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New England Election Cake
From The new home cook book, 1896
Serves 20
Should rise the second time before pouring in pans for baking.
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 The new home cook book (1896), page 130. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
NEW ENGLAND ELECTION CAKE. Mrs. John King, Jr. Take three pounds sifted flour, leaving out a pint to put VALUABLE EECIPES. 329 i«, with fruit, and mix in warm milk till it is a stiff batter ; weigh one and a half pounds of sugar, one pound butter; mix them to a cream, then mix one-half this with the batter of milk and flour, and one-half pint good home- made yeast ; beat very thoroughly together ; when light, which will take several hours in winter, better to mix at night and stand in a warm place till next morning, add the remainder of butter and sugar with six eggs and one pound raisins, one glass brandy, cinnamon, mace or nut- meg, as the taste, and a little soda
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