Afternoon tea

CARAMEL CAKE.
One tablespoon of butter, one cup of sugar, three eggs, one half cup of milk, one and one half cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder.
Filling.—Two cups of sugar, two thirds cup of milk, boil thirteen minutes, add butter the size of a small egg, one good teaspoon of vanilla, when done stir till thick enough to spread and not to run, bake in three, spread between and on top.

HARRISON CAKE.
One cup of sugar, one cup of butter, four eggs well beaten, one cup molasses, one pound stoned raisins, one teaspoonful each of saleratus, cloves, cinnamon and allspice, one nutmeg and four cups of flour.
From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True — Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec.

The amount of sugar and molasses sounds insane, very unhealthy — and not even good......