Coffee Cake
One cup cold strong coffee, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter or substitute, 4 cups flour (sifted), 1 cup raisins, 1 tsp. soda; Slade's cloves, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Bake 40 minutes.
— Mrs. Raymond L. Middlemas
A church class in Worcester, Massachusetts pooled its recipes in 1922 — and signed every one of them.
One cup cold strong coffee, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter or substitute, 4 cups flour (sifted), 1 cup raisins, 1 tsp. soda; Slade's cloves, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Bake 40 minutes.
— Mrs. Raymond L. Middlemas