A Photo from 52 Years Ago

As it ran on April 2, 1970

A Photo from 52 Years Ago

Over the years, we’ve shared favorite recipes. Because food is community. Her recipe can be found here.

 

Oatmeal Cake

 

1 stick margarine or butter

1 cup quick oatmeal

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 ½ cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

 

In a large mixing bowl put the oatmeal and margarine. Add the boiling water, mix and set aside.

Combine the white and brown sugar and the eggs and beat. Then add the remaining ingredients, mix and add to the oatmeal mixture. Combine, and bake in an 8 x 10 pan for 25-30 min.

When cool, but not cold, add the topping.

 

Topping

6 tblsp. margarine or butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup condensed milk

1 tsp. vanilla

½ cup nuts

1 cup cocoanut

 

Combine and spread over the cake. Put in the oven and bake until the topping bubbles.

 

 

Since 1897, we’ve been covering news that makes our towns a community. Over a century of reporting can be found in our archives scoville.advantage-preservation.com

 

Over the years, we've shared favorite recipes. Because food is community. Bertha Fowlkes, above, one of our Country Cooks, was a beloved member of the community and passed just last year at the age of 98. She was married to William Fowlkes, not Ray Fowlkes, as was incorrectly printed in this space last week. Our apologies for the error. We hope Ray, William and Bertha are all somewhere discussing the latest error in The Lakeville Journal. We are sorry and miss you all.

- Janet Manko, Publisher

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