ne pound flour, one-half pound butter, four eggs, one
nutmeg, one-half pound raisins, one teacup sweet milk, one teaspoonful
soda, one wineglassful brandy or wine, one teaspoonful cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonful cloves. The above recipe can be modified by using
coffee instead of milk, and a couple of teaspoonfuls of baking powder
instead of soda, leaving out the raisins.

1/2-1-2-3-4 CAKE.

One-half cup butter, large; one cup milk, two cups sugar, three cups
flour, four eggs and three teaspoonfuls baking powder. This can be used
as a layer cake, or nuts or raisins can be added.

CALIFORNIA COOKIES.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter and lard melted, four cups flour,
two-thirds cup sweet milk, three teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half
nutmeg, one egg. Mix as for ordinary cake, roll thin, put raisins or
salted almonds in center of each and bake a light brown.

CALIFORNIA WHITE CAKE.

One cup granulated sugar, one-fourth cup butter, one and one-half cup
flour, one-half cup sweet milk, one and one-half teaspoonful baking
powder, whites of three eggs beaten stiff, flavoring. Bake in two
layers.

CARAMEL FILLING.

One pint brown sugar, one-half cup milk, one tablespoonful butter, one
teaspoonful vanilla. Boil to a syrup.

CHARLOTTE RUSSE SPONGE CAKE.

One cup sugar, four eggs, four tablespoonfuls water, one and one-half
cup flour, one teaspoonful baking powder, flavor to taste.

Filling.

One-half pint cream flavor and add a pinch of gelatine dissolved in hot
water. You may use two and one-half times recipe.

CHOCOLATE ICING.

Whites of three eggs, one cup sugar, one-half pint grated chocolate.

COCOANUT CAKE.

Whites of four eggs, one-half teacup butter, one teacup sugar, one
teacup sweet milk, two cups flour, two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, one
teaspoonful soda, flavor with lemon. Bake in jelly cake pans. When done,
have ready icing made not quite so stiff as for the tops of cake; three
eggs will make enough. Spread the layers with icing. Sprinkle quite
thick with cocoanut.

COOKIES.

One and one-half cup sugar, one cup butter, three eggs, four cups flour,
one teaspoonful soda in a little hot water, one cup chopped walnut
meats, one cup chopped raisins. Cream the sugar and butter; add the
eggs, well beaten, then the flour, nuts and raisins, last the soda. Drop
on buttered pan and bake in hot oven.

COOKIES.

Two scant cups sugar, two eggs, one-half cup sour cream or sour milk,
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