(Fine)One pound fat pork, 4 eggs, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 2-3 cup hot water, 1 cup (large) raisins, 2-3 cup currants, 2 teaspoons soda. Spice of all kinds. This makes 2 large cakes, which will keep like fruit cake.

Chop pork very fine; pour the hot water over it (coffee is better), then let it cool When cool put in sugar, molasses, raisins, then eggs. Flour last with soda mixed into it. Apples may be substituted for raisins but they should be boiled in molasses to give rich color.

Pork Cake (No Eggs)

Pour 1 pint boiling water over 3-4 lb fat salt pork chopped or ground fine. When cool add 1 cup molasses, 2 cups brown sugar, 6 cups flour, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 tablespoon each cinnamon cloves and allspice and 1 grated nutmeg; add 2 lbs raisins, 1 lb currants and 1/2 lb citron. Bake in a moderate oven.