Gingerbread Cake
From Household cookery and laundry work, 1882
Almonds should be blanched by boiling and rubbing off the skins.
Presented as published in 1882. 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 Household cookery and laundry work (1882) by Black Mrs, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
GINGERBREAD CAKE. i lb. Flour. 1 lb. Butter. 1 lb. Treacle. 1 lb. Sugar. $ lb. Raisins. 2 oz. Almonds. 2 Eggs. ^ tea-spoonful Carbonate of Soda. teaspoonfuls between Ground Cinnamon and Cloves. 1 teaspoonful Ground Ginger
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