Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Brown sugar 1 ts Nutmeg
2 c Milk 1/2 c Prepared worms
6 tb Butter 3 c White flour
1 1/2 c Raisins 2 ts Baking soda
2 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Cloves 2 x Eggs

Directions: To prepare worms (Red Wiggler earthworm) place them in
peat moss for 12-14 hours to clean out grit. Then rinse in clear
water and plunge into boiling water flavoured with a bit of lemon.
Remove worms after 2 mins., and repeat plunge into boiling water
twice more for 2 min. with fresh pot of water and lemon each time.
Drain thoroughly,spread on a flat tin,and bake for 10 min. at 350
degrees. Results look like shoelaces and store well. to make cake:
Combine eggs, sugar, and butter in a bowl. Beat until fluffy. Add
spices, baking powder and baking soda and flour alternately with milk
while beating continuously. Add raisins and worms. Makes 2 loaf pans
or one 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until
done. Recipe by Mrs.Linda Wiebe,Cambridge,Ontario. Winner of a
competition pro- moting the use of worms in cooking Printed in Issue
#13 Harrowsmith Magazine, 1978
Liz Parkinson

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