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Mrs. Barber's Honey Candy. — One quart honey, 1 small teacup of 

 granulated sugar, butter size of an egg, 2 tablespoonfuls strong vinegar. 

 Boil until it will harden when dropped into cold water, then stir in a small 

 teaspoonful of baking-toda. Pour into buttered plates to cool. Without the 

 vinegar and soda it can be pulled or woi'ked a long time, and is just the 

 thing for an old-fashioned candy-pull, as it is not sticky, and yet is soft 

 enough to pull nicely. 



Scripture Honey Cake. — One cupful of butter — Judges v. 25; 5% 

 cupfuls of flour — I Kings iv. 22 ; 2 cupfuls of sugar — Jeremiah vi. 20 ; 2 

 cupfuls of raisins — I Samuel xxx. 12; 2 cupfuls of figs — I Samuel xxx, 12; 

 1 cupful of water — Genesis xxiv. 17; 1 cupful of almonds — Genesis xliii. 

 11; little salt — Leviticus ii. 13; 6 eggs — Isaiah x. 14; large spoonful of 

 honey — Exodus xvi. 31; sweet spices to taste — I Kings a. 2. 



Follow Solomon's advice for making good boys, and you will have a good 

 cake — Prov. xxiii. 14. Sift two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder in the, flour; 

 pour boiling water on the almonds to remove the skins; seed the raisins and 

 chop the figs. It makes one large or two small cakes. 



Mrs. Barber's Honey Cookies. — One large teacupful of honey. One 

 egg broken into the cup the honey was measured in, then 2 large spoonfuls 

 sour milk, and fill the cup with butter or good beef dripping. Put in one 

 teaspoonful of soda and flour to make a soft dough. Bake in a moderate 

 oven a light brown. 



Gotham Honey Ginger Cake.- — Rub % of a pound of butter into a 

 pound of sifted flour ; add a teacupful of brown sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls each 

 of ground ginger and caraway seed. Beat 5 eggs, and stir in the mixture, 

 alternately, with a pint of extracted honey. Beat all together until very 

 light. Turn into a shallow square pan, and set in a moderate oven to bake 

 for one hour. "When done, let cool and cut into squares. 



Mrs. Aikin's Honey Apple-butter. — One gallon good cooking apples, 

 1 quart honey, 1 quart honey-vinegar, 1 heaping teaspoonful ground cin- 

 namon. Cook several hours, stirring oiten to prevent burning. If the 

 vinegar is very strong, use part water. 



Howell's Hard Honey Cake. — Take 6 pounds of flour, 3 pounds 

 honey, 1^ pounds of sugar, 1% pounds butter, 6 eggs, V2 ounce saleratus; 

 ginger to your taste. Have the flour in a pan or tray. Pack a cavity in 

 the center. Beat the honey and yolks of eggs together well. Beat the 

 butter and sugar to cream, and put into the cavity in the flour; then add 

 the honey and yolks of the eggs. Mix well with the hand, adding a little 

 at a time, during the mixing, the ^ ounce of saleratus dissolved in boiling 

 water until it is all in. Add the ginger, and finally add the whites of the 

 6 eggs, well beaten. Mix well with the hand to a. smooth dough. Divide 

 the dough into 7 equal parts, and roll out like gingerbread. Bake in ordi- 

 nary square pans made for pies, from 10 x 14-inch tin. After putting into 

 the pans, mark off the top in ^-inch strips with something sharp. Bake 



