Bread or Raised Cake

Original Recipe

Two cupfuls of raised dough; beat into it two-thirds of a cup of butter and two cups of sugar creamed together, three eggs, well beaten, one even teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of milk, half a nutmeg grated, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, a teaspoonful of cloves, one cup of raisins. Mix all well together, put in the beaten whites of eggs and raisins last; beat all hard for several minutes; put in buttered pans and let it stand half an hour to rise again before baking. Bake in a moderate oven. Half a glass of brandy is an improvement, if you have it convenient.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cupfuls of raised dough
  • 1 cup of butter and two cups of sugar creamed together
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 even teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of milk
  • 1 nutmeg grated
  • 1 tablespoonful of cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoonful of cloves
  • 1 cup of raisins
  • 10 whites of eggs and raisins last
  • 1 glass of brandy is an improvement

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Two cupfuls of raised dough; beat into it two-thirds of a cup of butter and two cups of sugar creamed together, three eggs, well beaten, one even teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of milk, half a nutmeg grated, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, a teaspoonful of cloves, one cup of raisins.

  2. 2

    Mix all well together, put in the beaten whites of eggs and raisins last; beat all hard for several minutes; put in buttered pans and let it stand half an hour to rise again before baking.

  3. 3

    Bake in a _moderate_ oven.

  4. 4

    Half a glass of brandy is an improvement, if you have it convenient.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)