Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1% to % cup milk
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 1 qt. strawberries

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour, measure and add baking powder, salt and sugar, and sift together.

2. 2

   Add butter and shortening, and cut in fine.

3. 3

   Add milk to make soft dough.

4. 4

   Knead lightly and roll dough 0.5 inch thick.

5. 5

   Cut into rounds.

6. 6

   Place 0.5 the rounds on cookie sheet, brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar.

7. 7

   Bake.

8. 8

   Serve while warm with crushed berries slightly sweetened and whipped cream if desired.

9. 9

   Layers of cold plain cake may be used with strawberries and cream instead of the hot crusts.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Wilson cook book (1941) by Woman's Society of Christian Service (Wilson, Wilson County, N.C.), page 52. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Strawberry Short Cake 2 cups flour 1% to % cup milk 3 teaspoons baking powder Melted butter and sugar 14 teaspoon salt 1 qt. strawberries 2 tablespoons sugar Cream 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons shortening

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