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Currant Cake

From Delicate dishes, 1896
Presented as published in 1896. 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 Delicate dishes (1896), page 48. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CURRANT CAKE. Cream together i cup of butter, 2 of sugar, add 5 eggs, 4 cups of flour, i of milk, i pound of currants, washed, dried and floured, added the last thing; 2 scant teaspoonfuls of Cameo baking powder mixed with the flour. The grated rind of a lemon and a little almond extract

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