Huckleberry Cake
From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, 1887
This makes a very delicate tea rusk by leaving out the huckleberries, and using only half a cup of sugar.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
HUCKLEBERRY CAKE. One cup of sugar, one cup of milk, two and one-half cups of flour, one egg, butter the size of an egg, two teaspoons of baking powder, one and one-half cups of huckleberries
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