Spice Cake
From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886
Serves 2
Presented as published in 1886. 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 The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 354. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
f tea- spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon and allspice, half a nutmeg. CHESS CAKE. Yolks of ten eggs, two cups of sugar, one of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk; beat all together very lightly; flavor with lemon extract, and bake in rich crust, same as pies. SPICE CAKE. One heaping coffee cup sugar, one-half teacup butter, one and one- half teacups sour milk, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, one cup fruit, one teaspoonful soda
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