Grandma Elford's recipe

Butter, Eggless & Milk-less Cake - War Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup of brown sugar

1 teaspoon of ground cloves

1 cup of water

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/3 cup of lard or vegetable shortening

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

2 cups of seeded raisons (not sultanas)

pinch of salt

Instructions:

Boil above ingredients for 2 minutes. Cool approximately 10 minutes the add 1 teaspoon of baking soda and a little hot water, 2 cups of sifted flour and 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder.

Bake in a slow oven at 325 F / 165 C for approximately 1 hour.

Grandma's recipe

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