Originally Posted by hazeljane

I have a WWII recipe from my friend Mona's mother, who is now 91:


Cream together:
1/2 c Crisco
1 cup sugar

Dissolve 1/2 tsp baking soda into 1 can condensed tomato soup (This is messy- I do it in a small bowl, because it grows)

Mix together dry ingredients:

1 3/4 c flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg.

Mix everything together, add in chopped nuts and or raisins as desired.

I bake this in a well greased tube pan one hour at 350.

It's excellent! It was designed when butter, eggs and milk were in short supply.