Small Hermit Cakes No. 1

Ingredients

• 1 % cups of brown sugar
• 1 cup of butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup of ground nuts
• 1 cup of finely chopped raisins
• 1 cup of finely chopped dates
• 1 tsp. of cloves
• 1 tsp. of cinnamon
• 1 tsp. of baking soda
• 1 tbsp. of good molasses
• 3 cups of flour

Method

1. 1

   Butter, sugar and eggs are stirred well.

2. 2

   The soda dissolved in the molasses and mixed in; then add nuts, raisins, dates, cloves, cinnamon and flour.

3. 3

   Grease the pans with a bacon rind, make little cakes the size of a walnut and bake in a slow oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 156. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SMALL HERMIT CAKES No. 1. 1 % cups of brown sugar 1 tsp. of cloves 1 cup of butter 1 tsp. of cinnamon 3 eggs 1 tsp. of baking soda 1 cup of ground nuts 1 tbsp. of good molasses 1 cup of finely chopped raisins 3 cups of flour 1 cup of finely chopped dates

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