CINNAMON CAKE.

One cup of granulated sugar, butter the size of
an egg, one egg, one cup of milk, two cups of flour,
one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoon-
ful of soda. Mix in the usual way, but sifting the sod a
and cream of tartar with the flour. Put in a shallow
pan, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, and bake
about fifteen minutes in a moderate oven.

CREAM PUFFS.

One pint of water, half a pound of butter, three-
quarters of a pound of flour, and ten eggs. Boil the
water and butter together, and while boiling stir in
the flour. Let it boil five minutes, then stir in the
eggs one at a time without beating. Drop into a
pan by spoonfuls not close together and bake in a
quick oven fifteen minutes. When cold cut them open
and fill with the cream.

FILLING. One quart of milk, two cups of sugar,
one cup of flour and four eggs. Boil the milk, beat
eggs, sugar and flour together and stir into the milk,
stir constantly until thick about five minutes and
flavor to taste.

LADY CAKE.

Half a cup of butter, one cup of granulated sugar,
half a cup of milk, two cups of flour, two teaspoon-
fuls of baking powder, the whites of four eggs, and a
teaspoonful’of almond extract. Beat the butter and
sugar to a cream, stir the milk into one cup of the
flour and add to the butter and sugar, then the
whites of eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Sift the baking
powder and remaining cup of flour together, add to
the other ingredients with the teaspoonful of almond
extract. If baked in a loaf it will require three-quar-
ters of an hour or more.

HONEY CAKE (a Norwegian Recipe).
Two pounds of strained honey, three-quarters of
a pound of light brown sugar, three-quarters of an
ounce of bicarbonate of potash, pounded very fine
and dissolved in a little water, one cup of cream, half
a cup of melted butter, ginger, cloves and pepper to
taste, stir this all well together, add to it as much
flour as will make it like a thick mush, set it away un-
til the next day, then turn it into a well-greased cake
mould and bake about three-quarters of an hour.

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