Raisin Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raisins (seeded)
• Cover 1 1/2 cups raisins with water
• use 1/2 cup instead of milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• and cloves
• a little salt
• and nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Simmer raisins in water for 20 minutes, drain juice, and use instead of milk.

2. 2

   Dredge raisins with flour, mix with sugar, butter, flour, soda, egg, spices, and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 377. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RAISIN CAKE. — Cover lYz cups raisins (seeded) with water and let simmer 20 minutes. Drain this juice of? and use J^ cup instead of milk. Dredge raisins well with flour; add 1 cup sugar, ^ cup butter, 1^ cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda, sifted in flour, 1 egg, well beaten, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and cloves, add a little salt and nutmeg. Bake in small tins or as a loaf cake J^ hr. — Mrs. Rose Mather, Orland, 111, RASPBERRY CAKE.— Cream together 2 eggs, 1 oup brown sugar; add J/2 cup butter

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