Drop Cakes

Ingredients

• 5-^ c butter
• ^ c sugar
• 2 eggs
• }i c flour
• 3 t baking-powder
• }i t salt
• 5/2 t cinnamon
• >4 c chopped nut meats
• j4 c currants
• j4 c raisins
• ps c flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, and mix in the beaten eggs.

2. 2

   Add flour mixed with baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.

3. 3

   Then add chopped nuts, currants, and raisins.

4. 4

   Drop by spoonfuls on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven for about 15 to 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals (1912) by Eva Roberta Robinson, page 184. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Drop Cakes Cream 5-^ c butter, add gradually ^ c sugar, and 2 eggs well beaten. Add }i c flour mixed and sifted with 3 t bak- ing-powder, }i t salt, and 5/2 t cinnamon; then add >4 c chopped nut meats, hickory or English walnuts, j4 c each currants and raisins, and ps c flour

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