it and wash and dry it together. Then each gets a spoonful of flour, a
spoonful of water and a little salt. When making the cake they must
stand on something they have never stood on before. They must mix it
together and roll it. Then they draw a line across the middle of the
cake and each girl cuts her initials each on opposite sides of the line.
Then both put it into the oven and bake it. The two take it out of the
oven, and break it across the line and the two pieces are given to the
third girl who places a piece under each pillow and they will dream of
their future.

Not a word must be spoken and the two girls after giving the pieces to
the third girl have to walk backwards to bed and get into bed backwards.
One word or exclamation by either of the three girls will break the
charm.

Should a gale arise and the wind appear to be rustling in the room,
during the baking or latter part of the preparation, if they look over
their left shoulder they will see their future husbands.

In some districts the pieces of cake are eaten in bed and not put under
their pillows but nothing must be drank before breakfast next morning.

Another variation is that two only make the cake and go through the same
form as the preceding, only they divide it themselves, then each eats
her portion and goes to bed backwards as in the first case and nothing
must be drank or a word spoken.

An uncooked dried salt fish eaten before going to bed in silence and
walking backwards and getting into bed the same way, causes ones future
husband to appear in a dream with a glass of water in his hand if a