te oven.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE.

One cup butter, two cups sugar, three and one-half cups flour, one cup
sweet milk, whites of six eggs, two level teaspoonfuls baking powder.
Bake in three layers.

Filling.

Three cups granulated sugar dissolved in boiling water. Cook until it
threads, then pour slowly over beaten whites of three more eggs,
stirring constantly. Add to this frosting one cup chopped raisins, one
cup pecans and five figs cut in very thin, small slices. Spread at once
over layers, top and sides of cake.

MARSHMALLOW ICING.

Two cups granulated sugar, one cup milk; cook these together until it
strings. Melt one-fourth pound (or twenty) marshmallows by steaming them
after putting three tablespoonfuls boiling water over them. Add to cream
filling and beat until stiff enough to spread.

MRS. AULTMAN'S COOKIES.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter or lard, five eggs, three teaspoonfuls
baking powder; mix stiff enough to roll. Bake in moderate oven.

NUT CAKE.

One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, two eggs, one-half cup water, one
and one-half cup flour, one-half teaspoonful cream of tartar, one cup
chopped hickory nuts. Ice the top, place on large pieces of English
walnuts.

OATMEAL COOKIES.

Two cups rolled oats, two cups flour, one cup sugar, one cup raisins,
one cup lard and butter mixed, two eggs, one teaspoonful cloves, one
teaspoonful cinnamon, three-fourths teaspoonful baking soda dissolved in
one-third cup milk, a little salt. Mix thoroughly and drop on greased
pans. Bake in moderate oven.

PRESBYTERIAN COOKIES.

Four eggs, one cup of butter (or Crisco), two cups light brown sugar,
three rounded teaspoonfuls baking powder, two teaspoonfuls extract lemon
or vanilla, flour to make dough of medium consistency. Roll not too
thin, bake in hot oven. Makes fifty cookies.

QUICK COFFEE CAKE.

Sift together twice one cup flour, one-half cup cornstarch, one-third
cup sugar, three level teaspoonfuls baking powder, a little salt and
one-half teaspoonful ground cinnamon. Mix to a soft dough with about
one-half cup milk stirred into a well-beaten egg. Add four
tablespoonfuls melted butter, spread in a shallow pan, sprinkle with
sugar mixed with cinnamon, and bake in a moderate oven.

ROCK COOKIES.

One cup dates, one cup figs, one cup English or common walnuts, one and
one-half cup brown sugar, one-half cup butter, one teaspoonful cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonful allspice, one tablespoo