Things Mother Used to Make | Page 5

milk and spices. Add the raisins which
have been covered with flour, and, last of all, the flour into which the
dry soda has been sifted. Roll thin and cut with cooky-cutter.

=Jumbles=

2 Cupfuls of Sugar 1 Cupful of Butter 1/2 Cupful of Milk 2 Eggs 1
Teaspoonful of Soda 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar 1 Teaspoonful
of Lemon Flour enough to roll
Cream together the butter and sugar. Stir into the well-beaten egg. Add
milk. Stir cream of tartar and soda into the flour, dry. Beat all together
and flavor. Cut into rings and bake in a well-greased pan.

=Nut Cake=
1 Cupful of Sugar 1/2 Cupful of Butter 1/2 Cupful of Milk 2 Eggs 2
Cupfuls of Flour 1 Teaspoonful of Cream of Tartar 1/2 Teaspoonful of
Soda 1 Cupful of Hickory Nut Meats, or English Walnuts
Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the well-beaten eggs and
milk and put the soda and cream of tartar into the flour. Stir all together,
adding nut meats, covered with flour, last.

=Oatmeal Cookies=
2 Eggs 1 Cupful of Sugar 1 1/2 Cupfuls of Oatmeal or Rolled Oats 2/3
Cupful of Cocoanut 1/4 Teaspoonful of Salt 1/2 Teaspoonful of Vanilla
2 Tablespoonfuls of Butter
Cream the butter and sugar together and add the well-beaten eggs. Add
the remainder of the ingredients and drop on a well-greased baking-pan.
Bake in a moderate oven, from fifteen to twenty minutes.

=One, Two, Three, Four Cake=
1 Cupful of Butter 2 Cupfuls of Sugar 3 Cupfuls of Flour 4 Eggs 2/3
Cupful of Milk 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar 1 Teaspoonful of
Soda
Cream the butter and sugar together and add the well-beaten eggs; beat
all and add milk; beat again. Sift the cream of tartar and the soda into
the flour; stir all together. Bake in a slow oven. This will make two
loaves.

=Ribbon Cake=
3 Eggs 2 Cupfuls of Sugar 2/3 Cupful of Butter 1 Cupful of Milk 3
Cupfuls of Flour 1 Teaspoonful of Cream of Tartar 1 Tablespoonful of

Molasses A little Salt and flavor, Lemon or Almond 1 Large Cupful of
Raisins 1/4 Pound of Citron 1 Teaspoonful of Cinnamon and Cloves A
little Nutmeg 1/2 Teaspoonful of Soda
Cream the butter and sugar together, and add the well-beaten eggs and
the milk. Mix the salt, soda and cream of tartar, with the flour. Stir all
together. Put half of this mixture into two oblong pans. To the
remainder add one tablespoonful of molasses, one large cupful of
raisins, stoned and chopped, a quarter of a pound of citron sliced thin,
one teaspoonful of cinnamon and cloves, a little nutmeg, and one
tablespoonful of flour. Bake in two pans of the same size as used for
the first half. Put the sheets together while warm, alternately, with jelly
between.

=Roll Jelly Cake=
4 Eggs 1 Cupful of Sugar 1 Cupful of Flour 1 Teaspoonful of Cream of
Tartar 1/2 Teaspoonful of Soda Pinch of Salt 1 Teaspoonful of Extract
of Lemon
Beat together eggs and sugar, add salt and extract. Stir into the dry
flour the soda and cream of tartar. Mix all together. Bake in a moderate
oven, in a large pan, and turn out, when done, on a clean towel, which
has been sprinkled with powdered sugar. Spread with jelly and roll
while warm.

=Silver Cake=
1 Cupful of Sugar 1/3 Cupful of Butter 2 Cupfuls of Flour Whites of 3
Eggs 1/2 Cupful of Milk 1 Scant Teaspoonful of Cream of Tartar 1/2
Teaspoonful of Soda Almond Flavoring
Cream together the butter and sugar, add milk and flavoring. Stir cream
of tartar and soda into dry flour. Last of all add whites of eggs, beaten
to a stiff froth. To make a very good cake, the butter and sugar should
be creamed with the hand. Citron also makes it very nice.

=Sponge Cake, No.1=
3 Eggs 1 1/2 Cupfuls of Sugar 1/2 Cupful of Water Pinch of Salt 1 1/2
Cupfuls of Flour 1 Teaspoonful of Cream of Tartar 1/2 Teaspoonful of
Soda

Beat eggs and sugar together, add water and salt, then put soda and
cream of tartar into the dry flour. Beat all together. Bake slowly.

=Sponge Cake, No. 2, Grandmother's Rule=
4 Eggs Pinch of Salt 1 Cupful of Sugar 1 Cupful of Flour 1
Teaspoonful of Baking-powder
Beat the eggs ten minutes, add sugar, and beat again. Then add the
flour, into which has been stirred the baking-powder. Stir all together
and flavor. Bake in a moderate oven.
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=SOME OLD-FASHIONED CANDIES=
=Chocolate Taffy=
1 1/2 Cupfuls of Molasses 1 1/2 Cupfuls of Sugar 1/2 Cupful of Milk 2
Squares of Chocolate 1 Small Teaspoonful of