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 No. 13. POOR MAN'S CAKE

Mix butter and sugar; stir soda into sour milk and add to butter and sugar, but do not stir; sift flour, cornstarch and baking powder; add them and stir thoroughly; add flavoring and bake in three layers; spread layers with jelly or icing as desired.

No. 14. HARD TIMES CAKE

Dissolve soda in coffee and add to the shortening, sugar and molasses, which have been mixed thoroughly; then add flour into which you have stirred the spices and raisins or currants; if you choose, about two cups will be sufficient; mix all well; put in pans lined with greased paper and bake in a slow oven 1 hour.

No. 15. VELVET LUNCH CAKE

1 teaspoon baking powder or the same of soda dissolved in a tablespoon of hot water

Cream sugar and lard; add the sour milk; mix flour and spices and stir in then the raisins. Bake in loaf pans in a moderate oven.

No. 16. EGGLESS CAKE

Cream butter and sugar; add milk and stir till sugar is dissolved; stir in gradually the flour sifted with the baking powder and cornstarch; mix stiff and bake as a loaf cake or in three layers with any filling desired.

No. 17. EGGLESS GOLD CAKE

lemon flavor 6