Apple Cake

Ingredients

• two cups of sliced dried apple
• two cups of molasses
• one cup of butter
• two cups of sugar
• two cups of chopped raisins
• two-thirds of sour milk
• four eggs
• two teaspoonfuls of saleratus
• five cups of flour
• all kinds of spice

Method

1. 1

   Wash and soak apples overnight.

2. 2

   Chop half and stew all in molasses until dark.

3. 3

   Combine with other ingredients as directed for raisin cake, stir in apple and raisins last.

4. 4

   Bake in loaves in a moderate oven for 2.5 to 3 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Ransom's family receipt book, 1885 (1885) by D. Ransom, Son & Co, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A PPLE CAKE. — Wash clean two cups of sliced dried apple, and soak over night; in the morning chop one-half of them, and stew them all slowly in two cups of molasses, until they are dark. One cup of butter, two of sugar, two of chopped raisins, two-thirds of sour milk, four eggs, two teaspoonfuls of saleratus, five cups of flour, and all kinds of spice

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