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Ash Cake

From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, 1884

Serves 4

The alkaline properties left by the ashes in the crust render it especially good for dyspeptics with an acid stomach.

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1884) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 250. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ash Cake. {Mrs. Henderson.) — Wet corn meal,, salted to taste, with enough cold water to make a soft dough

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