Indian Squaw Cake
Ingredients
2 cup sugar
3/4 cup bacon grease
2 cup water or milk
1 cup raisins
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup nuts, chopped
Preparation
Put sugar and bacon grease into a cast iron pot and heat. Stir in
water or milk, raisins, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Bring to a
boil; allow to boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take pot from
stove and allow to cool. Sift together flour, baking soda and baking
powder. Add this to cooled mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in nuts.
Pour batter into buttered baking pan. Bake @ 350 degrees for 40
minutes. This squaw cake is to be eaten plain or sprinkled with some
powdered sugar.
Servings: 1
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