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Rich Plum Cake

The following recipe was transcribed ver batim from

Peterson's Magazine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 1867

Three-quarters of a pound of flour, three-quarters of a pound of currants, half a pound of butter, half a pound of sugar, and six eggs. Bake one hour and a half.

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