Beat to thoroughly mix and then bake in well-greased deep layer-cake pan in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.  Cook and then split and fill with well-drained canned crushed peaches.  Place together.  Now place white of egg and one-half glass of apple jelly in a bowl; beat with Dover egg-beater until the mixture forms into a stiff meringue.

BANANA SHORTCAKE

  One-half cup of sugar,
  Four tablespoons of shortening,
  One egg.

Place in a mixing bowl and then cream well, then add

  One and one-quarter cups of sifted flour,
  Three level teaspoons of baking powder,
  One level teaspoon of vanilla extract,
  One-half cup of water.

Beat to mix and pour into well-greased and floured oblong baking pans.  Now spread the top of the cake with three bananas sliced very thin.  Place in a moderate oven and bake for thirty-five minutes.  Use the white of egg and half glass of apple jelly for a meringue.

OLD VIRGINIA SHORTCAKE

Sift the flour and then fill a quart measure, using a tablespoon to lift the flour.  Care should be taken not to shake or pack the flour down, as the quart of flour should weigh just one pound.  Place in a bowl and add

  Three level tablespoons of baking powder,
  One teaspoon of salt,
  Three-quarters cup of sugar.

Sift again to mix and then rub in one-half cup of shortening.  Place one and one-half cups of buttermilk in a pitcher and add one teaspoon of baking soda.  Stir to thoroughly dissolve the soda and then use this to mix the flour to a dough.  Knead well in the bowl with a spoon and then turn on a slightly floured board and roll or pat out one inch thick.  Cut with a large biscuit cutter and brush the top with shortening and bake in a hot oven for eighteen minutes.

APRICOT SHORTCAKE

  One-half cup of sugar,
  Four tablespoons of shortening,
  Yolk of one egg.

Cream until light and frothy, and then add

  Four tablespoons of water,
  One cup of flour,
  Two level teaspoons of baking powder.

Beat to thoroughly mix and then pour into well-greased layer cake pan.  Bake for twenty minutes in a moderate oven.  Split and fill with cooked apricots and then place in a bowl

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

Beat to thoroughly mix with the Dover egg-beater until it forms a stiff meringue.  Pile on top of cake and garnish with single piece of apricot.

HUCKLEBERRY SHORTCAKE

Place in a mixing bowl

  Three-quarters cup of sugar,
  One egg,
  Four tablespoons of shortening,
  Two cups of flour,
  Four teaspoons of baking powder,
  Three-quarters cup of water.