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an hour in s, moderate oven. Be careful not to burn, but bake well. Dis- 

 solve sugar to glaze over top of cake. To keep the cake, stand on end in an 

 oak tub, tin can, or stone crock — crock is best. Stand the cakes up so the 

 flat sides will not touch each other, Coveir tight. Keep in a cool, dry place. 

 Don't use until three mouths old, at least. The cake improves with age, 

 and will keep good as long as you will let it. Any cake sweetened with 

 honey does not dry out like sugar or molasses cake, and age improves or 

 develops the honey flavor. This re«ipe has been used with unvarying success 

 and satisfaction for 100 years in the family that reports. A year's supply 

 of this cake can be made up at one time, if desired. 



Maria Fraser's Hoxey Jujibles. — Two cups honey, 1 cup butter, 4 

 eggs (mix well), 1 cup buttermilk (mix), 1 good quart of flour, 1 level 

 leaspooaful soda or saleratus. If it is too thin, stir in a little more flour. 

 If too thin it will fall. It does not want to be as thin as sugar cake. Use 

 very thick honey. Be sure to use the same cup for measure, and to mix 

 the lioney, eggs, and butter well together. 



Honey Fruit Cake. — Take 1^ cups of honey, 2-3 cup of butter, ^ 

 cup of sweet milk, 3 e2:gs well beaten, 3 cups ot flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of 

 baking powder, 2 cups raisins, 1 teaspoonful each of cloves and ciuuam.on. 



HoNEV Ginger-snaps. — One pint honey, % pound of butter, 2 tea- 

 spoonfuls of ginger, boil together a few minutes, and when nearly cold put 

 in flour until it is stiff, roll out thinly and bake quickly. 



Mrs. Minnick's Soft Honey Cake. — Put scant teaspoonful soda in 

 teacup, pour 5 tablespoonfuls hot water on the soda; then fill the cup with 

 extracted honey. Take ^ cup of butter and 1 egg and beat together ; add 

 2 cups of flour and 1 teaspoonful of ginger; stir all together, and bake in 

 a very slow oven. 



Honey Oake. — One quart of extracted honey, Vz pint sugar, % pint 

 melted butter, 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in ^ teacup warm water, % 

 of a nutmeg and 1 teaspoonful of ginger. Mix these ingredients, and then 

 work in flour and toll. Cut in thin cakes and bake on biittei'ed tins in a 

 quick oven. 



REMEDIES USING HONEY. 



Honey and Tar Cough Cure. — Put 1 tablespoonful liquid tar into a 

 shallow tin dish, and place it in boiling water until the tar is hot. To this 

 add a pint of extracted honey, and stir well for half an hour, adding to it 

 a leved teaspoonful pulverized borax. Keep well corked in a bottle. Dose, 

 1 teaspoonful every one, two, or three hours, according to severity of cough. 



Honey as a Tapeworm Remedy. — Peeled pumpkin seeds, 3 ounces; 

 honey, 2 ounces ; water, 8 ounces. Make an emulsion. Take half, fasting, 

 in the morning, remainder half an hour later. In three hours' time two 

 ounces castor oil should be administered. Used with great success. — Medi- 

 cal Brief. 



