Re: Lane Cake and another recipe request

Thanks, Cathy. That must be the way it was.  I  remember a tall cake
with very thin layers and much filling.  Ladies in my town were very
proud of their Lane Cakes, and of course the fillings were the special
part. As it was a "dry" town, some of the fillings were made with
fruit juice instead of Bourbon as flavoring.  My grandmother was, of
course, a teetotaler, but would call the sheriff, who was a good friend, 
and say "Harry, do you have any of that good stuff you can let me 
have for cough medicine?."  And Harry would say "Well, Miss Grace, 
we brought in some last week.  I'll send you some over."  The "good
stuff" was always good Bourbon, but she really always used it for
cough medicine, and would give it to me for "cramps" as a teenager.
Thanks for your input.
Auralie 

In a message dated 12/26/2004 6:49:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
cathy.c@insightbb.com writes:
I have found 3 different recipes in my cookbooks, all with different 
numbers of layers. But if it is number of layers that differentiate the 
cake you remember, I think I can solve it. Many cooks, when they wanted 
to make a very special cake, would split each cake layer in half, 
doubling the possible layers: if your recipe was for a four layer cake, 
you would then have an eight layer cake! As for the filling, all 
versions have a rich custard as base, but almost every cook had her own 
additions to the custard, so there are many versions of the Lane Cake 
theme.

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