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Coffee Cake

One teacupful of brown sugar, one of molasses, one of lukewarm strong coffee, one egg, one cupful of butter, one teaspoonful of soda, one pound of raisins. Use plenty of spice. This cake is much nicer for dipping in coffee if it is not cut until it is several days old.

XII. The Housewife's Table of Equivalents.

OFTEN in giving recipes-cup, wineglass, spoon, etc., are mentioned. It is the H usual way in which ladies measure, and the majority of the recipes we have given were furnished by ladies who are excellent cooks. The following table is one of equivalents that will be found approximately correct. Wheat flour-one pound is Indian meal-one pound two ounces are Butter, when soft-one pound is Loaf sugar, broken-one pound is White sugar, powdered-one pound one ounce are Best brown sugar-one pound two ounces are Ten eggs are Sixteen large tablespoonfuls are Eight large tablespoonfuls are Four large tablespoonfuls are • Two gills are Two pints are .

Four quarts are .

A common-sized tumbler holds A common-sized wineglass holds A large wineglass equal to . .

A tablespoonful equal to A teacup holds A large wineglass holds Forty drops are equal to One quart.

One quart.

One quart.

One quart.

One quart.

One quart.

One pound. .

One-half pint One gill.

One-half gill.

One-half pint.

Four teaspoonfuls are equal to One quart.

One gallon.

One-half pint.

One-half gill.

Two ounces.

One-half ounce.

One gill.

One gill.

One teaspoonful One tablespoonful.