Applesauce Cake, Brer Rabbit Gingerbread, Pineapple Upside Down Cake and more!

Applesauce Cake     Deni Finch-Frederick
Mom's note: I always serve this cake plain or with a little 10x sugar sprinkles on top.
Deni's note: I'm not sure if this is a Millville-specific recipe, but it was a standard in our house as we grew up in the 1950s-60s.
1/2 c shortening
2 eggs
2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 c applesauce
2/3 c raisins
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c molasses
1 tsp baking soda
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating after each. Add molasses. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add alternately with applesauce to the mixture. Add raisins and mix well. Grease pan. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack.

Brer Rabbit Gingerbread       Deni Finch-Frederick
Mom's note: I use a package of "Lem" for the lemon sauce for the topping on gingerbread.
Deni's note: This might have been my forever favorite cake and is certainly the source of my everlasting preference for lemon over chocolate.
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 c sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 c Brer Rabbit molasses
1 c hot water
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Sift together next 6 dry ingredients. Combine molasses and water and add alternately with flour mixture to creamed mixture. Line 8x8x2 greased pan with greased wax paper and pour in batter. Bake in moderate over (350) for 50-60 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.

Rice Pudding     Nanny Konschak
1 quart milk
1/3 c rice
1/3 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
Add a small can of cream and 1 beaten egg last.
Simmer on stove for 1 1/2 hours.

Rice Pudding     Minnie Garton
4 TB rice
1/2 c sugar
Pinch of salt
1 can of cream added to enough milk to make 1 quart, plus 1 quate of extra milk. Bake in 2 quate casserole at 350 until it turns brown.

Banana Cake
1 1/2 c cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c shortening
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c milk
1 c mashed banana
Stft flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cream shortening and add sugar gradually. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Add dry mixture alternately with milk and banana to shortening mixture, stirring only enough to blend thoroughly. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch pans. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

5 Cup Salad     Dot Breslin
1 small can mandarin orange slices drained
1 c coconut
1 c or small container of sour cream
1 c miniature marshmallows
1 small can pineapple tidbits or chunks drained
Mix together well and chill.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake     Mary Hampton
1/3 c shortening
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 c flour
1/2 c pineapple juice
Mix all above ingredients. Grease pan and put 3/4 c brown sugar and pineapple rings and halved cherries in pan. Dot with butter. Pour cake mixture over pineapple rings. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before inverting on to dish.