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Florence's Spice Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar, loosely packed
1 egg + 1 yolk, beaten
1/2 c. sour milk
1 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. each cinnamon, cloves, baking soda & baking powder

Icing
Directions:
Directions:
There are no directions listed with this recipe. Cooks in the 1940's knew the basics and didn't need them written down.

The icing recipe has completely faded.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
From Gretchen's hand-written "wedding" cookbook.

 

 

 

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