Categories: Cakes 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      1 c  Sugar 
    1/2 c  Shortening 
      2    Eggs 
      1 c  Corn sirup 
    1/2 c  Sour milk 
      3 c  Cake flour 
      1 ts Baking powder 
      1 ts Ginger 
    1/2 ts Cloves 
    1/2 ts Cinnamon 
      1 ts Lemon flavoring 
  1 1/2 c  Cooked dried figs 
    1/2 c  Chopped nuts 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      1 ts Baking soda 
  
  Boil figs 10 minutes, drain, and slice fine.  Cream sugar and 
  shortening, add beaten eggs and sirup.  Sift flour, measure, and sift 
  with baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.  Add alternately 
  with milk to first mixture.  Add flavoring, figs, and nuts. Beat 
  thoroughly. Pour into well-oiled layer cake pans. Bake in moderate 
  oven (375 F) about 20 minutes. Ice with ginger icing. If desired 1 
  1/2 cups soy or lima bean flour may be substituted for 1 1/2 cups 
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