3. Fruit cake:
Add 3/4 cup of currants, raisins, figs, or dates, or a mixture of all. Increase the baking-powder by one third. Flour the fruit and add it last.
4. Chocolate cake:
Add 1/2 cup grated chocolate. Increase the milk by 2 tbsp. Heat the chocolate in the milk just enough to dissolve it. Cool the mixture and use in place of milk.
BASIC RECIPE FOR BISCUITS, ETC.
| 2 cups flour |
| 1/2 tsp. salt |
| 4 tsp. baking-powder |
| 2 tbsp. fat (butter, lard, or dripping) |
| About 2/3 cup milk. |
VARIATIONS OF BASIC RECIPE FOR BISCUITS
1. Sweet biscuit:
Add 2 tbsp. of sugar after the fat is added.