aking soda dissolved in
One-quarter cup of cold water or milk,
One-quarter teaspoonful mace,
One-quarter teaspoonful cloves,
One-half teaspoonful ginger.

Work to a smooth dough and then roll on a slightly floured board and
cut. Brush the tops of the cakes with syrup and sprinkle with finely
chopped nuts. Bake for eight minutes in a moderate oven. This makes
about three dozen cakes.

WHITE MOUNTAIN ICING

Place in saucepan

Two cups of sugar,
One-half cup of corn syrup,
One-half cup of water.

Stir to dissolve sugar; bring to a boil, cook until mixture forms soft
ball, then pour in fine stream upon stiffly beaten white of egg. Beat
to blend and use while warm.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

One cupful of sugar,
Six tablespoonfuls of shortening.

Cream well and then add

Yolk of one egg,
One whole egg,
Three-quarter cupful of milk,
Two cupfuls of flour,
Three teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
One-half cupful of powdered cocoa,
One teaspoonful of cinnamon.

Beat to mix and then bake in two layers in a moderate oven for
twenty-five minutes. Now place

Left over white of egg,
One-half glassful of apple jelly

in a bowl and beat with a Dover egg-beater to a heavy meringue that
will hold its shape. Use this for filling. For icing use

One cupful of XXXX sugar,
Two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch.

Sift sugar and starch and add sufficient boiling water to moisten,
beat smooth and spread on the cake.

CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

Place in a bowl

One cup of sugar,
Yolks of two eggs.

Cream and then add

Six tablespoons of shortening,
Three cups of flour,
Five level teaspoons baking powder,
Two teaspoons of vanilla,
One cup of milk or water.

Beat to mix and then cut and fold in the stiffly beaten whites of
two eggs. Bake in two layers in prepared pans and when cool place a
chocolate filling between and ice with chocolate butter cream. See
chocolate filling recipe.

SOFT COOKIES

Place in a saucepan

One cupful of molasses,
Six tablespoons of shortening.

Bring to a boil and then add

One teaspoonful of ginger,
One and one-half teaspoonfuls of cinnamon,
One-half teaspoon of allspice.

Stir to blend and then take from fire and let cool, now add

One egg,
One cupful of sour milk,
One teaspoonful of baking soda.

Beat with a Dover egg-beater to blend and then add sufficient flour
to make a soft dough that can be handled, us