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      Title: Clara's Chocolate Cake
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      Yield: 1 Cake
 
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Shortening or lard
      3    Eggs
      2    Squares chocolate
      2 tb Boiling water
    3/4 c  Sour milk
      1 ts Baking soda
      2 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 ts Vanilla
 
  Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Dissolve
  baking soda in milk. Meantime, beat together sugar
  and shortening. Add chocolate. Add eggs one at a
  time and beat well. Stir in milk. Add flour, salt
  and vanilla. Pour into greased and floured pans
  and bake in a moderate oven for about 40-45
  minutes.
 
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