Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

by Unknown

GRANDMOTHER’S MOLASSES CAKE

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins and currants
• flour to make a soft batter
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon cloves
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 cups sour milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and beaten eggs. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with 1½ cups of sour milk. Mix the soda in the remaining milk and add with remainder of flour. Floured currants and raisins are added last. Bake in a loaf pan in a slow oven about one hour.