Small Sugar Cakes.
- 1 heaping teacup of sugar.
- ¾ teacup of butter.
- ¼ teacup sweet milk.
- 2 eggs, well beaten.
- 2 teaspoonfuls cream-tartar.
- 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
- Flour sufficient to enable you to roll out the dough.
- 1 saltspoonful salt.
- Nutmeg and cinnamon to taste.
Cut in round cakes and bake quickly.
New Year’s Cakes. (Very nice.) ✠
- 1¼ lb. sugar.
- 1 lb. butter.
- ½ pint cold water.
- 3 eggs.
- 3 lbs. flour.
- 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
- 4 tablespoonfuls caraway seed sprinkled through the flour.
Rub the butter, or, what is better, chop it up in the flour; dissolve the sugar in the water; mix all well with the beaten eggs, cut in square cakes, or with oval mould, and bake quickly.
“Mother’s” Cookies.
- 1 cup butter.
- 2 cups sugar.
- 3 eggs, well beaten.
- ¼ teaspoonful soda dissolved in boiling water.
- 1 teaspoonful nutmeg.
- 1 teaspoonful cloves.
Flour to make soft dough, just stiff enough to roll out. Try two cups to begin with, working it in gradually. Cut in round cakes, stick a raisin or currant in the top of each, and bake quickly.