When both parts are ready, drop a spoon of light and then one of dark
in the pan.



POUND CAKE. MRS. U. F. SEFFNER.

One pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of flour (sifted),
ten eggs (beaten separately), one-half teacup of rose water, one
nutmeg (grated), one pound of citron. Wash the citron; chop it fine.
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the rose water and nutmeg,
then the yolks of eggs, and part of the flour; then the whites of eggs
and remainder of the flour; lastly, the fruit, lightly floured. Bake
in a moderate oven about two or two and one-half hours. Line the pan
with white paper.



HICKORY NUT CAKE. MRS. C. C. CAMPBELL.

One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup butter, three-fourths cup
sweet milk, three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, two
eggs, one cup hickory nut meats.



MOTHER'S OLD-FASHIONED CAKE. MRS. O. W. WEEKS.

One and a half cups of brown sugar, two eggs, one teacup of sour
cream, one even teaspoon of soda, about two and a half cups of flour.