AN "OLD RECIPE" FOR COFFEE CAKE
- 5 cups flour.
- 1 cup sugar.
- 1 cup raisins.
- 1 cup of liquid coffee.
- 1 cup lard.
- 1 cup molasses.
- 1 tablespoonful saleratus.
- Spices to taste.
Mix like any ordinary cake. This is a very old recipe of Aunt Sarah's mother. The cup used may have been a little larger than the one holding a half pint, used for measuring ingredients in all other cake recipes.
A CHEAP BROWN SUGAR CAKE
- 1 cup brown sugar.
- I tablespoonful lard.
- 1 cup cold water.
- Pinch of salt.
- 2 cups raisins.
- ½ teaspoonful cloves.
- 1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
Boil all together three minutes, cool, then add 1 teaspoonful of soda and ½ teaspoonful of baking powder sifted with 2 cups of flour.