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Cake

From The new practical housekeeping, 1890

Serves 8

You can also use only a sufficient quantity of well sweetened mashed berries.

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cake take cup sugar, two eggs one-half cup sweet milk, three tablespoons melted butter, one and one-half cups flour, one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons cream tartar

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