Wheatless, Eggless, Butterless, Milkless, Sugarless Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups raisins
• 1.5 cups fine cornmeal
• 2 cups rye flour
• 0.75 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons fat
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon soda

Method

1. 1

   Cook corn syrup, water, raisins, fat, salt and spices slowly for 15 minutes.

2. 2

   When cool, add flour, soda or baking powder, thoroughly blended.

3. 3

   Bake in slow oven for 1 hour.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Foods that will win the war (1918) by Charles Houston Goudiss, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHEATLESS, EGGLESS, BUTTERLESS, MILKLESS, SUGARLESS CAKE » 1 eup corn syrup 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 cups water 13 cups fine cornmeal, 2 cups 2 cups raisins rye flour; or, 34 cups 2 tablespoons fat whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon or, 4 teaspoon soda Cook corn syrup, water, raisins, fat, salt and spices slowly 15 min- utes. When cool, add flour, soda or baking powder, thoroughly blended. Bake in slow oven 1 hour. The longer this cake is kept, the better the texture and flavor. This recipe is sufficient to fill one medium- sized bread pan. SOUR MILK GINGER BREAD 2 tablespoons fat 4 cup sour milk 7 cup molasses 1 teaspoon soda 1 egg 2 cups whole wheat flour 4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ginger AND HOW TO COOK THEM — 67 Mix soda and molasses. Add other ingredients. Bake in muffin pans 20 minutes or loaf 40 minutes. MAPLE CAKE + cup fat 14 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup corn syrup 4+ teaspoon soda 14 teaspoons mapline 4 cup milk 1 egg 4 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 cup coarsely cut nuts Cream fat, syrup and mapline. Add beaten egg. Sift dry ingre- dients and add alternately with milk. Add flavoring and nuts last. Beat well. Bake 20 minutes in layer pan. This quantity makes one layer. COCOANUT SURPRISE 6 slices of bread cut in half 1 tablespoon corn syrup 4 cup of milk 2 tablespoons fresh grated 1 egg yolk cocoanut Tart jelly Mix milk, egg yolk and corn syrup. Dip bread in this mixture and brown in frying pan, with small amount of fat. Spread with currant or other tart jelly, preserve or marmalade. Sprinkle with cocoanut and serve as cakes. SOY BEAN WAFERS 1 cup soy beans, finely chopped 4 teaspoon lemon or vanilla 4 cup butter or shortening 4 cup flour 4 cup sugar 1 egg 4 cup corn syrup 2 teaspoons baking powder

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