Vintage CookBook #1: A World of Good Eating

I love browsing thrift store shelves in pursuit of lost culinary treasures. I particularly love finding interesting American cookbooks. The most recent of which is A World of Good Eating - Recipes From Around the World by Heloise Frost. Originally published in 1951, the book has chapters on the British Isles, China, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia and America.

Though I haven't tried out any of the recipes, there are a few that really caught my eye!

Irish Pork Cake (British Isles)
Broccoli with Mustard Mayonnaise (France)
Schwabisches Fleish (Germany)
Caraway Pork Chops (Poland)
Barszcz (Poland)
Anadama Bread (America)
California Orange Bread (America)
Tomato Soup Cake (America)

The tomato soup cake recipe seems to gross out all of my friends, and is one of the more unusual recipes in the book. So, Naturally, that's the one I'd like to try first. But for now, I'll share the recipe! If you're brave enough to give it a try, let me know!

Tomato Soup Cake

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 can tomato soup
2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg, cinnamon and clove
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup raisins or dates (floured)

Blend together the sugar and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well; then the tomato soup.

Sift flour, baking powder, soda and the spices together and add to the rest of the ingredients. Bake at 375.

Frosting:
1 package cream cheese
2 teaspoons cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar