Ingredient:
--CAKE:--
1 1/2 c. safflower oil
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, one at a time
2 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 to 4 c. grated carrots
--ICING:--
1 (8 oz.) pkg. soft cream cheese
Up to 1 box powdered sugar (as sweet
as you wish)
1/4 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts
Direction:
CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend oil and sugar. Add
eggs, one at a time; beat well. Mix dry ingredients and add
gradually. Add carrots and beat. Bake 1 hour or longer in
greased and floured tube (or bundt) pan until tester comes out
clean. ICING: Melt butter, blend in cheese; add sugar,
vanilla and nuts. |
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. |