CAKES AND COOKIES[11]

490.—APPLE SAUCE CAKE (without Butter, Eggs, or Milk)

1 cup unsweetened apple sauce¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup melted shortening1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sugar½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon soda¼ teaspoon clove
2 cups flour1 cup raisins seeded and chopped

Mix in order given, sifting dry ingredients together, beat well, pour into a deep pan, and bake about one hour in a slow oven.

491.—CANADA WAR CAKE (without Butter, Eggs, or Milk)

1 cup brown sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup shortening½ teaspoon mace
1 cup boiling water¼ teaspoon clove
2 cups seeded raisins1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt2 cups flour

Mix sugar, shortening, water, raisins, and salt; boil five minutes; cool, and add spices, soda, and flour sifted together; beat well; pour into a greased, paper-lined bread pan, and bake in a slow oven one hour.

492.—DATE CAKE

1/3 cup melted shortening1¾ cups flour
1¼ cups brown sugar3½ teaspoons baking powder
1 egg unbeaten½ teaspoon mace
½ cup milk1 cup dates stoned and chopped

Mix in order given, and beat vigorously for three or four minutes; bake in two layer-cake pans in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes; when partly cool spread with tart jelly, and sprinkle top layer with powdered sugar.