The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Family Cake

Warm half a pound of butter and mix with it an equal quantity of moist sugar, a pound of molasses, a couple of eggs a breakfast cupful of sour milk; mix together also a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda with four large cupfuls of flour and place in the pan, beating them well. Then take half a pound of well-stoned raisins and a pound of well-washed currants, dried, flour them and stir in with the other preparation. Place on a greased pan, baking in an oven until done, and serve.

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