The extra I appeared, the extra I discovered this recipe, or very comparable variations. On-line, in fact, however that’s a given. My grandparents’ recipe predated Nathan’s ebook by a long time, so I dug a bit extra. The earliest reference in The Publish dates to 1970 in Anne’s Reader Change, a former long-running characteristic wherein readers provided suggestions and despatched of their numerous conundrums. “I purchased what was referred to as a ‘Jewish Apple Cake’ from a girl at a bake sale in Southern Maryland. I’ve tried my finest to discover a recipe, however to no avail. Can anybody assist?” Alas, for that unlucky reader, it takes one other 10 years for a recipe to seem in that very same characteristic, labeled “John’s Jewish Apple Cake,” supposedly given to a different reader by a retired baker. That one is similar to mine, with variations within the quantities of orange juice and vegetable oil, primarily.
