Boil together one cupful sugar and one-half cupful water until they form a soft ball when tested in cold water; pour slowly while hot into the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs, beating all the time. When stiff add one teaspoonful vanilla extract and one cupful cocoanut. Put between layers of a cake.

Dissolve two tablespoonfuls cornstarch in a little milk, put in double boiler with a scant cupful milk and one teaspoonful butter; stir until it begins to thicken; beat the yolks of two eggs and one-half cupful sugar until very light; pour on some of the boiling custard; now turn this back into the double boiler and stir a few minutes, adding flavoring. When cool spread between layers of cake and sprinkle cocoanut or ground nuts over; cover top of cake with thin layer of the custard and sprinkle with nuts.

Mix one-half cup sugar and two tablespoonfuls flour; add grated rind of one-half orange and one-quarter cupful of orange juice and one-half tablespoonful lemon juice; one egg, slightly beaten; melt one teaspoonful butter and add the mixture, stirring constantly until it reaches the boiling point. Cool before using.

Two-thirds cup maple syrup, fill up cup with water; add one-fourth cup sugar; one-fourth cup cornstarch, and one-fourth cup butter. When cool add one-half pint bottle whipped cream.

One tablespoonful butter; one tablespoonful cocoa; one tablespoonful cold coffee; one and one-fourth cup powdered sugar; one teaspoonful vanilla.

One-half pint milk; one-half cup black coffee; one-half cup sugar; yolks of three eggs; three tablespoonfuls blanched almonds chopped fine. Icing of three whites and chocolate.

One large cup strong coffee; two-thirds cup sugar; one tablespoonful cornstarch; cook until clear. Before taking off stove, add large dessertspoonful of butter. When cool, add one-half pint bottle cream whipped.

Cook in a double boiler one-half pound figs, finely chopped; one-third cupful sugar; one-third cupful boiling water and one tablespoonful lemon juice, until thick enough to spread.

One cup sour cream, one cup hickory nuts chopped fine, one cup sugar. Cook in double boiler till thick enough to spread.

One cup sour whipping cream; one-half cup sugar; one-half cup walnuts chopped; one teaspoonful vanilla.

One cupful sugar; one egg; one tablespoonful butter; juice and grated rind of one lemon. Boil over hot water until thick and creamy.

Whites of two eggs beaten to a froth, one pound powdered sugar and one lemon grated.

Cook together one and one-half cupfuls sugar and one-third cupful water until it threads; let cool a little and break in the whites of two eggs well beaten. Beat until cold and put between layers and on top.

One cup granulated sugar; one-fourth cup water; stir until dissolved and boil until it forms soft balls when dropped into cold water. One-half pound marshmallows in double boiler with two tablespoonfuls hot water, stir until melted; now pour hot syrup gradually into this mixture, beating constantly, add flavor, beat until cold.

One cupful granulated sugar; one egg; three tablespoonfuls sweet milk; two squares Baker's chocolate. Stir the whole egg, unbeaten, into the sugar; add the milk and grated chocolate. Cook, stirring constantly, for three minutes; flavor with one teaspoonful vanilla. Let cool before putting on cake.

Beat the whites of two eggs; stir into them enough powdered sugar to make a smooth paste; add one teaspoonful vanilla. Spread on cake. Melt enough bitter chocolate to make a coating over this.

Four tablespoonfuls butter creamed, add six tablespoonfuls sugar; spread on cake, using a knife dipped in hot water to make it smooth.

Two cupfuls sugar, one-fourth teaspoonful cream of tartar and one-half cupful cold water. Stir until it boils. When it just drops, beat in seven teaspoonfuls to the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs; then boil the syrup until it threads, add to the eggs, beating all the time.

Into one-fourth cupful of orange, lemon or other strained fruit juice rub as much sifted confectioner's sugar as will form a smooth, glossy icing; it must be thick enough to be applied without running.

Mix with boiled icing one ounce each of citron, candied cherries, seedless raisins, pineapple and almonds cut very fine.