Recipe - Indian Squaw Cake

2 cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Bacon grease
2 cup Water or milk
1 cup Raisins
1 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Allspice
One half teaspoon Salt
3 One half cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Nuts; chopped

Put sugar and bacon grease into a cast iron pot and heat. Stir in water or
milk, raisins, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Bring to a boil; allow to
boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take pot from stove and allow to
cool. Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add this to
cooled mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into buttered
baking pan. Bake @ 350 degrees for 40 minutes. This squaw cake is to be
eaten plain or sprinkled with some powdered sugar.

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