Title: War Economy Recipe Book

Author: “Housewife”

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1943

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

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Catania Cake.

(Eggless, Butterless.)

1 cup brown sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1¼ cups water, 2 cups flour, 1 cup any dried fruit, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 oz. cut peel (optional), ¾ cup lard. Flavour with cinnamon. Boil sugar, water, fruit, lard, salt and spice together in saucepan for three minutes. When cool add sifted flour and baking powder. Mix well and bake in greased cake tin about 45 minutes in moderate oven.