JAM CAKE

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

1/2 cups sugar

cup margarine

eggs, beaten

tsp cinnamon

tsp allspice

4 tbs cornstarch

3 cups sugar

2 tbs lemon juice

8c blackberries

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

12 tbs margarine, softened

tsp cloves

1/2 tsp baking soda

4 tbs sour milk

cups flour

small jar fruit jam

In a medium pot, stir together the cornstarch and 1/2

cups cold water until cornstarch is dissolved. Add 2

cups sugar, lemon juice, and blackberries. Stir well.

Transfer to a large skillet. In a large pot, combine 1

cup sugar, baking powder, flour, and salt. Blend in

margarine until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add

1/2 cups boiling water and stir until it forms a dough.

Bring the blackberry mixture to a boil. Stir often to

prevent scorching. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto

the mixture.

Cream together sugar and margarine. Add eggs

and spices. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk and

add to mixture. Add fruit jam. Mix well and add flour

to make batter. Bake in a loaf pan in cardboard

oven at 350 45 minutes.

SAUSAGE CAKE

Remove for stove and bake in cardboard oven at

lb sausage, cooked and drained

cups sugar

cup raisins

cup warm coffee

tsp cloves

tsp cinnamon

tsp allspice

tsp nutmeg

/4 cups chopped walnuts

tsp baking soda

1/2 cups flour

00 for 20-25 minutes.

BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE WITH

CARAMEL ICING

cup margarine

cups sugar

large eggs, beaten

cups flour plus 1 tbs

1/2 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp ground cloves

/2 tsp cinnamon

/4ysp salt

Combine all dry ingredients well. Add coffee to

make batter. Bake in ,loaf pan in cardboard oven at

00 for 45 minutes.

cup buttermilk

tsp baking soda

CINNAMON CRISPS

1 cup raisins

cup pecans

/4 cups sugar

1 cup blackberry jam

Icing

3 cups brown sugar

1 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cups margarine

/3 cups shortening

/3 cups margarine

tsp cinnamon

/4 cups milk

tsp baking powder

/2 cups flour

In a medium pot, cream together the margarine and

sugar. Add eggs and combine well. In a large pot,

mix well flour, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and salt.

In a small pot, combine buttermilk and baking soda.

Add the butter mixture to the flour mixture alternating

with the buttermilk mixture. Mix well each time. Add

raisins, pecans, jam, and 1 tbs flour. Stir well until

combined. Line the bottoms of 2 greased 9in cake

pans with wax paper and grease the paper. Pour

the batter into the pans and bake in a cardboard

oven at 325 for 40 minutes. Let cool for 15minutes,

then invert, remove layers and cool completely.

Cream together sugar, shortening, and margarine.

Add rest of ingredients and mix well. Add a little

more milk, enough to make a dough that can be

rolled. Roll out very thin and cut. Bake in cardboard

oven at 400 for 15 minutes.

The Geezer Cookbook

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Dwayne Pritchett