Fruit Cake (No eggs)

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• scant % cup butter
• % cup buttermilk
• 1 scant teasp soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teasp cinnamon
• ^ teasp cloves
• ^ teasp nutmeg
• 1 cup chopped raisins

Method

1. 1

   Cream brown sugar with butter, add buttermilk with dissolved soda, mix in flour with spices, and add chopped raisins.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

cup buttermilk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 2 cups flour sifted with spices to suit taste. Lastly stir in 1 cup raisins, stoned and cut fine and thoroughly dredged with flour. This cake is also good with the spices omitted. — [Mrs. J. K., N. Y. Chocolate Loaf Cake (No eggs) Boil until it thickens ^^ cup milk with 1 tablesp butter, and % cup chocolate. Remove from fire and when cool add 1 cup sugar, 1 teasp soda dissolved in i/^ cup milk, and flour to thicken to the proper consistency. Use vanilla as flavor. — [Mrs. E. R. S., N. Y. New England Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter or scant ^^ cup lard, or any other good shortening, with 1 cup light brown sugar, add ^ cup molasses, 1 cup sour milk, in which dissolve 1 teasp soda, 3 cups flour sifted with i/^ teasp each spices to suit taste, y2 cup cleaned currants, and ^ cup raisins, seeded, cut in half, and dredged with flour. Bake in a moderate oven. This will make one large cake, or two small ones. — [Mrs. R. W., Me. Graham Cake (No eggs) Cream 1% cups brown sugar with 2 tablesp butter or shortening, add l*/^ cups sour milk, in which has been dis- solved 1 teasp soda. Mix together 2% cups graham flour, ^ cup white flour, 1 teasp cinnamon, % teasp cloves, and sift this into the first named ingredients. Lastly add 1 cup raisins, seeded, cut fine, and well dredged with flour. — [Mrs. H. I. S.. Ga. 42 FARM AND HOME COOK BOOK Sour Milk Cake (No eggs) To 1 cup sugar add V2 cup melted butter, or butter and lard mixed, i/^ teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup sour milk, and 2 cups flour with spices to suit. Lastly stir in 1 cup or less seeded and chopped raisins, dredged with flour. The spices may be omitted. — [Mrs. E. B. L., Me. Pork Cake (No eggs) Chop 1 lb salt fat pork (no lean) very fine, and pour over it 1/2 pt strong, boiling hot coffee, add 2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, and 1 teasp soda, then sift in about 6 cups flour mixed with 2 teasp cinnamon, and 1 teasp each cloves and nut- meg. Last of all add 1 lb seeded raisins, and i/4 lb citron or candied orange peel cut fine. Bake in a moderate oven. This makes two good sized loaves. An excellent cake, and will keep for six months, or more. It is well to line the tin with greased paper or to put an asbestos mat under the pan to prevent burning. For the hot coffee boiling water can be substituted. Some cooks add y2 cup sour milk. — [Mrs. R. L. W., Mass. Chocolate Gingerbread (No eggs) Mix 1 cup molasses with ^ cup sour milk, add 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little warm water, 3 tablesp melted butter, 2 oz melted chocolate, and 2 cups flour sifted with 1 *■ ^asp each ginger and cinnamon. Bake as a loaf cake or in layers. This recipe may also be used for cookies by adding more flour. — * [Mrs. P. O. B., Mont. Plain or Nut Cake (No eggs) Cream ^ cup butter and % cup sugar, add i/^ cup sour milk with scant i/^ teasp soda, and 1% cups flour sifted with Vz teasp cinnamon and i/4 teasp each nutmeg and cloves. By way of variation add either 1 cup seeded and chopped raisins, or 1 cup nut meats cut fine, or both. Even when we have plent:^ eggs-, we always make nut cake this way. — [J. R., Mich. Fruit Cake (No eggs) Cream 1 cup brown sugar with scant % cup butter, add %' cup buttermilk in which 1 scant teasp soda has been dis- solved, 2 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp cinnamon, and ^ teasp each of cloves and nutmeg. Lastly add 1 cup chopped raisins

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