Hickory Nut or Walnut Cake
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 10
Line tins with well-buttered paper and bake in a steady oven.
Presented as published in 1887. 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 Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 195. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
HICKORY NUT OR WALNUT CAKE. Two CUPS of fine white sugar creamed with half a cup of butter, three eggs, two-thirds of a cup of sweet milk, three cups of sifted flour, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder sifted through the flour; a table- spoonful (level) of powdered mace, a coffeecup of hickory nut or walnut meats chopped a little
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