Huckleberry Cake.
Reading edition
Take: Sugar, 1 cupful; molasses, 1 cupful; milk, 1 cupful; butter, ½ cupful; cream-tartar, 1½ teaspoonfuls; soda, 1 teaspoonful; flour; huckleberries, 1 pt.; allspice, cinnamon, and cloves.
Beat together one cup of sugar, one of molasses, one of milk, half a cup of butter, one teaspoonful and a half of cream-tartar, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little warm water; stir in enough flour to make a soft sponge, and then add one pint of huckleberries, washed and dredged; season to taste with allspice, cinnamon, and cloves.
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