Honey Cake

Ingredients

• one-half pound of honey
• seven ounces of brown sugar
• one pony of water
• one-half teaspoonful of soda
• six ounces of finely-chopped almonds
• one pinch of cloves
• one pinch of allspice
• three-quarters of a pound of flour
• two ounces of lemon and orange peel chopped fine

Method

1. 1

   Boil the sugar, honey, and water; then take off the fire and allow to cool to blood heat.

2. 2

   Mix in the flour, spices, and the soda dissolved in a little water; then add the almonds and the peel.

3. 3

   Roll out about one-half inch thick, cut in small cakes about one inch by three, and bake in a moderate oven.

4. 4

   When done, glace with a very thin icing.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 140. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Honey cake. One-half pound of honey, seven ounces of brown sugar, one pony of water, one-half teaspoonful of soda, six ounces of finely-chopped almonds, one pinch of cloves and allspice, three-quarters of a pound of flour, and two ounces of lemon and orange peel chopped fine

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