Slang Jang, Pecan Cake (1894)

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I just returned from the UT campus and I have a lot of nice stuff, and  y'all
owe me.
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K. K. K. COOK BOOK
BY
THE "KUTE KOOKING KLUB,"
HONEY GROVE, TEXAS
CINCINNATI:
PRESS OF THE ROBERT CLARKE COMPANY
1894
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Pg. 35:
_Hot Tamales._
(...)
_Slang Jang._
One can of oysters, one can of tomatoes, one bottle of pickles, one bottle
of pepper sauce, three onions sliced; salt and pepper to taste.
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Pg. 79:
_Pecan Cake._
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, four cups of flour, one cup of sweet
milk, whites of eight eggs, one heaping teaspoon baking powder. Flour one pint
of pecan kernels, stir into batter, bake in a slow oven.
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(No "Pecan Pie"--ed.)

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