War Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 package raisins
• 2 tablespoons fat
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups flour

Method

1. 1

   Boil together for 5 minutes the first nine ingredients.

2. 2

   Cool, add the sifted dry ingredients and bake in two loaves for 45 minutes in a moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 22 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 205. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WAR CAKE 1 cup molasses 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup com syrup V2 teaspoon cloves 11/2 cups water V2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 package raisins 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons fat 1/2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder Boil together for 5 minutes the first nine ingredients. Cool, add the sifted dry ingredients and bake in two loaves for 45 min- utes in a moderate oven. This cake should be kept several days before using. It makes about 20 to 25 servings. If desired, 1 cup of oatmeal may be used in place of J^ cup of flour. OATMEAL MACAROONS 1 tablespoon fat IVz cups oatmeal 1 cup com syrup Vi teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg iVi tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons almond extract if desired Combine the melted fat and the sugar and syrup, add the beaten egg and stir in the other ingredients Drop from a tea- spoon on greased baking sheets or pans and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes. This makes 25 to 28 cookies about 2 inches in diameter 25 FOOD ECONOMY SPONGE CAKE WITHOUT WHEAT 4 eggs I tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup sugar Vs teaspoon salt 1 cup barley flour Separate the whites and yolks of eggs, beat yolks, add lemon juice and sugar, then flour. Fold in well-beaten whites of eggs and bake in slow oven. CORNMEAL COOKIES 1/2 cup melted fat 6 tablespoons sour milk 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 teaspoon soda V2 cup corn syrup

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