Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups of flour
• 4 cup of butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• milk enough to make a dough

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour and baking powder several times, then put in the butter and mix well with fingers.

2. 2

   Now add milk enough to make a dough, stiff to roll.

3. 3

   Bake in a very hot oven.

4. 4

   When done, split cake horizontally, and butter both parts well.

5. 5

   Now spread the lower part with berries and sugar, put on the top and dust with powdered sugar.

6. 6

   Serve with crushed berries and cream.

7. 7

   Peaches and other fruits may be used with this cake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Strawberry Short Cake* 2 cups of flour; *4 cup of butter; 1 teaspoon baking powder. Sift flour and baking powder several times, then put in the butter and mix well with fingers. Now add milk enough to make a dough

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