Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1915 — SERVE THIS SUNDAY EVENING [ARTICLE]

SERVE THIS SUNDAY EVENING

What Is Known as “Farmer’s Fruit Cake" Is Bomewhat Different From the Ordinary Delicacy. Three coffee cupfuls of dried apples, two of molasses and one of butter, ene of sugar, one of raisins, stoned and chopped, two eggs, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, two teaspoonfuls of soda and one pound and about one-half cupful over of flour to be of the consistency of soft ginger cake. Put the apples to soak over night (in cold water), in the morning chop them very fine and stew them in a cupful of water they were soaked in, and add two of molasses. When very soft take them from the fire, turn them out to cool and add to them while warm two teaspoonfuls of powdered cinnamon, the same of cloves and the Juice and rind of the lemon. Stir to a cream the butter and the sugar, and add the eggs beaten light, then the apple and raisins, then the flour and beat the soda dissolved In a tablespoonful of hot water. Bake in a moderate oven an hour and a half or two. Test with a splint.