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Terry Gurnett’s
scawn-irish

buttermilk cake

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4-6 PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS:
4 cups flour (sifted)
1 cup sugar
½ lb butter (2 sticks)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup raisins
2 cups buttermilk

DIRECTIONS:
Cut butter into dry ingredients. Add raisins then buttermilk. Gently stir. Pour into 8” square
pan. Bake at 350° F for 1 hour—test for “doneness.”
This is my mother’s recipe. Nearly heaven when eaten warm out of the oven.

TERRY GURNETT ’77 is the Associate Director of Athletics at the University of Rochester.

During this season of “thanks,” I’m simply grateful that my family is healthy and happy.