War-time Cake

Name: War-time Cake
Ingredients: 4 ozs. Lard and Margarine; 4 1b. of Currants or Raisins; 11 ozs. of Sugar; 1 Teaspoonful Bicarbonate Soda; 1 Ib. of Flour; 2 Teaspoonsful Baking Powder; 1 oz. of Yeast in 1 gill of warm Milk; 2 Eggs

From The housewives' book of recipes & hints, 1940

Mrs. J. W. Rooxs, Hopton Lane

Presented as published in 1940. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The housewives' book of recipes & hints (1940) by Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence (Great Britain), page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WAR-TIME CAKE. 4 ozs. Lard and Margarine 4 1b. of Currants or Raisins 11 ozs. of Sugar 1 Teaspoonful Bicarbonate Soda 1 Ib. of Flour 2 Teaspoonsful Baking Powder 1 oz. of Yeast in 1 gill of warm Milk 2 Eggs

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