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| Watermelon (c. 1855) |
"1/2 cup butter.
1 cup sugar.
1/2 cup sweet milk.
3 whites of eggs.
2 cups flour.
1 teaspoon cream tartar.
1/2 teaspoon soda.
Flavor with lemon.
Take a little more than 1/3 of the mixture and to it add 1 teaspoon liquid cochineal and 1/2 cup raisins. Put the red part in the center and bake. Cover with a frosting colored green with spinach."
Smiley's Cook Book (1896)This is perfect for a child's birthday party. The kids will be so busy picking out the raisins they won't notice the cake is made of spinach goo and liquified insects.
