Drop Cakes

Ingredients

• a cup of sugar
• a cup of butter
• two teaspoons of soda
• two tablespoons of cold water
• a cup of New Orleans molasses
• a cup of sour milk
• a cup of currants
• half a teaspoon of ginger
• half a teaspoon of cinnamon
• half a teaspoon of allspice
• sifted flour until the dough is as stiff as fruit cake

Method

1. 1

   Stir together sugar and butter.

2. 2

   Dissolve soda in cold water, stir into molasses and sour milk.

3. 3

   Add sugar and butter, currants, and spices.

4. 4

   Stir in flour until stiff, drop onto greased paper, and bake in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 174. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DROP CAKES Stir together a cup of sugar and a cup of butter. Instead of butter you may use lard or drippings. Dissolve two tea- spoons of soda in two tablespoons of cold water, and stir into a cup of New Orleans molasses and a cup of sour milk mixed together. Add the sugar and butter, a cup of currants lightly dredged, and half a teaspoon each of ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Stir in sifted flour until the dough is as stiff as fruit cake

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