Cream well and then add
Three tablespoons of shortening,
Four tablespoons of water,
One cup of flour,
Two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
One-half teaspoon of vanilla.
Beat to thoroughly mix and then bake in well-greased deep layer-cake pan in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Cook and then split and fill with well-drained canned crushed peaches. Place together. Now place white of egg and one-half glass of apple jelly in a bowl; beat with Dover egg-beater until the mixture forms into a stiff meringue.
BANANA SHORTCAKE
One-half cup of sugar,
Four tablespoons of shortening,