2 cups creamed cottage cheese (or 2 cups dry cottage cheese plus 3 tablespoons milk)

½ teaspoon soda

Cream butter and one cup of the brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon rind and egg and beat well. Add cottage cheese and second cup of brown sugar and mix thoroughly. Sift flour once, measure, and resift with the dry ingredients. Blend with cottage cheese mixture. Fold in raisins. Bake in greased muffin pans at 350° F., for 30 minutes, or until done. Serve warm. Makes about 2 dozen cupcakes.

Unbaked Cheese Cake

FILLING

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

¼ cup cold water

4 eggs, separated

1 cup table cream

¾ cup sugar