From Snoleppard42@aol.com Tue Jan 13 13:35:15 2004 Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:19:08 +0000 (UTC) From: Snoleppard42@aol.com Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: War Cake Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes Hello all, I thought this was a really intetesting recipe I found it on an AOL/Google search for World War II recipes; I believe it was on a university web site. I'm sorry, I thought I had typed in the source but apparently forgot it. Happy New Year! ANN IN FLA War Cake (1942) From HOW TO COOK A WOLF One of the most interesting American books to emerge during World War II was M. F. K. Fisher's classic work, How To Cook a Wolf, (1942). Fisher provided numerous suggestions that ranged from how to cope with rationing, to the storage of food in bomb shelters. Her writing style was witty, and designed to "keep the wolf from the family door." Fisher was an important educator who taught careful food planning. Her social observations were also sharp: "Potatoes are one of the last things to disappear in times of war . . . they should not be forgotten in times of peace." "One of the best endings to a supper is nothing at all. If the food has been simple, plentiful, and well prepared, if there has been time to eat it quietly, with a friend or two, then more often than not, most people will choose to leave it so, with perhaps only a little cup of coffee for their souls' sake." Fisher is best known, however, for her famous War Cake Recipe, a dessert designed to help families get through the hard times . . . War Cake 1/2 cup shortening (bacon grease can be substituted) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon of other spices: cloves, mace, ginger 1 cup chopped raisins or other dried fruits such as prunes or figs 1 cup sugar, brown or white 1 cup water 2 cups flour, white or whole wheat 1/4 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons baking powder Boil sugar, shortening, raisins, dates, salt and spices for 3 min. Remove from heat and let cool. When cool, add flour, baking soda and baking powder that have been sifted together; beat well. Pour into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com. Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please allow several days for your submission to appear. Archives: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/