1 c Brown sugar
1 c Water
2 c Seedless raisins; chopped
1/2 c Shortening
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 pn Salt
1 ts Baking soda in a little hot
-water (1 or 2 tblsp)
2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
This comes from the Wesley Cookbook
(by Florence Cerda)
Put brown sugar, water, raisins, shortening, nutmeg, cloves and salt in
saucepan. Boil together 3 minutes, then cool. When cold, add soda-hot water
mixture. Sift together flour and baking powder. Mix into batter. Bake in
moderate oven at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
Note: This was used in World Wars I and II. It was called the Less Cake.
Yields
1 Servings