50+ Friends Club Cookbook
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Boiled Cake with Lemon Sauce
From the Kitchen of:
Yankee Plumber
| Boiled Cake |
| 1 | cup | sugar |
| 1/2 | cup | lard |
| 1 | cup | raisins |
| 1 | tsp | cloves |
| 1 | tsp | cinnamon |
| 1 | tsp | nutmeg |
| 1 | tsp | allspice |
| 1-1/4 | cups | water |
| 1-1/2 | cups | flour |
| 1 | tsp | baking soda |
- Place first eight ingredients into a saucepan. Heat
to a boil. Cool.
- Add the flour and baking soda and mix.
- Pour mixture into a shallow baking pan.
- Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for about 1 hour or
until done.
| Lemon Sauce |
| 1/2 | cup | sugar |
| 1 | cup | water |
| 1 | tbsp | cornstarch |
| 3 | tbsp | butter |
| 1-1/2 | tbsp | lemon juice |
| 1/2 | tsp | grated lemon rind |
| dash | | salt |
- Combine sugar, water and cornstarch in a double boiler
(over .. not in .. boiling water) and stir until thickened.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Serve hot!