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New England Drop Cakes

From Rare old receipts, 1906

These are delicious.

Presented as published in 1906. 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 Rare old receipts (1906) by Jacqueline Harrison Smith, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

NEW ENGLAND DROP CAKES. Contributed by Emily Borie Rhodes, Mrs. James Mauran Rhodes, Ardmore, Pa. 1 Y-2. cups of rye flour, 1 cup of corn meal, jj^ cup of wheat flour, 2 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls of molasses, salt to taste, 1 teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a little hot water, i 1 /* cups of sour milk.

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.