Banana Cake
Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.
Lard ingredient-only recipe
Green Recipe Box lard card
Ingredients
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup lard
- 3 bananas smashed
- 1 teaspoon soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt.
- ¼ teaspoon sour milk
- 10¢ worth walnut meat chopped.
- 1½ cup flour.
Equipment: measuring cups and spoons; mixing vessel; banana-mashing utensil; knife and cutting surface
Shortening recipe with 350-degree note
Decorative Recipe Tin shortening card
Ingredients
- 1½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup shortening
- 3 bananas smashed
- 1 teaspoon soda
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- 4 Teaspoon sour milk
- 10¢ worth walnut meat chopped
- 1½ cup flour
Directions
- Bake at 350°
Temperature: 350°
Equipment: oven; baking pan not specified
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Fat
- Decorative Recipe Tin shortening card
- 1/2 cup shortening
- Green Recipe Box lard card
- 1/2 cup lard
Baking direction
- Decorative Recipe Tin shortening card
- Bake at 350 degrees
- Green Recipe Box lard card
- No baking direction is included
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