, two
teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves, one cup of
raisins or currants and five cups of sifted flour. Add the fruit last,
rubbed in a little of the flour. Bake about one hour.

FEATHER CAKE.

One egg, one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of cold butter, half a
cup of milk, one and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda. A nice plain cake--to be eaten
while it is fresh. A spoonful of dried apple sauce or of peach sauce,
a spoonful of jelly, the same of lemon extract, nutmeg, cinnamon,
cloves and spice--ground--or half a cupful of raisins might be added
for a change.

ELECTION CAKE.

Three cups milk, two cups sugar, one cup yeast; stir to a batter and
let stand over night; in the morning add two cups sugar, two cups
butter, three eggs, half a nutmeg, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one
pound raisins, a gill of brandy.

Brown sugar is much better than white for this kind of cake, and it is
improved by dissolving a half-teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful
of milk in the morning. It should stand in the greased pans and rise
some time until quite light before baking.

CREAM CAKE.

Four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, two teacups of sugar,
one cup of sweet cream, two heaping cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful
of soda, mix two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar in the flour before
sifting. Add the whites the last thing before the flour and stir that
in gently without beating.

GOLDEN CREAM CAKE.

Yolks of eight eggs beaten to the lightest possible cream, two cupfuls
of sugar, a pinch of salt, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted
well with flour. Bake in three jelly-cake pans. Make an icing of the
whites of three eggs and one pound of sugar. Spread it between the
cakes and sprinkle grated cocoanut thickly over each layer. It is
delicious when properly made.

DRIED APPLE FRUIT CAKE.

Soak three cupfuls of dried apples over night in cold water enough to
swell them; chop them in the morning and put them on the fire with
three cups of molasses; stew until almost soft; add a cupful of nice
raisins (seedless, if possible) and stew a few moments; when cold,
add three cupfuls of flour, one cupful of butter, three eggs and a
teaspoonful of soda; bake in a steady oven. This will make two
good-sized panfuls of splendid cake; the apples will cook like citron
and taste deliciously. Raisins may be omitted; also spices to taste
may be added.