Side Pannel
Pork Cake
Ingredients List
- 1/2 lb Fatty salt pork *
- 5 c Flour
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 ts Nutmeg
- 1 ts Cinnamon
- 1/2 c Sugar
- 1 c Minced currants
- 1 1/4 c Boiling water
- 1 1/4 ts Baking soda
- 2 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1 ts Ground cloves
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/2 c Molasses
Directions
* Finely ground
Put ground salt pork in heat-proof bowl and add boiling water. Set aside
for a half hour, stirring occasionally.
Sift together all dry ingredients except sugar
Pour pork and water into a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, followed by
sugar and molasses. Add dry ingredients and currants and stir to mix well.
Grease and flour 2 9-by-4-inch bread pans. Divide batter between them and
bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Cakes are done when they have the
resliiency of a medium-rare steak.
Enjoy!
From The Bad For You Cookbook by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller
Put ground salt pork in heat-proof bowl and add boiling water. Set aside
for a half hour, stirring occasionally.
Sift together all dry ingredients except sugar
Pour pork and water into a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, followed by
sugar and molasses. Add dry ingredients and currants and stir to mix well.
Grease and flour 2 9-by-4-inch bread pans. Divide batter between them and
bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Cakes are done when they have the
resliiency of a medium-rare steak.
Enjoy!
From The Bad For You Cookbook by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller
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