Foam Griddle Cakes

Name: Foam Griddle Cakes
Ingredients: 1/2 pint of sour milk; pinch of salt; yolk of 1 egg; a piece of butter size of a hickory nut; enough flour to make a batter; 1/2 of a teaspoonful of soda; 1 tablespoonful of boiling water; the white of the egg, beaten to a stiff froth

From Delicate dishes, 1896

The nicest way to grease a griddle is to use a large piece of beef suet tied in a thin cloth.

Presented as published in 1896. 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 Delicate dishes (1896), page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FOAM GRIDDLE CAKES. One-half pint of sour milk, pinch of salt, yolk of i egg, a piece of butter size of a hickory nut, enough flour to make a batter; beat all together for 5 minutes, then add Yi of a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in i tablespoonful of boiling water, and lastly the white of the egg, beaten to a stiff froth

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