Johnny Cake
From Tried favourites cookery book, 1909
Serves 1
Presented as published in 1909. 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 Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 157. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Johnny Cake. 2 breakfastcupfuls Flour, 1 teacupful Sugar, 2 teaspoonfuls Baking .Powder, 1 Egg, piece of Butter size of a Walnut, 1 teacupful any frnit liked, such as Sultanas, or Currants, or Peel, or preserved Ginger, or grated Cocoa-nut, and 1 cupful Milk. Put flour, sugar, and baking powder in basin. Mix well, rub in butter, add fnait, then egg (well beaten), and milk. Pour into greased tin, and bake about 1 hour. 168 'TRIED FAVOURITES COOKERY BOOK. Lunch Cake. 6 oz. Butter, 6 oz. Sugar, 4 Eggs, 1 lb. Flour, i oz. Baking Soda, \ oz. Cream of Tartar, J lb. Currants, i lb. Peel, i pint Butter-milk. Madeira Cake. 1 lb. Flour, 1 teaspoonful Baking Powder, oz. Butter, 2i oz. Sugar, 2 Eggs. Ci’eam butter and sugar. Tben add flour, in wliioh powder is mixed, lastly eggs, and a few drops evssence of lemon. Balm 1 1, hour.s Orange Cake (1). 4 oz. Flour, 2 teaspoonfuls Baking Powder
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