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Cream Biscuit

From The new practical housekeeping, 1890

Serves 6

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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As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 25. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cream Biscuit. — Put three heaping tablespoons of sour cream into a bowl or pan holding a quart, and fill two-thirds full of sweet milk ; add two teaspoons cream-tartar^ one teaspoon soda and a little salt, with Hour enough to mix soft

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