Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book

of sweet almonds; one pound powdered sugar; a little rose water. Blanch the almonds by pouring boiling water over them and stripping off the skins. When dry, pound them to a paste, a few at a time, in a mortar, moistening with rose water as you go on. When beaten fine and smooth, beat gradually into icing. Put on the cake very thick and when nearly dry cover with plain icing. SOFT GINGERBREAD. From MRS. IDA M. BALL, of Delaware, Lady Manager. One teacup sweet milk, one teacup brown sugar, one teacup butter or mixed butter and lard, one teacup molasses, one tablespoonful ginger, one tablespoonful cinnamon, four cups flour, two eggs, one pound of raisins, well floured before being put in, two teaspoonfuls baking powder. COLUMBIAN GINGER CAKE. From MRS. S. E. VERDENAL, of New York, Lady Manager-at-Large. One cup molasses, one cup sugar, one-half cup water, one-half cup lard, one teaspoonful soda, season with ginger or cinnamon, put flour in until stiff enough to roll out thin and cut into small cakes. GINGERBREAD From MRS. SAM. S. FIFIELD, of Wisconsin, Alternate Lady Manager. One-half cup of molasses, one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of sour milk, one and one-half cup of flour, two small eggs, one-half teaspoon of soda, teaspoonful of cinnamon, ginger, and one-half teaspoon of cloves, a little nutmeg. SOFT GINGERBREAD. From MRS. MARY R. KINDER, of Delaware, Lady Manager. One cupful of molasses, one of butter, one of sugar, one of sour cream, one tablespoonful of ginger, three eggs, one dessertspoonful of soda, ground spice according to taste, and one quart of sifted flour. Mix the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the other ingredients. LOAF GINGER CAKE. From MRS. A. K. DELANEY, of Alaska, Lady Manager. Two eggs, one-half cup molasses, two-thirds cup sugar, half cup lard or butter, one-half cup milk, three cups flour, one tablespoon ginger, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one-half tablespoonful soda dissolved in boiling water, stir in quickly and put in the oven at once. COOKIES HERMITS OR FRUIT COOKIES. From MRS. SUSAN G. COOKE,