Boil one cup of honey until it forms a soft ball when tried in cold water.  Then pour in a fine stream upon the stiffly beaten white of one egg.  Beat until the mixture thickens and then spread on the cake.

NUT HONEY CAKE

Place in a mixing bowl

  One cup of honey,
  One cup of brown sugar,
  Yolks of two eggs,
  Nine tablespoons of shortening.

Cream together and then add

  Three-quarters cup of sour milk,
  One and one-half teaspoons of baking soda.

Dissolve the baking soda in the sour milk, then add

  Four cups of flour,
  Two teaspoons of cinnamon,
  One-half teaspoon of allspice,
  One-half teaspoon of cloves,
  One-half teaspoon of nutmeg,
  One cup of finely chopped raisins,
  One cup of finely chopped nuts,
  One tablespoon of baking powder.

Mix thoroughly and then cut and fold in the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs.  Pour into well-greased and floured pan and bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes.  Ice with butter cream icing.

HONEY CUSTARD

Place two cups of milk in a mixing bowl and add

  Three-quarters cup of honey,
  One-quarter teaspoon of nutmeg,
  Two eggs.

Beat to thoroughly mix and then pour into custard cups.  Place cups in a baking pan containing water and bake in a slow oven until firm in center.

HONEY RAISIN TAPIOCA

Wash one cup of tapioca well and then place in a saucepan and add

  One cup of honey,
  Four cups of water.

Bring to a boil and cook slowly until clear and the tapioca is soft, then add

  One-half package of seeded raisins,
  Yolk of one egg.

Stir to thoroughly blend and then cook fifteen minutes.  Serve with fruit whip made of

  One-half glass of jelly,
  White of one egg.

Beat until the mixture holds its shape.

HONEY COOKIES

Place in a mixing bowl

  Three-quarters cup of brown sugar,
  Three-quarters cup of honey,
  One egg,
  Seven tablespoons of shortening.

Beat to blend and then add

  Three and three-quarter cups of flour,
  One-half cup of seeded raisins,
  One-half cup of finely chopped nuts,
  One teaspoon of baking powder,
  One teaspoon of mace.

Roll and cut and then bake in a moderate oven for ten minutes.

HONEY CAKES

  One cup of honey,
  One-half cup of brown sugar,
  One-half cup of shortening.

Cream well and then add

  Yolks of three eggs,
  Four cups of sifted flour,
  One teaspoon of cinnamon,
  One-half teaspoon of nutmeg,
  One-half teaspoon of salt,
  One and one-half teaspoons of baking soda, dissolved in,
  One cup of sour milk.