Cornmeal Ragged Robins
From Foods that will win the war, 1918
These may be rolled and cut same as baking powder biscuits.
Presented as published in 1918. 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 Foods that will win the war (1918) by Charles Houston Goudiss, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
14 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons fat 1 tablespoon sugar Mix and-sift dry ingredients and cut in the fat. Beat the egg and add to it the milk. Combine the liquid with the dry ingredients. Shape as Parker House rolls and bake in a hot oven 12 to 15 minutes. BUTTERMILK OR SOUR MILK CORNMEAL MUFFINS 2 cups cornmeal 2 tablespoons fat 1 egg | 2 cups sour or buttermiik 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda Dissolve soda in a little cold water. Mix ingredients adding soda last. Bake in hot oven 20 minutes. CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES 14 cups cornmeal : 1 tablespoon molasses 14 cups boiling water 2 cup flour % cup milk 1% teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons fat 4 teaspoons baking powder Scald meal with boiling water. Add milk, fat and molasses. Add sifted dry ingredients. Bake on hot* griddle. SOUTHERN SPOON BREAD 1 cup white cornmeal 2 cups boiling water 4 cup bacon fat or drippings 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt eggs slices bread cup cold water Ne OO DD 1 cup milk AND. HOW TO COOK THEM 19 Seald cornmeal with boiling water. Soak bread in cold water and milk. Separate yolks and whites of eggs. Beat each until light. Mix ingredients in order given, folding in whites of eggs last. Bake in buttered dish in hot oven 50 minutes. SPOON BREAD 2 cups water 4 cup Sweet pepper 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon fat 1 cup cornmeal 2 eggs 2 teaspoons salt ~ Mix water and cornmeal and bring to the boiling point and cook 5 minutes. Beat eggs well and add with other materials to the mush. Beat well and bake in a well-greased pan for 25 minutes in a hot oven. Serve from the same dish with a spoon. Serve with milk or syrup. CORNMEAL RAGGED ROBINS 14 cups cornmeal 14 eups milk 1 cup bread flour 24 teaspoons cream of tartar 14 teaspoons salt 4 tablespoons fat 14 teaspoons soda
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