BANANA CAKE.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup sweet milk, three cups flour, yolks of five eggs, whites of three, two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in layers.

Filling. — Whites of two eggs, one-half pound powdered sugar; spread each layer with the icing. Cut banana thin with silver knife and spread thick over icing. Strawberries may be used the same way. — Mrs. Werner.


STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE.

One cup sour milk, very small teaspoon soda, one tablespoon melted butter, little salt, add flour to thicken, and bake in pie tins. Split the cakes and add berries. — Mrs. Guilbault.


SPONGE CAKE.

Two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, six eggs, one cup milk, two cups sugar. — Mrs. John Alfred.