Ingredients
2
eggs 1 cup sugar 3 tsp Oleo or butter 1/2 cup milk 1/2
tsp salt 1-1/2 cups flour 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp
Directions
1.
2-1/2 lbs. meal, 1 breakfastcupful sultanas, 1 oz. ground bitter almonds, 3 oz.
2.
chopped sweet almonds, 2 eggs, 3 oz. butter or 1/2 teacupful of oil, 6 oz.
3.
sugar and 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1/4 oz. yeast, milk to moisten the cake.
4.
Dissolve the yeast in a cup of warm water, 100 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, 85
5.
degrees in summer; make a batter of the yeast and water, with two spoonfuls of
6.
the meal, and stand it on a cool place of the stove to rise; do not let it get
7.
hot, as this will spoil the yeast. Meanwhile prepare the fruit and almonds, mix
8.
the meal, fruit, butter (or oil), sugar, cinnamon and eggs; then add the yeast
9.
and as much lukewarm milk as is required to moisten the cake. The dough should
10.
be fairly firm and wet. Let the dough rise in front of the fire. Fill into
11.
greased cake tins and bake for 1-1/2 hours.
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