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WAR CAKE
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WAR CAKE

4 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

170
Calories
0g
Protein
13g
Fat
15g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons lard
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • one level tablespoon soda dissolved in tablespoon hot water
  • two loaves

Directions

1

2 tablespoons lard. 1 lb. raisins.

2

1/^ teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

3

Boil all together five minutes after it bubbles. When cold add 3V^ cups sifted flour with i/^ teaspoon baking pow- der. Add one level tablespoon soda dissolved in tablespoon hot water. Bake in two loaves.

By Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Lyles, 1860-1924 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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