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Pork Fruit Cake

From The New century cook book, 1899

Serves 16

Recipe attributed to Mrs. W. A. Lowell.

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.

Pork Fruit Cake— " English." One pound sal't pork chopped fine, one-half pint boiling- water poured on one pound raisins, one-fourth pound citron, two cups brown sugar, one cup molasses, one teaspoon soda, spices and flour

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