December                              Recipe of the Month            

CHERRY CAKE
     8 ozs. Flour             5 ozs. Sugar              5 ozs. Butter
     4 ozs. Cherries                                         3 Eggs                     

     1 Teaspoonful of Baking Powder           Milk if necessary

      Cream the Butter and Sugar together, and add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Mix Baking Powder with a spoonful of Flour, and add after the rest of the Flour has been beaten in. Stir quickly for a few seconds, add Cherries, quickly pour the mixture into a prepared cake tin. Bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes. If liked, a glace icing may be poured over the cake when cold.

 PARKIN

     7 ozs. Flour              Nutmeg                  4 ozs. Oatmeal
     2 teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda            ½ oz. Mixed Spice

     6 ozs. Syrup             2 ozs Sugar              3 ozs Margarine or Fat

     1 teaspoonful or more of Milk

     Rub Fat into flour, add Oatmeal, Sugar, and Spice. Pour in the hot Syrup and add Carbonate of Soda dissolved in Milk. Put in a greased tin and bake in a slow oven for 1 hour.  The sugar may be omitted if desired.