Soda Cake
From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883
Serves 2
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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This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 344. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Soda Cake. — One cup of sweet milk, one egg, butter about the size of an egg, one full cup of sugar, two tea.spoonfuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda. Corn-Starch Cake. — Half a cup of butter, one cup of sugar, the whites of three eggs, one cup of sifted flour, half a cup of corn-starch, half a teaspoonful of soda, half a cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, Graham Cake. — One teacup of sugar, one of sour milk, two table- spoonfuls of butter, one tea.spoonful of saleratus, two kinds of spice; make it rather stiff; chopped raisins can be added if desired. Delicate Cake. — One cup of butter, one and a half cups of sugar, whites of nine eggs, two and three-quarter cups of flour, level tea- spoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, half a cup of sweet milk ; flavor to taste ; slow oven. Gold Cake. — One cup of sugar, three-quarters of a cup of butter, two cups of sifted flour, half a cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of soda, yolks of eight eggs. Cup Cake (i). — One cup of butter, three cups of sugar, five eggs, one cup of milk, four cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda; juice of one lemon and grated rind of same; this makes two bars; the lemon can be omitted and raisins used if desired. Cup Cake (2). — Four cups of flour (sifted), four eggs, two cups of butter, two of sugar, one cup of milk, two pounds of raisins, one tea- spoonful of saleratus, one nutmeg; cinnamon and cloves. COOKERY RECIPES. 533 White Mountain Cake. — Half a pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one cup of sweet milk, six eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder; flavor with almond. White Mountain Cake — Frosting. — The whites of four eggs, four cups of powdered sugar; flavor with almond; be careful not to get enough to destroy the flavor of the cocoanut; bake the cake in jelly-cake-tins; put frosting and grated cocoanut (one nut) between the cakes. Doughnuts (i). — Six and a half pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, one pound of lard or butter, three pints of milk, half a pint of yeast, four eggs, a little salt; mix them at night, and boil them next day if very light. Doughnuts (2). — One cup of sweet milk, one cup of sugar, one egg, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter or lard, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar
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