1866 Wyoming Territory

Leaving a girls' school in Denver, Mara Shannon McCall traveled to the lawless country near Laramie to reclaim the ranch that was her father's legacy. Her heart beating wildly in her breast, she rode toward the home she scarcely remembered. She stopped short when she saw a wounded man lying across the rugged trail. Pack Gallagher was beaten and bloody. She took the handsome Irish brawler with the midnight blue eyes along with her. Maybe he could help her take back her ranch from her drunken uncle who was in cahoots with criminals who used her ranch for a hideaway.

Modern Measurements:
- 2/3 cup of butter
- 1-1/2 cups of sugar
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2/3 cup milk

1. Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Mix baking powder and flour in separate bowl.
3. Add to the butter and eggs mixture alternately with the milk, beating after each addition.
4. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Brita's Measurements:
- Lard the size of an egg
- A teacup and a little more of sugar
- Two eggs
- Grate a little nutmeg for flavor
- Two teacups and a little more of flour
- Baking powder to fill the palm of your hand
- Milk enough to make batter spread in a pan

1. Mix all together
2. Bake in an iron skillet until a straw comes out clean when poked into the middle of the cake
   

1. Mix equal amounts of molasses and water in a heavy pan.
2. Add a dash of salt and boil without stirring until a drop forms a hard ball when dropped into a dipper of water.
3. Remove from the fire and let stand until cool enough to hold in greased hands.
4. Press one end on a chair spindle and pull the other until the color of the taffy changes to a light tan.
5. Twist into a rope and cut into pieces.

1. Place one pint of hops in a cloth bag and boil for a couple of hours in a gallon of water.
2. Peel and slice a gallon of potatoes and boil with the hops for another hour.
3. Pour the liquid over a pint of flour.
4. Add mashed potatoes, a cup of salt, one of sugar and three spoonfuls of ginger.