Crumb Griddle Cake

Ingredients

• left over stale bread
• one quart of milk
• four eggs
• one ounce of melted butter
• two teaspoonfuls of soda
• a little flour or cornmeal

Method

1. 1

   Soak the bread in sour milk overnight.

2. 2

   In the morning, rub through a sieve, add eggs, melted butter, and soda dissolved in water.

3. 3

   Add flour or cornmeal to make a batter.

4. 4

   Alternatively, grate the bread, soak it, and mix with flour, baking powder, eggs, melted butter, salt, and milk to make a smooth batter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats (1907) by Paul Richards, page 170. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKE. To use left over stale bread : Soak the bread in soar milk over night. For each pound of bread take one quart of milk. In the morning rub through a sieve or colander, add four eggs, one ounce of melted butter, and two teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in water, add a little flour or corn- meal

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