This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
Yolk of 4 eggs. 1 large cup sugar. 1 cup chopped raisins. 1 cup thick sour milk. 1 teaspoon soda. Some citron, cloves, nutmeg. 1 1/2 cups Henkel's flour.
Bake in 3 layers and put together with soft frosting made with whites of eggs.
2 cups light brown sugar. 1 cup unsifted Henkel's flour. 1/2 cup butter. 3 eggs (save 1 white for frosting). 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1/2 cup butter. 1/2 cup milk. Some citron, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon.
Cream butter and sugar, add other ingredients in order given. Heat 1/2 cup milk with 2 squares Baker's chocolate, cook to a paste; add to cake, with 1 rounding teaspoon soda sifted with 1 1/2 cups flour.
Frosting: 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 scant cup water. Boil until it threads, beat in white of egg, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar,
1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat well. Mrs. E. I. Chase.
 
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