Fruit Cake (Mrs. Russell Graham)
From The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book, 1907
Serves 8
Presented as published in 1907. 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 Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book (1907) by Marian B. Sexton, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
FRUIT CAKE. Mrs. Russell Graham. One cup butter, one cup brown sugar, one cup mo- lasses, three cups flour, four eggs, one and one-half teaspoons cream tartar, one teaspoon soda dissolved in hot water, two and one-half pounds raisins, one-half pound citron, one nutmeg and other spices as suits the taste. EASILY MADE FRUIT CAKE. Mrs. J. E. Alexander. Two cups sugar, three-fourths cup butter, three cups flour, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, five eggs, yolks beaten with butter and sugar, whites added last with flour, one pint seeded raisins, one pint cleaned currants, one-fourth pound citron, roll fruit in a little flour, small tablespoon cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg. Bake two hours in slow oven, cover top with paper while baking. CAKES 175 WHITE FRUIT CAKE. Mrs. E. A. Rankin. Two cups white sugar, one and one -half cups butter, three cups flour and one cup with fruit, one cup sweet milk, whites of seven eggs beaten to a stiff froth, three teaspoons of baking powder, sifted with flour, two teaspoons each of cinnamon and cloves, two pounds each of raisins, currants and dates, one pound each of citron, figs and sliced almonds. Bake from three to four hours in a moderate oven. SCRIPTURE CAKE. One cup of (Judges 5:25) butter, three and one- half cups (Kings 4:22) flour, two cup's of (Jer. 6: 20) sugar, two cups (I Sam. 30:12) raisins, two cups (I Sam. 30:12) figs, one cup (Gen. 24:17) water, one cup (Gen. 43:11) almonds, six of (Isa. 10:14) eggs, one tablespoon (Ex. 16:31) honey, pinch of (Lev. 2: 13) salt, to taste (I Kings 10:10) spices, two tea- spoons (I Cor. 5:6)) leaven, or baking powder. Fol- low Solomon's advice for making good boys, (Prov. 23:14). GINGER CAKE. One cup molasses
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