Molasses Corn Cake

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Yellow Corn Meal
• Vz Cup Molasses
• Vz Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Sour Milk
• 1 Cup Sweet Milk
• 1 Cup Wheat Flour
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• V/z Teaspoons Soda
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Egg

Method

1. 1

   Mix corn meal, molasses, sugar, butter, salt, sweet and sour milk, in a double boiler.

2. 2

   Set over boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes after the mixture has become hot.

3. 3

   After it has cooled, add the wheat flour and soda thoroughly sifted together and the egg, well beaten.

4. 4

   Bake in shallow tin.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The bride's cook book (1915) by Edgar William Briggs, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOLASSES CORN CAKE 2 Cups Yellow Corn Meal Vz Cup Molasses Vz Cup Sugar 1 Cup Sour Milk 1 Cup Sweet Milk 1 Cup Wheat Flour 1 Teaspoon Salt V/z Teaspoons Soda 2 Tablespoons Butter 1 Egg

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