The Story of Crisco

Butterless-Milkless-Eggless Cake

2 cupfuls brown sugar	3 tablespoonfuls warm water
2/3 cupful Crisco	1/2 teaspoonful powdered mace
2 cupfuls water	1/2 teaspoonful grated nutmeg
2 cupfuls sultana raisins	2 teaspoonfuls baking soda
2 cupfuls seeded raisins	4 cupfuls flour
1 teaspoonful salt	1 teaspoonful baking powder
2 teaspoonfuls powdered cinnamon	1-1/2 cupfuls chopped nut meats
1 teaspoonful powdered cloves	3 tablespoons warm water

Put Crisco into saucepan, add sugar, water, raisins, salt, and spices, and boil three minutes. Cool, and when cold add flour, baking powder, soda dissolved in warm water and nut meats. Mix and turn into Criscoed and floured cake tin and bake in slow oven one and a half hours.

Sufficient for one medium-sized cake.