PLAIN CAKE

2-1/2 lbs. meal
1 breakfastcupful sultanas
1 oz. ground bitter almonds
3 oz. chopped sweet almonds
2 eggs
3 oz. butter or 1/2 teacupful of oil
6 oz. sugar
1 teaspoonful cinnamon
1/4 oz. yeast
milk to moisten the cake

Dissolve the yeast in a cup of warm water, 100 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, 85 degrees in summer; make a batter of the yeast and water, with two spoonfuls of the meal, and stand it on a cool place of the stove to rise; do not let it get hot, as this will spoil the yeast. Meanwhile prepare the fruit and almonds, mix the meal, fruit, butter (or oil), sugar, cinnamon and eggs; then add the yeast and as much lukewarm milk as is required to moisten the cake. The dough should be fairly firm and wet. Let the dough rise in front of the heat. Fill into greased cake tins and bake for 1-1/2 hours.