Ingredient:
--CAKE:--
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. cold water
--ICING:--
6 tbsp. stick margarine
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 (16 oz.) box powdered sugar
3 tbsp. brewed coffee (can be instant)
Direction:
CAKE: Use an 8 x 8 x 2 inch Pyrex pan, ungreased. Sift all
dry ingredients. Add liquids. Mix with a fork to get all
lumps out. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until
cake is done. ICING: In a small mixing bowl mix by hand
with a spoon: margarine, cocoa and coffee. Add powdered
sugar at about a 1/4 of the box at a time. Mix until smooth. |
Ingredient:
- 1 peck 4 to 6 inch pickles
4 grape or horseradish leaves
1 bunch dill weed
6 qts. water
2 tbsp. alum
1 1/2 pt. vinegar
1 1/2 c. canning salt
8 cloves garlic, optional
A 4 gal. crock
Direction: Wash and place in crock; pickles, grape (or horseradish) leaves and dill. Boil together water, vinegar, salt, and alum for at least 5 minutes. Cool and pour over pickles. Weight with plate to keep pickles covered with brine solution and cure for 10 days. You may add garlic after the eighth day. Let cure in a cool place. |