Comments on: Recipe for Martha Washington’s Great Cake

By: the person below me - Page 208 - Epilepsy Forum

the person below me - Page 208 - Epilepsy Forum — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 06:18:25 +0000

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By: Renata Jelito

Renata Jelito — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:17:41 +0000

In reply to Seasonal Wisdom.

Victoria, I also made a fruitcake that was infused with sherry in the same way, yum!. Propably in the same time frame, I do love a good fruitcake.

By: Seasonal Wisdom

Seasonal Wisdom — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:58:52 +0000

In reply to Victoria Cross.

Your version sounds delicious, Victoria. Cheers!

By: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:53:18 +0000

I used to make this when I was in junior high and high school for family Christmas gifts, but the recipe I had (and has since been lost; I graduated high school in 1978) used brandy and rum, was baked in small loaf pans and was wrapped in cheese cloth and sprinkled with brandy and/or rum every couple of weeks for six to eight weeks. Would this have been a case of someone altering the recipe (probably my Scottish relatives, lol).

By: Seasonal Wisdom

Seasonal Wisdom — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 16:30:07 +0000

In reply to Patti.

Hi Patti: Thanks for your message. I also sent you a private reply. As long as you give proper credit for the recipes, you may include them in your book. Good luck with your fun project!

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 22:48:34 +0000

I love the original Martha Washington cake and the modern version. Sure makes a boxed cake mix look bland! Do you mind if I put the original and the modern versions in a book I am writing about my great grandma? (1873-1961) She baked many of these old recipes and I remember her Martha Washington cake she baked in her wood cook stove. She cooked the frosting in her cast iron pans. She died in 1961 and refused to have an electric stove in the house. She said water and electricity don’t mix and she wasn’t getting electrocuted cooking for her family!
My cousin has her handwritten cookbook and I am sure the Martha Washington cake is in but by the time I was born, Great Grandma Daisy had it memorized so never used the recipe book.

By: Celebrate January 5 – The Twelfth Night of Christmas | The Hegemon

Celebrate January 5 – The Twelfth Night of Christmas | The Hegemon — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 02:11:24 +0000

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By: George Washington: One of Our First Foodies (Plus a Recipe!) - Seasonal Wisdom

George Washington: One of Our First Foodies (Plus a Recipe!) - Seasonal Wisdom — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:06:11 +0000

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By: Seasonal Wisdom

Seasonal Wisdom — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:21:35 +0000

In reply to Renata Jelito.

Renate, that’s absolutely true! Thanks for reminding us why homemade items are often more valuable. Hope to see you again. Teresa

By: Renata Jelito

Renata Jelito — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:21:11 +0000

Look at this even Martha Washington, her family and guests loved a good fruit cake.
Unfortunately the families of today associate fruit cake with something that comes out of a tin can, has been shipped from god only knows where, created by someone who that you don’t even know and never will. What is missing in these tins is the love that a local baker or family member adds that makes all food special.