Spiced Cake

To three cups of flour add one cup of

To three cups of flour add one cup of sour milk, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, five eggs, one teaspoonful of soda, three teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, two of cloves, one of allspice and one of cocoa.
Filling: One pint of sugar, one-fourth cup of sweet milk and one-fourth pound of grated chocolate; boil twenty minutes. Arrange in layers or like a jelly cake.