Sunday, August 26, 2012

Save Your Confederate Money, Boys, The South Gonna Rise Again



"Confederate Fruit Cake. Two cupsful each of flour and molasses, one pint of dried fruit parboiled and fine chopped, one tablespoonful of lard and small teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a wineglassful of vinegar."

Mrs. Porter's New Southern Cookery Book, 1871.
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5 comments:

  1. LadytatsAugust 26, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    o.k. 2 cups flour, but 2 cups molasses? that seems like a lot

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  2. ShayAugust 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Yeah, that's what I thought.

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  3. BunnykinsAugust 27, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    Sounds more like treacle pudding than cake. The recipes I've seen use about the same amount of flour and molasses or golden syrup.

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  4. BunnykinsAugust 27, 2012 at 3:17 AM

    Looks more like a recipe for treacle pudding where the flour and treacle (or golden syrup) amounts are about the same.

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  5. AnneAugust 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Where's the bourbon to wash it down with?

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