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Quick Date Cake

From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896

Serves 10

Presented as published in 1896. 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

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 275. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

QUICK DATE CAKE - ¥ cup soft butter 14% cups brown sugar 2 eggs 4 cup milk 134 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon cinnamon Y4 teaspoon grated nutmeg ¥ pound dates, stoned and cut in pieces

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