War Cake - WWII recipe
#12
Thanks for sharing the photo with beautiful handwriting. That generation that made do and had pride doing it is a thing of the past. My grandmother, now age 98, had an old christmas card from the Depression era, it was a scrap of old wallpaper folded in half with a clever little poem of how hard times were and no money, so they ripped the wallpaper off to send the greeting.
#13
Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 9
My mother used to make this cake when I was a kid (I'm 82) but we called it "Boiled Raisin Cake". In the winter we would put the kettle that held the boiled ingredients outside the kitchen door in a snow bank to quickly cool. We always baked it in a tube cake pan, once the oven was heated up in the kitchen wood stove. I am so glad to get this recipe again. Thank you for sharing.
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 5,052
Oh my gosh, I couldnt believe it when I saw this. I have my grandmothers recipe for War Cake, and she called it that too. I remember it being one of our favorite cakes growing up. I make one every Christmas, they are so good and so moist.
#18
I have several of my MILs,recipts in her hand writing,one is for a cornmeal pie, she said that is what they used for a pecan pie, they couldn't afford pecans, I made it once and it did taste like pecans.
d.swindle
d.swindle
#20
My mother used to make this cake and I have been looking for this recipe since she died 37 years ago.....I love this cake......now I can pass it down to my children..........Thanks so much..............
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
craftybear
Recipes
8
09-30-2011 08:32 PM
Krystyna
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
7
09-14-2011 09:14 AM
craftybear
Recipes
2
02-21-2011 03:51 AM