Monday, August 23, 2010

Looking for a recipe for TIP Top Cake, from an old Mennonite cookbook?

Hopefully this is what you are looking for:





Mary At The Farm And The Book Of Recipes


by Edith M. Thomas 1915





MARY'S COLLECTION OF RECIPES





TIP-TOP CAKE





1 lb. granulated sugar.


1 cup butter.


1 cup milk.


4 eggs.


1 lb. chopped raisins. (Citron may be used instead of raisins.)


陆 a nutmeg, grated.


5 scant cups of flour.


5 teaspoonfuls baking powder.


Mix together same as ordinary cake and bake in a loaf. This Aunt Sarah considered one of her finest cake recipes. She had used it for years in her family. The friend who gave this recipe to Aunt Sarah said: ';A couple of tablespoonfuls of brandy will improve the cake.';
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