{"id":3918,"slug":"new-england-election-cake","title":"NEW ENGLAND ELECTION CAKE","description":"From Fifty-two Sunday dinners: A book of recipes (1913) by Elizabeth O. Hiller.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup bread dough slightly rounded.","1/3 cup Cottolene.","2 eggs.","1 cup soft brown sugar.","1/2 cup sour milk.","2/3 cup seeded and shredded raisins.","6 large figs chopped fine.","1-1/4 cups flour.","1/2 teaspoon soda.","1/4 teaspoon cloves.","1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.","1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.","1 teaspoon salt."],"ingredients_norm":["bread dough slightly rounded","shortening","egg","soft brown sugar","sour milk","and shredded raisin","figs chopped fine","flour","soda","clove","nutmeg","cinnamon","salt"],"steps":["Cream Cottolene and work it in the dough with the hand.","Add eggs well beaten, sugar, soda dissolved in milk, fruit dredged with one-fourth cup flour, remainder flour mixed and sifted with spices and salt.","Beat thoroughly with the hand.","Turn mixture into a well-buttered, brick-shaped bread pan, cover and let rise for one and a quarter hours in a warm place.","Bake one hour in a moderate oven.","Spread with"],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31534","source_ref":"pg:31534:171","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"10d96531122340865efe4e6a92e98caacf98ef4a40cf6191d80aa745477514ca","created_at":"2026-08-02T15:47:12Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:16:48Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1913), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/new-england-election-cake"}