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Granny's Sorgum Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 C sorgum
½ C sugar
½ C lard
2 C flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 C boiling water
½ tsp salt
Spices optional Cinnamon, cloves, etc.
Nuts
Raisins
Directions:
Directions:
Put sorgum, sugar and lard in a bowl, add boiling water mix then add dry ingredients mix and pour into small pain 7x7 greased and floured. Bake 350º until done 15-20 minutes done when springs back when lightly touched in middle.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Mom would make this and we would eat it hot out of the oven with butter, no nuts or raisins maybe a little cinnamon but I don't remember. I have not made this since I was a child at home. Dad really liked this one!

This is another multi-generational recipe that came from (1) Nora Harris Spear (Granny), (2) Wife of James Edwin Spear to (3) Elsie Lenora Spear Hosiner Covert to (4) Nancy, Stuart, Martin to (5) our children

 

 

 

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