molasses, 4 of flour, 1
teaspoon soda, 1 pound raisins. All kinds of spice. This cake will keep
a long time.

=Plain Spice Cake.=

1/2 cup butter, 1 of water or milk, 2 of brown sugar, 2 eggs, 3-1/2 cups
flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons yeast powder, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 of cinnamon, 1
of allspice, and 1 cup of currants or raisins can be added, if desired.

=Fruit Cake--No. 1.=

1 pound citron, 2 of currants, 2 of raisins, 1 of flour, 1 of butter, 1
of sugar, 9 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon
cloves, 1 of nutmeg, 1 of mace, 1 of cinnamon, 1 of allspice, 2 of
lemon, wine-glass of brandy and 1 of sherry.

=Fruit Cake--No. 2.=

1 pound flour, 3/4 butter, 1/2 sugar, 2 of currants, 2 of raisins, 1/2
of citron, 1-1/2 cups molasses, wine-glass of brandy, 1 of wine, 1/2
teaspoon saleratus, 8 eggs. Bake in a slow oven three hours. Add spices
as desired.

=Snow Tea Cakes.=

3 tablespoons sugar, 3 cups milk, 2 eggs, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons
yeast powder. Bake in muffin-rings.

=Coffee Cake.=

2-1/2 cups flour, 1 of coffee, 1 of brown sugar, 1 of butter, 1 of
syrup, 6 eggs, 1 pound raisins, 2 cups currants, 3 tablespoons brandy, 2
of cinnamon, 1 of cloves, 1 of allspice, 1 grated nutmeg, 4 pieces
candied lemon or citron, 1 teaspoon soda. Steam two hours and bake
one-half hour.

=Hermits.=

2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon milk, 1 teaspoon soda
(dissolved in milk), a teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and allspice, 1
cup chopped raisins and currants, mixed, and as much cut citron as
desired. Mix with sufficient flour to roll. Roll very thin, cut as
cookies, and bake in a moderate oven. Excellent, and will keep a long
time.

=Fruit Cookies.=

1 cup sugar, 3/4 of butter, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 1 cup chopped
raisins, all kinds of spice, 2 tablespoons pickled peach juice, flour
enough to roll out.

=Boston Cookies.=

1 cup butter, 1-1/2 powdered sugar, 2 eggs, 4 teaspoons milk, 4 cups
flour, 1 teaspoon of soda or saleratus, 1 of ginger. Make stiff enough
to roll thin.

=Scotch Cookies.=

Beat 2 cups of sugar with 1 cup of butter, 2 eggs, and 5 tablespoonfuls
of milk. Mix 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder and 1 of cinnamon with 2
cups of flour, and add as much more flour as necessary to make stiff
enough to roll. Roll thin, cut out and bake quickly.

=Molasses Cookies.=

In 1 pint of New Orleans molasses melt a full cup of butter with a cup
of brown sugar. Sti