Southern Spoon Bread

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup meal
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tbsp. shortening
• 1 tsp. sugar (optional)

Method

1. 1

   Mix shortening, salt, and meal in a bowl.

2. 2

   Pour boiling water over and mix until smooth.

3. 3

   Add milk and beaten eggs, then add baking powder.

4. 4

   Pour into greased dish and bake for 30 to 40 minutes in moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Williamston cook book (1950) by N.C.). Christian Women's Fellowship Williamston Christian Church (Williamston, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 tsp. salt 4 tbsp. shortening : a ne powder 2/3 cups milk (about) Cut shortening into sifted dry ingredients. Add liquid to make a soft dough. Roll lightly or pat into a sheet about % to 1 inch thick, cut into rounds and place on greased baking sheet. Bake in a hot oven 450 degrees for 12-15 mins. Cheese Biscuits—Add % cup grated cheese with shortening to Bak- ing Powder Biscuit recipe or sprinkle on top of Baking Powder Biscuits. Fruit or Nut Biscuits—Add %4 cups currants, raisins, chopped figs, preserved ginger, candied cherries or nuts, to Baking Powder Biscuit recipe before adding liquid. Tops of biscuits may be sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon or nutmeg. Orange Biscuits—Dip sugar cubes in orange juice, moistening thor- oughly. Place 1 on each Baking Powder Biscuit before baking. Sprinkle with grated orange rind. Peanut Butter Biscuits—%4 cup peanut butter used as the shorten- ing in Baking Powder Biscuit recipe. Drop Biscuits—Make like Baking Powder Biscuits recipe. Increas- ing liquid from 2/3 cup to 1 cup and drop from teaspoon into greased muffin tins or on greased pan. Fruits and nuts may be added to drop biscuits. Dumplings for Stews—Make same as Baking Powder Biscuit recipe. Instead of rolling drop the dough by spoonfuls, from the tip of a spoon into the boiling stew. Care should be taken to drop each one on a piece of meat or vegetable so that it may not be immersed in liquid. Cover the kettle closely and steam 12 minutes. Be sure the liquid is boiling the entire time and do not remove th cover until the dumplings are cooked. Contributed. SWEET POTATO BISCUIT 1 cup flour 1 cup cooked mashed sweet 3 tsp. baking powder potatoes 1% tsp. salt % cup milk 4 tbs. fat Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add fat, potatoes, and milk to make stiff enough to roll. Cut and bake in hot oven 20 to 30 min. Catherine York. PASTRY FOR POT PIE 2 cups plain flour 14 tsp. baking powder 1% tsp. salt ANT ates Y% cup lard | Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening into GRIFFIN QUICK LUNCH Specializing in Barbecue Hog Dogs Hamburgers Dial 2873 Williamston, N. C. 9 CLARK’S © Consistent Savings P harmacy, Ine. |e Courteous Service ® Complete Satisfaction Prescription Druggist At Your Friendly Day Phones 2152 COLONIAL TORE Night Phones STO 2523 and 2815 162 West Main Street Williamston, N. C. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. WARD’S FLORIST “If It’s Flowers — Pll Fix ’Em Pretty As I Can” THE WILLIAMSTON COOK BOOK 15 : “flour and work until the whole resembles a coarse meal. Gradually add cold water to make a stiff dough. Chill pastry 1 hr. if possible. Mrs. J. W. Watts. DROP CORN BREAD 1 cup meal 1 sp. baking powder 1 cup flour 1 tbsp. shortening 1 cup milk ite tsp: salt a Mix with egg beater. Let stand half hour and drop by spoonful in deep, hot fat. Fat may be used again several times. Mrs. D. M. Roberson. SPOON BREAD 3 cups milk 14 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder Butter size of walnut 1 scant cup meal $8 eggs Mix 2 cups milk with meal, cook until thick, take from stove and add the other milk, the well-beaten eggs, salt, butter and baking powder. Bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes. Mrs. Titus Critcher. SOUTHERN SPOON BREAD 34 cup meal 1 tsp: salt 1 cup sweet milk 2 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs 1 cup boiling water 1 tbsp. shortening 1 tsp. sugar (optional)

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