Black Cake (Very Fine)

Name: Black Cake (Very Fine)
Ingredients: One cup dark brown sugar; one of butter; one of sour cream; one of New Orleans molasses; four cups of sifted flour; one tablespoonful of ARM AND HAMMER SODA; one tablespoonful of ginger; one teaspoonful of cinnamon; one-half teaspoonful of cloves; three eggs; one cup of raisins; one-half cup of citron

From Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes, 1900

Presented as published in 1900. 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 Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes (1900) by Church & Dwight Co, page 14. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK CAKE (VERY FINE). One cup dark brown sugar, one of butter, one of sour cream, one of New Orleans molasses, four cups of sifted flour, one tablespoonful of ARM AND HAMMER SODA (or Saleratus) dissolved in a little water, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one- half teaspoonful of cloves, three eggs, one cup of raisins and one-half cup of citron

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