Soda Biscuit
From The new practical housekeeping, 1890
Serves 8
If you have not milk, use more butter and wet with water.
Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
one quart of flour, before sifting, into sieve with one teaspoon soda and two of cream tartar (or three of baking powder), one of salt, and one tablespoon white sugar; mix alt thoroughly with the flour, run through sieve, rub in one level tablespoon of f lard or butter (or half and half), wet ^ with half pint sweet milk
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