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.