PRUNE CAKE

1 ec. of butter or shortening 1% tsp. cinnamon
1% c. sugar 1% tsp. of nutmeg
3 eggs 4 tsp. of cloves
1 ec. of sour milk or cream 4 tsp. of allspice
1 tsp. of baking soda 1 tsp. of vanilla
_ 1 tsp. of baking powder 1 c. of cooked prunes
2 c. of flour 1 ec. of chopped walnuts.

Beat eggs with sugar thoroughly, add the cooked prunes and stir alternately
melted butter with milk and dry ingredients, which have been sifted. Bake in
layer cake pans three-quarters of an hour at 350°F. Ice with chocolate frosting.
—Courtesy Mrs. C. C. Annett. ,

DELICIOUS PINEAPPLE CAKE

% ce. butter 2 cups flour

2 eggs Salt

2 tsp. baking powder Almond flavoring

Vanilla flavoring 1 Ib. bleached sultanas
1% Ib. glazed cherries, cut 1 can pineapple tid bits (drained
14 Ib. mixed peel and dried).

1 ec. fine white sugar

Flour all fruit—Bake at 275°F. for 2 hours and 20 minutes.—Courtesy Mrs.
W. M. Martindale.

PINEAPPLE SLICES

2 c. flour 2 cc. fine dry coconut
2 tbsp. icing sugar 2 eggs

%e. granulated sugar 2 ec. granulated sugar
24 ¢. butter 2 tbsp. melted butter.

2 cups drained pineapple

Blend flour and butter, add icing sugar. Pat hard on cookie sheet. Mix pine-
apple and granulated sugar and spread on pastry. Mix cocoanut, eggs, granu-
lated sugar, and butter, and spread on filling. Bake in a slow oven % to 1
hour.—Courtesy Mrs. Beverley Christmas.

HAWIIAN DATE CAKE

1% ec. shortening 1% tsp. soda
1% c. brown sugar 1% tsp. salt
2% c. sifted flour 1% c. oatmeal

Crumb together shortening, brown sugar, sifted flour, soda, salt, and oatmeal.
Put half the crumbs in a baking dish 9 x 13 inches and press firmly.

FILLING
%4 lb. dates 114 c. water.
34 c. sugar )
Boil all these ingredients until thick (about 10 to 15 minutes). Let cool and
pour over crumbs in pan. Top with the remaining crumb mixture. Bake at
375°F. for 23 minutes. Serve with whipped cream.—Courtesy Mrs. R. L. Graham.

APPLE CAKE
1% c. pastry flour 2 beaten eggs
% ec, brown sugar 2 tbsp. milk
% c. softened butter 1 tbsp. melted butter
1 ec. white sugar Pinch of salt
1 ec. cocoanut Applesauce.

Mix flour with sugar, work softened butter in with it. Spread the mixture in
pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Cool, cover with cold, thick applesauce.
Mix sugar, cocoanut, eggs, milk, butter, and salt. Spread mixture on top of the
applesauce, bake until golden brown, cool, and cut in squares.—Courtesy Mrs.
R. Tenyson.

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