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Poor Man's Cake

Name: Poor Man's Cake
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup of sugar; 1 cup of water; 1 cup of raisins; Y2. of lard; 1 teaspoon of cinnamon; Y2 teaspoon of cloves; 2^ cups flour; I^ teaspoons of soda

From The Cook County cook book, 1912

Serves 10

Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

348Calories

4 gProtein

60 gCarbs

11 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories348 kcal

Protein4.1 g

Carbohydrates60 g

Fiber1 g

Sugars32 g

Total Fat11 g

Saturated Fat4.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat4.9 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1.2 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol10 mg

Sodium6.8 mg

Potassium186 mg

Calcium22 mg

Iron2.1 mg

Magnesium16 mg

Phosphorus53 mg

Zinc0.3 mg

Copper0.1 mg

Manganese0.4 mg

Vitamin D0.3 mcg

Vitamin C0.4 mg

Vitamin A0.1 mcg

Vitamin E0.1 mg

Vitamin K0.9 mcg

Vitamin B60.1 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg

Niacin (B3)2.3 mg

Folate51 mcg

Choline7.6 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water30 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 376. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

POOR MAN'S CAKE.— 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, 1 cup of raisins; Y2. of lard, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, Y2 teaspoon of cloves. Boil until the raisins swell. When cool add a pinch of salt, 2^ cups flour and Ij^ teaspoons of soda

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