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Raisin Cake
Lillie S. Kellison
2 cup sugar
2 sticks oleo
2 cups milk
4 eggs
2 cups raisins (or more)
2 tsp. each nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
2 tsp. soda
1/4 cup cold water
2 cups flour
1 cup nuts
Grease pan, using either tube or flat cake pan.
Cook sugar, oleo, milk, eggs, raisins and spices until the mixture comes to a boil, stirring well. Set aside to cool.
Dissolve 2 tsp. soda in 1/4 cup cold water. Add to cooled mixture.
Stir in 2 cups flour. Beat well.
Add nuts.
Bake 30 minutes at 350º then reduce heat to 300º and bake another 30 minutes.

Applesauce Cake
Lucille B. Burns
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 cups applesauce
1 heaping tsp. soda
1 tsp. each cinnamon, cloves and allspice
3/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup coconut
2 cups dates or raisins
2 cups nuts
1 cup crushed pineapple
Cream eggs, sugar and margarine.
Add all other ingredients and mix well.
Bake at 350º for 1 hour.
Cool in pan 1 hour.
Delicious.