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Default Your grandmother's Amalgation Cake

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:17:52 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Interesting name! There are recipes available by googling but no
>indication why it is called "Amalgamation Cake". Does any know if it
>commemorates some historical occasion?


I think the name commemorates what it is, James. It's an amalgam of
ingredients.

amalgamate: to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially : to merge
into a single body


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