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Show i(rS 1321. Western Npwspiper T'nlon.) He who has health, ha hope: and he who has hope, has everything. AruVian Proverb. The power of littU things has so often been noted, that we accept it as an axiom, and yet fail to see, in each beginning', the possibility of great events. F. P. Edwards. SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS. A reliable cnke is always an addition addi-tion to any card index and the fol- lowing Is one which will be cherished : Orange Cake. Cream three-fourths of a cupful of butter with one and one-fourth cupfuls of sugar; add the yolks of six eggs, and one-half cupful of cold water, two and one-half cupfuls of 1 pastry flour, four level teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Mix and beat ten minutes; bake in two layers. Filling. Take one egg, one cupful of sugar, the juice of one-half an orange, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, two teaspoonfuls of flour, the grated rind of an orange; cook all together in a double boiler until smooth and thick. Velvet Sponge Cake. Separate the whites and yolks of six eggs, reserving reserv-ing two of the whites to use for icing. To the yolks add two cupfuls of white sugar and one-quarter of a cupful of boiling water. Beat long and hard, add two and one-half cupfuls of flour which has been sifted three times with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. pow-der. Add two teaspoonfuls of lemon extract, three-fourths of a cupful of hot water, one-half teaspoonful of salt. Beat well. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and bake in a loaf. Cream Cake. Take one cupful of sugar, one cupful of thick cream whipped, one teaspoonful of flavoring, a little salt, two well-beaten eggs and three teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted with two cupfuls of flour. Bake in layers or in a loaf. Jelly Roll. Beat four eggs with one cupful of sugar until light ; add one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda and the same of salt sifted with one cupful of flour. Flavor to taste and bake in a dripping pa". Spread with jelly and roll while hot. Turn the cake from the pan onto a dampened towel ; trim edges If baked too crisp. 1 Spread with jelly and roll In the ' towel. |