1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Shortening or lard
3 Eggs
2 Squares chocolate
2 tb Boiling water
3/4 c Sour milk
1 ts Baking soda
2 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Vanilla
Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. dissolve baking soda in milk.
Meantime, beat together sugar and shortening. Add chocolate. Add eggs
one at a time and beat well. Stir in milk. Add flour, salt and
vanilla. Pour into greased and floured pans and bake in a moderate
oven for about 40-45 minutes.
Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven
temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos
and all.
Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered
by Carolyn Shaw 5-95
Yields
1 servings