Grafton Milk Biscuits

Ingredients

• two white potatoes
• two teaspoonfuls of brown sugar
• three ounces of butter
• one pint of milk
• a little salt
• a third of a teaspoonful of soda
• flour enough to make stiff sponge

Method

1. 1

   Mash the potatoes and mix with brown sugar and boiling water.

2. 2

   When tepid, add yeast.

3. 3

   Warm butter in milk, add salt, soda, and flour to make a stiff sponge.

4. 4

   Let rise, then shape into cakes and let stand before baking.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 162. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GRAFTON MILK BISCUITS. Boil and mash two white potatoes; add two teaspoonfuls of brown sugar; pour boiling water over these, enough to soften them. When tepid, add one small teacupful of yeast; when light, warm three ounces of but- ter in one pint of milk, a little salt, a third of a teaspoonful of soda and flour enough to make stiff sponge

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