Plain Fruit Cake
From The New century cook book, 1899
Serves 5
Recipe attributed to Mrs. J. M. Latimer.
Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Plain Fruit Cake. One cup butter, one cup sugar, one-half cup molasses, two eggs, two cups flour, one tablespoonful sour milk, a pinch of soda dissolved in it, a tablespoon of cinnamon, one-half table- spoon of cloves, one nutmeg, one pound seeded raisins
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