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| recipe title: |
Watermelon Cake |
| category: |
Desserts |
| keywords: |
cake, watermelon |
| servings: |
6 |
| ingredients: |
1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Sweet milk
3 Egg whites
2 c Flour, sifted
3 1/2 ts Baking powder
Lemon juice to taste
4 Dr red food coloring
1/2 c Raisins
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| directions: |
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Take a little more than 1/2 of the mixture and to it add 1 teaspoon liquid
cochineal (modern: few drops of red food color) and 1/2 cup raisins. Put
the red part in the centre and bake. Cover with a frosting colored green
with spinach (suggest: green food color).
Source: Blue Ribbon Cook Book, 1905 Winnipeg Manitoba Shared by Elizabeth
Rodier
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