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Easy


PROVIDENCE CAKE

1 cup butter
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
½ pint milk
3 cups flour
1 pint raisins
½ tsp each nutmeg, cloves, saleratus

1. Heat oven to 325-350 degrees.
2. Butter loaf pan, probably 8"x4"x4".
3. Sift flour, salt, and spices along with soda, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add in beaten eggs and beat well.
5. Add flour, to which raisins have been added-just a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. When all the flour has been added, beat the entire batter until smooth and velvety.
7. Turn into prepared pan and bake 60 to 75 minutes


NOTE: It doesn't say when to add milk but you add it in step 6. Also Saleratus is baking soda and 2 cups equal 1 pint.


What does it say about this time period:
This Providence Cake tells you that they loved to use sugar, raisins, flour and many spices. They use many of these in there other recipes too. This cake would probably be made once in a while but often. This cake shows me the people wanted to make something with more flavor. This might be made for special occasions. But it used easy to keep ingredients.