Molasses Cup Cakes
From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
Check for doneness with a broom splint.
Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 139. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Molasses Cup Cakes.— Two cups of molasses, one cupful butter, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of powdered saleratus dissolved in a little hot water, one teaspoonful of lemon extract, half a nutmeg, grated, and two well beaten eggs
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