"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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> On May 31, 8:16 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...> On 5/30/2011 3:18 PM,
>> wrote:
>>
>> >> Yes, from a box mix.
>>
>> >> I snagged this recipe off of The Pioneer Woman's website.
>>
>> > I've never heard of mixing in canned oranges into a cake batter. That's
>> > a
>> > new idea. Your recipe is too complicated for me but dumping in a can of
>> > oranges into a cake sounds just nutty enough to work. I will try this.
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> My aunt made a white cake that called for a can of crushed pineapple. It
>> was absolutely delicious! Unfortunately she died and no one has the the
>> recipe. I've no idea what happened to her recipe box.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Was it Hummingbird Cake, a southern favorite? Take a look at a
> Googled recipe -
>
> This reminds me about my grandmama - she put crushed pineapple in
> everything imaginable.
>
> N.

My aunt wasn't from the south. She was born in and died in Ohio. I'm not
sure, other than attending my long ago wedding in Tennessee, she'd ever been
anywhere near the southern U.S. That doesn't mean she couldn't have
gotten the recipe from some southern cook book. I really have no idea. I
do remember the cake was not frosted.

Jill