOCOLATE ICING (Original).

MRS. E. A. PFEIFFER.

One cup granulated sugar, two squares of chocolate, boil till thick (do
not stir) then turn into beaten white of one egg.

BOILED ICING.

One cup granulated sugar, boiled till it threads, then turned into the
beaten whites of two eggs, and whip till cold.

CHOCOLATE PASTE.

MRS. BENSON BENNETT.

Melt two ounces Baker's chocolate, add one tablespoonful of water, and
three of milk, one piece of butter, one egg well beaten, one cup of
sugar, make as in lemon marmalade.

FIG CAKE FILLING.

MRS. STOCKING.

One pound figs, one half cup sugar, two thirds cup of water. Boil figs
after being chopped fine with sugar and water until thick.

MAPLE SYRUP ICING.

MISS M. W. HOME.

One cup maple syrup, boil until it will harden slightly when dropped in
cold water, then pour on the stiffly beaten white of an egg and stir
constantly until it thickens, then spread on cake.

MAPLE SUGAR ICING.

MRS. ALBERT CLINT.

One cup of maple sugar, six teaspoonsful water, boiled till thick. White
of one egg beaten crisp to be stirred in with the syrup until cool,
then spread on the cake. Stir quickly when mixing the syrup and egg.

ORANGE JELLY ICING.

Two oranges, one lemon, one cup of sugar, one cup of water, one
tablespoonful of cornstarch. Grate the rinds, add the juice of oranges
and lemon; mix the cornstarch with a little wat