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Prunella Cake

From Grange cook book and household guide, 1940

Filling for above cake: Cook two cups of brown sugar and one cup of water until syrup spins a five- to nine-inch thread. Pour syrup gradually into a beaten egg white. When it begins to harden pour on cake.

Presented as published in 1940. 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 Grange cook book and household guide (1940) by Bodenheimer, E. L. Mrs, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRUNELLA CAKE % cup fat or butter 1 1/3 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup stewed prunes 2 eggs j ¥% teaspoon each of salt, soda, cin- 2/3 cup sour milk

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