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Show WINTER QOODIE8. Cakes nnd cookies which will keep, aro In great demnnd durlug tho win-mB win-mB tcr months. Tho sgCjPcijwiJ one-half cupful of sj b u 1 1 a r, ono-half cupful of sugar, ono-half cupful ot molasses, ono-half cupful of sour milk, ono egg, one tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of soda, two cupfuls of flour, one-half cupful of raisins or currants, and cinnamon, nutmeg nnd ginger for spices. Mix and set away to bako tho following day. Drop by spoonfuls on baking eheots nnd bako In a quick oven. Date Cake. Tako ono cupful each of sugar nnd dates, one egg, ono cupful cup-ful of boiling wnter, ono tcaspoonful ot soda, two tablcspoonfuls of butter, ono and two-thirds cupfuls of flour, ono teaupoonful of baking powder, ono tcaspoonful of vanilla, ono-half cupful of walnut meats. Pour tho boiling water over tho seeded dates, add tho soda. Mix tho other Ingredients as usual and bako In n sheet. Frost with one-half cupful of sour cream and one-half one-half cupful of brown sugar boiled together to-gether until crenmy. A half-cupful of hickory-nut meats added to tho frosting frost-ing Improves It, nnd tho nuts In tho cako may bo omitted when they are used In tho frosting. Spice Nqt Ban. Tnko four egg, two cupfuls of sugar, ono cupful of molasses, ono pound ot blanched nnd chopped almonds, ono cupful of fruit Jam, four cupfuls of flour, four ten-spoonfuls ten-spoonfuls of baking powder, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea-spoonful tea-spoonful ench of cloves, allspice, ginger, gin-ger, nutmeg nnd cinnamon; the grated rind of ono lemon, ono ornngo and one squaro of melted chocolate. Mix In-grcdlcnts In-grcdlcnts In the order given nnd pour Into n paper-lined dripping pan. Ilako In n moderate oven SO minutes. lie. move from the pan and wllco when cool In finger-sited strips. Store In a tight tin box. |