4 c Yellow sugar 1 lb Mixed peel
2 c Butter 1/2 lb Almonds
10 Eggs 1/2 lb Walnuts
2 c Sour cream 3 lb Raisins
1 ts (large)soda 3 lb Currants
1/2 c Baking syrup 7 c Flour
2 c Chopped dates
Directions: Also include Vanilla and Lemon Extract, cloves, cinnamon,
mace and 1 1/2 nutmegs. Use some of the flour to flour raisins,
currants, dates, peel and nut meats.Put this together in order
written down. Bake in a slow oven 3 or 4 hours. This makes a 4 story
cake. This is transcribed from my grandmother’s handwritten recipe
book, used by her during the first quarter of this century.
Liz Parkinson
Yields
1 servings
