Blackberry Jam Cake

Cream 1 1/2 cups sugar with 1/2 cup shortening, add 3 eggs, leaving out the white of one for the frosting, 1/2 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 scant teasp soda, 2 1/2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon, and last of all 1 cup of blackberry jam, mixing it no more than necessary after adding jam. Sweet milk may be used instead of sour milk by leaving out the soda and adding 1 teasp baking powder instead. This is a delicious cake.- [Miss E. C., Ore.

Strawberry Jam Cake

Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1 cup brown sugar, add yolks 3 eggs, 5 tablesp sour milk or cream, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon, and 1/2 teasp each cloves and nutmeg, 1 cup strawberry jam, and lastly the beaten whites of 3 eggs. Bake in layers, and put together with boiled icing.- [E. B. U., Mo.

Raspberry Jam Cake

Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1 cup sugar, add 3 eggs, 3 tablesp sour milk, 1 teasp each soda and cinnamon, and 1/2 teasp nutmeg sifted with 1 1/2 cups flour. Lastly add 1 cup raspberry jam. Bake in a square cake tin.-[Mrs. E. P. C., Me.

Huckleberry Cake

To 1 cup sugar add 3 tablesp butter, 1 egg, 3/4 cup milk, 2 cups flour sifted with 2 teasp baking powder. Lastly stir in 1 pt fresh huckleberries. Bake in a square, shallow tin. This is nice warm or cold, and may be eaten with or without sauce, as preferred.- [Mrs. E. E. S., Pa.

Blackberry Cake

Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1 cup sugar, add 2 eggs, (saving out the white of one for icing), 4 tablesp cold water, 1 cup cooked blackberries, juice and all, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp each soda and cinnamon, and 1/2 teasp cloves. Bake in two layers and put together with any preferred icing. This cake may also be baked in patty pans, the tops scooped out when cold, and the cakes filled with sweetened whipped cream. It is nice to serve these little cakes for dessert with a generous portion of whipped cream heaped about them on the plates. Do not whip the cream until shortly before serving.- [Mrs. E. E. S., Pa.