Frankie's Corn-Starch Gems
From Dora's cook book, 1888
Serves 4
Presented as published in 1888. 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 Dora's cook book (1888) by Dora E. Fairfield, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
three-fourths of a pound of butter, two eggs, leave out the white of one, add flour enough to roll out, roll them in cinnamon and almonds, use the white to wash over the cakes after they are rolled. FRANKIE’S CORN-STARCH GEMS. One pound white sugar, three-fourths of a pound of but- ter, six eggs, one pound corn-starch
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