One pint of powdered sugar.
One pint of Indian meal, sifted, and half a pint of wheat-flour.
Half a pound of butter.
One nutmeg, grated,--and a tea-spoonful of cinnamon.
Half a glass of mixed wine and brandy.

Stir the butter and sugar to a cream. Beat the eggs very light.
Stir the meal and eggs, alternately, into the butter and sugar.
Add the spice and liquor. Stir all well. Butter a tin pan, put in
the mixture, and bake it in a moderate oven.

This cake should be eaten while fresh.


CUP CAKE.

Five eggs.
Two large tea-cups full of molasses.
The same of brown sugar rolled fine.
The same of fresh butter.
One cup of rich milk.
Five cups of flour sifted.
Half a cup of powdered allspice and cloves.
Half a cup of ginger.

Cut up the butter in the milk, and warm them slightly. Warm also
the molasses, and stir it into the milk and butter: then stir in,
gradually, the sugar, and set it away to get cool.

Beat the eggs very light, and stir them into the mixture