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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 lb Sugar
1/2 lb Butter
5 Eggs
1/8 pt Molasses
1/2 lb Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 Nutmeg
1 ts Clove
1 ts Mace
1 ts Cinnamon
1/8 pt Brandy
1 lb Raisins
2/3 lb Currants
2/3 lb Citron

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and molasses. Beat well. Add flour,
soda, and spices. Add brandy, then raisins, currants, and citron. Pour
dough into 2 loaf pans [4 fruitcake pans*] lined with waxed paper and
bake 3-4 hrs at 300F [60-70 min at 325F*]. Place shallow pan of hot
water on bottom of oven, but remove for last hr of baking. [Test with
toothpick.*] Let loaves cool before removing from pan. [*suggestions of
a practiced experimenter (not myself!)] Posted By
(Dr. Bob) On rec.food.recipes or
rec.food.cooking


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