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Bring sugar and water to boil. Add raisins and cook 5 minutes. Add fat and spice. Cool and add sifted soda and flour. Bake in a moderate oven. More fruit and nuts may be added.

Inexpensive Devil's Food

• 1 c. sugar
• 4 tbsp. fat
• 1 c. boiling water
• 1 egg
• 6 tbsp. ground chocolate
• ½ tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1½ c. flour
• ¼ tsp. salt

Boil chocolate and ½ cup water together until creamy—about 2 minutes. Cool. Cream fat and sugar. Beat egg and add to above. Add chocolate mixture. Add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Add soda to ½ cup boiling water. Stir into mixture and beat well. Bake in 2 layers. (A thin batter.)

Lightning Cake

• 1¼ c. flour
• ¾ c. sugar
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ⅓ c. fat or oil
• 2 eggs
• milk

Sift dry ingredients. Put fat into a cup. Add eggs unbeaten. Fill up cup with milk. Beat 3 minutes.

Vary with chocolate, cocoanut, nuts or spices.

One Egg Cake

• 4 tbsp. fat
• ½ c. sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ c. milk
• 1½ c. flour
• 2½ tsp. baking powder

Mix quick or muffin method.