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Cold Water Cake

From The Cook County cook book, 1912

Serves 3

Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 372. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COLD WATER CAKE.— Cream together Va cup butter, or any shortening^ and 1 cup sugar; add ^ cup cold water, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons soda in the flour, 2 eggs, 1 cup fruit, Y2 teaspoon cloves, Y2 teaspoon allspice, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

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