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Berkshire Muffins

From Soyer's standard cookery, 1912

Serves 1

Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Soyer's standard cookery (1912) by Nicolas Soyer, page 239. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Add hominy mixed with salt to boiling water and let stand until hominy absorbs water. Add scalded milk to cornmeal, then add sugar and butter. Combine mixtures, cool slightly, add yolks of eggs beaten until thick, and whites of eggs beaten until stiff. Sift in baking powder and beat thoroughly. Bake in hot buttered gem pans. Berkshire Muffins. One-half a cup of cornmeal, one-half cup of flour, one-half a cup of cooked rice, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half a teaspoonful of salt, two-thirds cup of scalded milk (scant), one egg, one tablespoonful of melted butter
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