GINGER SNAPS.
Mix three teaspoons baking powder with one and a quarter quarts of flour; add to this one-quarter pound sugar, two teaspoons butter, one-half pint molasses, and two tablespoons extract of ginger. Roll very thin and bake in a few minutes. Will soften by being kept. — Mrs. John Alfred.
PLAIN CAKE FOR LAYERS.
One-half cup butter, three-fourths cup sugar, two eggs, one cup milk, two and a half cups flour after sifting three times, one teaspoon baking powder. Mix butter and yolks thoroughly, add milk, flour and baking powder; lastly, the beaten whites, with a good amount of flavoring.
CREAM FOR LAYER CAKE — Yolks of two eggs, one tablespoon sugar, one teaspoon flour and one teacup milk; boil until it thickens. — Mrs. O. H. Simons.
WHITE CAKE.
Whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one cup sugar, piece of butter the size of an egg, one cup milk, two and a half cups flour, teaspoon baking powder. Flavor to taste. — Mrs. C. E. Dodge.