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tert in seattle

Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> I have possesion of my Grandmothers recipe box. The box itself may have
>> been her mother's box. Grandma was born in 1900 which could clue to the age
>> of the box if it belonged to her mother as my Uncle told me. Everyone in my
>> family is dead who would know.
>>
>> There is one recipe in the cake section which is very old and the top with
>> the title is gone, to me this is a chocolate cake frosting recipe but the
>> raw egg is throwing me off.
>>
>> As it was written,
>>
>> "1 cup sugar, 1/2 scant cup of butter or shortening, 1 egg, 1 pinch of
>> salt, 3/4 cup of soured milk, 1 extra large cup of flour, 1 teaspoonful
>> of soda, 4 heaping teaspoonfuls of cocoa with enough hot water to make a
>> smooth paste".
>
> With a large cup of raw flour in it, surely it's going to be cooked?
> More like a sort of chocolate sauce except it's very short of milk.

could be brownies