On Jul 26, 10:05*am, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On 26-Jul-2010, piedmont > wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > There is one recipe in the cake section which is very old and the top with
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> > the title is gone, to me this is a chocolate cake frosting recipe but the
> > raw egg is throwing me off.
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> > As it was written,
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> > "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
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> > of soda, *4 heaping teaspoonfuls of cocoa with enough hot water to make a
> > smooth paste".
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> Sounds similar to a brownie recipe to me; with the egg flour it surely
> requires baking and the baking soda is the leavening.

Rising is guaranteed by using an acidic liquid (sour milk) with the
baking soda. It's a cake.