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One cup sugar, one-fourth cup butter, three eggs well beaten together, one cup milk, two teaspoonfuls baking powder well sifted in two cups flour.

3 eggs 1-1/2 cupfuls brown sugar 1 cupful Crisco 1 cupful molasses 1/2 cupful sour milk 2 teaspoonfuls baking soda 1/2 teaspoonful black pepper 1 teaspoonful salt 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon 1 teaspoonful powdered ginger 1 teaspoonful powdered cloves 1 teaspoonful grated nutmeg 1/2 teaspoonful baking powder Flour to make a stiff dough Beat eggs

One cup meats, one cup sugar, one and one-half cups flour, one egg, a pinch of baking powder; roll thin, and cut into small cakes. Bake in quick oven.

Two cups of light brown sugar, one cup of shortening (butter and lard mixed), four eggs, one-half cup of boiling water, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in water, flour to thicken, and roll.

3/4 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla or grated rind of 1 lemon 4 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Cream shortening and sugar together; add milk to beaten eggs and beat again; add slowly to creamed shortening and sugar; add flavoring; add

One cake German sweet chocolate, one egg, one cup sugar, one-half cup milk, one lump butter size of a walnut.

2 cupfuls sugar 1 cupful Crisco 4 eggs 4 cupfuls flour 3 tablespoonfuls milk 1 teaspoonful salt 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 teaspoonful almond extract 1 teaspoonful rose extract Cream Crisco and sugar thoroughly together, then gradually add eggs well beaten, now add milk, extracts, flour, salt and baking powder. Mix and roll out lightly

One cup molasses (scalded), one cup brown sugar, one cup butter, one tablespoon ginger, two even teaspoons soda dissolved in one-fourth cup water, flour to roll out stiff.

Take one-half cup of butter and one cup and a half of sugar, and rub to a cream. Add two eggs, three-quarters of a cup of milk; one-half cup of citron, cut up very fine, one teaspoon of allspice and one of cloves. Sift one heaping teaspoon of baking-powder into enough flour to thicken. Make

Grind two cups of almonds and reserve one-quarter cup each of sugar and nuts, and an egg yolk for decorating. Cream one cup of butter, add three-fourths cup of sugar, then two whole eggs, almonds and two cups of flour. Roll thin and cut in strips or squares, with fluted cookie cutter. Brush with yolk,