Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients

• One cup flour
• One small teaspoon baking powder
• Teaspoonful of sugar
• A pinch of salt
• Butter size of an egg

Method

1. 1

   Mix lightly with tips of the fingers, divide into two parts, flatten out with the palm of the hand.

2. 2

   Butter well between the layers and put into hot oven immediately.

3. 3

   When light brown, lift the layers apart and butter again.

4. 4

   Mash berries, add sugar to taste.

5. 5

   When cakes are split and buttered, add the mashed berries and cover with the other layer.

6. 6

   Save large whole berries for top, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

7. 7

   Serve warm.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes compiled by the ladies of St. Mark's Guild, 1886, revised 1909 (1909) by Utah) St. Mark's Guild (Salt Lake City, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE. One cup flour. One small teaspoon baking powder. A litle ice water. Teaspoonful of sugar. A pinch of salt. Butter size of an egg

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