Black Cake

Name: Black Cake
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: H cups butter; 2 cups brown sugar; 2 cups sweet milk; 2 tablespoons molasses; 6 eggs beaten separate; 3 cups browned flour; 2 teaspoons cream tartar; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon mace or nutmeg; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cloves; 4 cups currants; 1 cup citron; 4 cups raisins

From The household cook book, 1902

Serves 10

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 283. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK CAKE. H cups butter. 2 cups brown sugar. 2 cups sweet milk. 2 tablespoons molasses. 6 eggs beaten separate. »3 cups browned flour. 2 teaspoons cream tartar. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon mace or nutmeg. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon cloves. 4 cups currants. 1 cup citron. 4 cups raisins

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