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WW I Poor Man's Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 C brown sugar
2 C hot water
2 tsp lard (solid vegetable shortening works - like Crisco)
1 pkg raisins
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
Directions:
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together, and boil for five minutes (after the mixture begins to bubble)
Wait until the mixture is COLD, then add 3 C flour & 1 tsp soda (dissolved in a couple tsp hot water). Bake in a greased tube pan 350-375º for about an hour
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 3/4 hours about
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe came from my mother's recipe box, includes a note in her handwriting "Made this when I was in high school, 1918 cooking class". I've never tried it.

 

 

 

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