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Spirella Fruit Cake

From The Times cook book, no. 2, 1905

Serves 14

This cake is delicate and deliciously flavored.

Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Times cook book, no. 2 (1905) by Los Angeles Times, page 76. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPIRELLA FRUIT CAKE. (Orig- inal.) Mrs. C. L. Pardee, 1614 Winfleld street, Los Angeles.— Take five cups flour, one and a half cups sugar, one and a half cups butter, half cup milk, one cup molasses, six eggs, three pounds iaisins, three pounds cur- rants, one pound citron, one nutmeg, two tablespooons cinnamon, two teaspoons allspice, one teaspoon, cloves, one tea- spoon soda

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