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Cake Without Butter or Eggs

From The national course in home economics, 1917

Serves 10

Sour milk or buttermilk can be used, but must not be very sour.

Presented as published in 1917. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The national course in home economics (1917) by Ruth Allen Beezley, page 159. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CAKE WITHOUT BUTTER OR EQQS. Two cups of sugar, two cups of sweet cream, four cups of flour, two small teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in a little milk, currants or chopped raisins. Sour milk or buttermilk can be used, but must not be very sour, small piece of butter may be added

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