Upside-Down Cake (1923)

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Tue Jun 14 20:04:42 UTC 2005


The editor of Food History News was looking for a pre-1924 citation of
"Upside-Down Cake" a while back. This one doesn't have the usual pineapples  (Dole
pineapple had ads in 1925)--this has prunes!
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(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
     _The Syracuse Herald_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=lrCUoQlefzKKID/6NLMW2jv5zVjK8ZrqtgFjzNmUlm8pUisYGfDxEUIF+CsZYmrz)  _Thursday,
March 15, 1923_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)
_Syracuse,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="upside+down+cake"+AND+cityid:28660+AND+stateid:67+AND+range:1753-1924)   _New  York_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="upside+down+cake"+AND+stateid:67+AND+ran
ge:1753-1924)   ...rvi KK  Unusual Prune Dishes UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE. Wash and
soak  the prunes in..
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Pg. 15:
_Unusual_
_Prune Dishes_
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_UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE._
Wash and soak the prunes in warm water for several hours; drain and remove
pits; beat one egg till light, gradually add one-half cup of sugar; beat till
creamy. Measure one cup sifted flour, sift again with one teaspoon baking
powder; add to egg mixture alternatively with one-quarter cup milk or water;
beat well, add two tablespoons melted shortening, one teaspoon vanilla; melt two
tablespoons butter in a small iron frying pan; spread one-half cup brown
sugar  evenly over pan, then one-quarter cup chopped walnuts; cover with prunes,
then  pour on cake batter. Bake in a moderate oven about 25 minutes. Will serve
five  persons.



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