Maine Molasses Blueberry Cake (1955)

• 1/3 cup shortening or butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 2/3 cup sour milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tspn baking soda
• 1/2 tspn salt
• 1/2 tspn cinnamon or ginger
• 1 pint blueberries

Mix gently, and bake in sheet pan or muffin tins for 30 minutes at 385 degrees.

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(Origin - "Cook Book" published by The Congressional Club, Washington D.C., 1955. The Congressional Club was founded as a women's club in 1908, and included spouses of the President, Vice-President, cabinet members,  Congress members, and "women members of Congress." This recipe was provided by United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, who served in the Senate from 1949 to 1973.)