Title: Pork Cake
Categories: Cake Pork
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2	lb	Fatty salt pork *
5	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Nutmeg
1	ts	Cinnamon
1/2	c	Sugar
1	c	Minced currants
1 1/4	c	Boiling water
1 1/4	ts	Baking soda
2 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Ground cloves
2		Eggs
1 1/2	c	Molasses

* Finely ground

Put ground salt pork in heat-proof bowl and add boiling water. Set aside for a half hour, stirring occasionally.

Sift together all dry ingredients except sugar

Pour pork and water into a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, followed by sugar and molasses. Add dry ingredients and currants and stir to mix well.

Grease and flour 2 9-by-4-inch bread pans. Divide batter between them and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Cakes are done when they have the resliiency of a medium-rare steak.

Enjoy!

From The Bad For You Cookbook by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller

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