ch the soda has been dissolved. Add hot water, then the eggs. Bake
in layers or loaf. Ice with boiled chocolate icing. If a little of the
sour milk is saved until last, the soda dissolved in that, and then
added to the cake batter, it will give a brick red appearance. This is
an excellent cake.

A CHEAP COCOANUT LAYER CAKE

Cream together 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1 egg (white of egg beaten
separately), add 3/4 cup milk, 2 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoonfuls
baking powder. The stiffly beaten white of egg added last. Bake in two
layers. For the filling, to put between layers, beat the white of one
egg to a stiff, dry froth; add one tablespoonful of sugar, mix
together, spread between layers of cake and on top and over this strew
freshly grated cocoanut Grate cocoanut intended for cake the day
before using. After it has been grated toss up lightly with a fork and
stand in a cool place to dry out before using.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE

1 cup butter.
2 cups sugar.
3-1/2 cups flour.
1 cup sweet milk.
Whites of 6 eggs.
2 level teaspoonfuls baking powder sifted with the flour.
1 teaspoonful rosewater.

Mix in the usual way and bake in three layers.

ICING FOR CAKE.

Dissolve 3 cups of sugar in a cup of boiling water. Cook until it
spins a thread, about ten or twelve minutes. Take from fire and pour
over three stiffly beaten whites of eggs, then add a cup of nut meats
(blanched and chopped almonds). One cup of chopped raisins may also be
added if liked. Stir until thick and creamy. Allow cake to get cold
before icing.

One-half this recipe for icing will be sufficient for an ordinary
cake.

AN INEXPENSIVE "WHITE FRUIT CAKE"

3 cups sugar.
3 eggs.
1 lb. seeded raisins.
1 cup milk.
1 cup butter.
1 lb. currants.
1 lb. chopped almonds.
Flavor with almond extract.
4 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoonfuls of Royal baking powder.
1/2 lb. figs.
1/4 lb. citron.

Beat to a cream sugar, butter and yolks of eggs. Then add milk and
flour alternately and fruit and almonds. Lastly, add stiffly beaten
whites of eggs. Flour fruit before adding. Chop figs. Cut citron fine
or shave it thin. This is a cheaper recipe than the one for a
"Christmas fruit cake," but this is a very good cake.

A GOOD AND CHEAP "WHITE CAKE"

2 cups sugar.
1/2 cup butter and lard, mixed.
1 cup milk.
Add a few drops of almond flavoring.
3 cups flour.
2 teaspoonfuls baking powder.
Whites of five eggs.

Cream together the butter an