At today's prices, that recipe would include.... $1.17 worth of brown sugar
1/2 cent worth of salt
8 cents worth of Crisco
$2.98 worth of raisins (!)
19 cents worth of cinnamon
91 cents worth of cloves (that stuff is PRICEY!!!)
one cent worth of baking soda
and $1.32 worth of flour
...for a total of $6.67.
You can buy a box of Duncan Hines spice cake mix for $1.68, add 45 cents worth of oil and 58 cents worth of eggs ... $2.71 without the raisins.
It costs a lot of money to be poor .....
At today's prices, that recipe would include.... $1.17 worth of brown sugar
1/2 cent worth of salt
8 cents worth of Crisco
$2.98 worth of raisins (!)
19 cents worth of cinnamon
91 cents worth of cloves (that stuff is PRICEY!!!)
one cent worth of baking soda
and $1.32 worth of flour
...for a total of $6.67.
You can buy a box of Duncan Hines spice cake mix for $1.68, add 45 cents worth of oil and 58 cents worth of eggs ... $2.71 without the raisins.