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Dried Apple Cake

Two cups of syrup or molasses, three cups of dried apples, one cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one cup of sour milk, one teaspoon of soda, four eggs, four cups of flour, one cup of currants (or more), one cup raisins (or more), one teaspoon cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, one nutmeg, two teaspoons of yeast powder. Soak apples in as little water as possible over night; in the morning chop fine and boil one-half hour in molasses. When cold, add butter, sugar, and milk with soda dissolved, eggs, flour, fruit, spices, and yeast powder.-Mrs H. N. Stevens.

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