Show GOOD SMALL CAKES peculiarly ADAPTED TO THE SUMMER SEASON light and toothsome dainties suitable alike for morning noon and night some recipes both new and old summer Is eminently the small cake season the popular refreshments for morning porch parties afternoon receptions and teas or evening affairs in the fruit punch lee ice water or oe ice cream the cup of tea chocolate lemonade dr or coffee with rd its accompanying little cake or water wafer the seedcakes seed cakes and sand cookies of grandmothers day the cunning little pastry tarts filled with every known fruit jam or jelly the little sweet sandwiches of bread and marmalade or scented butter or the sandwiches which speak of the garden or the nasturtium lettuce and cress are so BO easily made and so delicious that no hostess heed wrinkle her fair brows over what to serve in summer in cake baking the wise cook Is she who has her own successful white cake mixture and uses that thai adding variety in the way of flavorings fillings and icings here are given some som 0 small cakes which find favor with ger man housewives cookies one cupful of white sugar one half cup butter one egg two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk two tea spoonfuls baking powder a little grated lemon rind sufficient lelent flour to roll thin bake in a quick oven almond cookies three fourths pound butter two cupfuls of sugar one fourth pound almonds yolks of two eggs hard boiled three fresh eggs one lemon one small glass of brandy one heaping teaspoonful baking powder and flour enough to roll ginger snaps one cupful ot of sugar two cups of molasses one heaping cupful of lard let these ingredients boll together then add one teaspoonful of soda ind and one teaspoonful teaspoon tul of ginger mix alls while warm and roll thin macaroons Macar soak one half pound of almonds in boiling water until the skins rub oft easily wipe dry pound fine and mix with a teaspoonful teaspoon tul of extract of roses deat beat whites of three eggs to a stilt stiff froth stir in gradually one half pound powdered sugar and the almonds drop in small cakes on buttered tins sift sugar over them andrake and bake in a slow oven cocoanut Coco anut andt kisses six ounces grated cocoanut coco anut three ounces powdered sugar one ounce four flour three egg whites beaten to a stiff froth vanilla to taste bake on paper cinnamon stars six egg whites beaten stiff one pound powdered sugars sugar one pound grated almonds with skins one tabe tablespoonful spoonful cinnamon roll thin cut in shape of stars and bake in slow oven A tea table confection Confect lon grind nuts fiks figs and seeded dates together work in enough powdered sugar to make the mixture roll roll in one fourth inch slices and cut in fancy chapes with cutter or sharp knife sprinkle with sugar candled candied orange peel take the peel from 12 thick skinned oranges angea or cut in thin strips put in salt water over night and boll boil in fresh water until almost trans transparent parent dissolve one half teaspoonful spoonful teo powdered alum in water enough to cover the peel and let jet stand two hours make a ot of four pounds of sugar three cupfuls of water and juice of two oranges boll until rigi it ropes put the peel in this end and boll one halt half hour place in sieve aleve gilld ad shake until nearly dry sprinkle with granulated sugar and spread on 00 a cloth |