raisins, 1 teaspoonful mace, 1/2 cupful
rum, 3 yeast cakes. Break the yeast into a cup of lukewarm milk, add
1 teaspoonful sugar, set the cup in a warm place till the yeast
rises to the surface, put 1 cupful flour into a bowl, add the yeast,
mix into a stiff batter, cover, and set in a warm place to rise till
the sponge is very light. In the meantime stir butter, lard, and
sugar to a cream, add the mace, then alternately milk and flour,
then the fruit and rum, and last the 4 whites beaten to a stiff
froth; beat the whole with the hand 10 minutes, then add the sponge;
continue to beat a few minutes longer, cover, and set it in a warm
place to rise till double its size; butter and dust with flour a
large round cake pan, pour in the cake mixture, and bake in a
medium-hot oven till done. When cold, ice the cake with rum icing.

+Small Sponge Cake.+-- Three eggs, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup
flour, the grated rind of 1/2 lemon, and a little lemon juice. Stir
the 3 yolks with the sugar 15 minutes, then add the lemon; beat the
whites to a stiff froth, add them to the yolks, and beat till the
sugar is all dissolved, which will take about 10 minutes, then sift
in the flour, stir the flour in lightly; butter and dust with flour
a small round pan, pour in the mixture, and bake in a slow oven.

+Apple Ringlets.+-- Peel, core, and cut into thick slices 4 large
tart apples, mix 1/2 cup of flour with 1/2 teaspoonful baking powder, 1/2
teaspoonful butter, and 1/2 teaspoonful salt. Break 1 egg into 1/2 cup
of cold water, beat until it foams, add the water and egg to the
flour, and mix into a batter. Melt 1 tablespoonful lard and butter
in a frying pan, dip the apple slices into the batter, put them into
the frying pan, not too many at once, and fry light brown on both
sides, keeping the pan covered while the frying is going on. Serve
dusted with sugar.

+Baking-Powder Rolls.+-- One pint flour, 1 heaping teaspoonful baking
powder, 1/2 tablespoonful butter, 1/2 teaspoonful salt, 1/2 pint milk, 1
egg, 1 teaspoonful sugar. Sift flour, salt, sugar, and powder into a
bowl, add the butter and rub it fine with the flour, mix the egg and
milk together, pour a little of the egg milk into a cup, add the
remaining to the flour, mix all together with a knife into a firm
dough, turn it on to a floured board, and work it together to smooth
the dough, roll it out 1/4 inch in thickness, then cut it into rounds,
brush them over with a little melt