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Capital city recipes

1900

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Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
PLO ae i ; : I quart. Sour or Buttermilk, : ‘ : I pint. Butter, . , : , : : YX pound. Cream Tartar, : ; : ; 1 teaspoonful. Soda, . : ; 4 : ; ¥% teaspoonful. Salt, 7 ‘ ¥% teaspoonful. Mix well till smooth, foul iil cut, tel ples in a quick oven. Mrs. ARMISTEAD BURWELL. DROP MUFFINS. Meal, . : ; : ; 4 1% pints. yw ees ‘ d f : : % pint. Boiling Watet, : ; : ‘ yy pint. Lb teh US ; 4 d : I tablespoonful. Salt, ; 7 : : : ; I teaspoonful. Yeast Powder, : ; I teaspoonful. Scald the meal with boiling water ; cook to mush ; add other ingredients ; make batter very stiff and drop from spoon into the stove-pan. Mrs. HENRY HULL. BREAD, ROLLS, ETC. 33 BEATEN BISCUIT. Flour, . : . : : I quart. Salt, : : ; é : 1 teaspoonful. Lard, ; : ; : I silver tablespoonful. Milk or Water. To make a very stiff dough beat at least twenty minutes, or until the dough blisters. Cook in a moderate oven. Flour, . : - : : : 2 cupfuls. Eggs, . : ays Gilly : El poiies Mike) p p ; : ! 2 cupfuls. | Sale; | i. : : ; : : ¥% teaspoonful, __ Grease pans and put them in the oven to get very hot; beat the eggs, without separating them, till very light ; add the milk and salt and pour this gradually on the flour, stirring all the while. Do not add too rapidly. Strain through a sieve to emove all lumps; take the pans from the oven, quickly fill them half full, put them in a quick oven and bake 25 minutes, Mrs. H. B. BATTLE. CRACKERS. Flour, . ; 3 ‘ 3 : I quart. Egg : : I ard and Butter (mixed), : ; 1 tablespoonful. Sugar, . : é : I teaspoonful, Lemon Juice, : : : 2 I teaspoonful. SS ae : ; : : : I teaspoonful. | Beat the egg well and mix with as little water as you can pos- sibly use ; knead and beat thoroughly. Roll very thin and cut into squares. Mrs. ALLAN CRAWFORD (Georgia). COTTAGE BREAD. Flour, . ‘ ; ; : : I quart. Yeast, P ' i : : ¥% cake. Butter or Lard, , : : ; 1 tablespoonful. Sugar, . : : : : - I tablespoonful. Sal tae sii. , : j : : 1 teaspoonful. Eggs, ‘ : : ; j 2 | When risen roll out the size of Rreak fet plate. When cooked ppen and spread each piece with butter, put together again and ut in slices. MRS. BATES. 34 BREAD, ROLLS, ETC. WAFFLES, NO. 1. Flour, Meal, Eggs, Soda, Salt, Buttermilk, t ; ; Paras iy : : : . Sift the flour into a bowl; turn in the sifted meal; break in: the eggs without beating ; stir in the melted lard, salt and mil until smooth ; dissolve the soda in a little warm water and add) just before baking. Bake in of irons. Mrs. JOHN Hops HULL. WAFFLES NO. 2. Flour, ; : : Meal, .. : : : Heg, . ‘ i ‘ Lard (melted), . : Sweet Milk, : : Baking Powder, Mix and bake as if made with ee I pint. 1 handful. 2 I teaspoonfnl. 1 teaspoonful. I pint. 1 teaspoonful. I quart. 2 tablespoonfuls. 3 OF 4. 1 tablespoonful. 1% pints. ¥% teaspoonful. RULES FOR MAKING ALL CAKES. Cream butter and sugar together; beat whites and yolks of gps separately. If milk is used add it to the butter and sugar, hen the egys ; flour always iast ; baking powder is always sifted ith the flour; spices are mixed with the flour or sugar. In uit cake take part of the flour to cover the fruit. ) POUND CAKE. Butter, I pound. | Flour, I pound. | Sugar, . 4 , ; I pound and I oz. Eggs (leaving out 8 yolks), . 16 | Flavor to taste. Beat the eggs separately, adding white RAISIN CAKE. f mixed spices added. SPICE CAKE. Sugar, Butter, Flour, . Sour Milk, . Eggs (yolks), Egg (whole), Soda, Cinnamon, Cloves, . Allspice, Nutmeg, s and flavoring last. Mrs. W. L. LIrryeE. Pound cake batter with 2 pounds raisins and 1 tablespoonful Mrs. R. T. Gray. 1% cupfuls. I cupful. 3 cupfuls. 1 cupful. 4 I 1 teaspoonful. 3 teaspoonfuls. 2 teaspoonfuls. 1 teaspoonful. Y's