Fruit Shortcake II

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup thick, sour cream
• 1 teasp soda
• 3 tablesp hot water
• flour enough to make a stiff dough

Method

1. 1

   Beat the egg and sugar well together, add sour cream, soda dissolved in hot water, salt, and flour to make a stiff dough.

2. 2

   Bake about 30 minutes in a quick oven.

3. 3

   When done, cut open the cake and fill with any kind of fruit and sweetened cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fruit Shortcakes j Shortcake I To 1 heaping tablesp brown sugar add 1 heaping tablesp : thick, sour cream, 1 small cup sweet milk in which dissolve a |i pinch of soda, salt, and 2 teasp baking powder sifted with flour ; enough to make a batter as for layer cake. Bake in three layers. When done, spread each layer with sweetened fruit, and ■ pile some of the fruit on top. — [Miss M. A., Mich. ', •] Shortcake II | Beat 1 egg and ^^ cup sugar well together, add 1 cup thick, ; sour cream, 1 teasp soda dissolved in 3 tablesp hot water, j salt, and flour enough to make a stiff dough

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