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Tea Cake

From The standard book of recipes and housewife's guide, comprising as complete cook book, 1901

Serves 12

Presented as published in 1901. 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 standard book of recipes and housewife's guide, comprising as complete cook book (1901) by Johnson, Alice A.,, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tea Cake. — Two well-beaten eggs, two cups sugar, two-thirds cup butter, one tea- spoonful flavoring, five pints flour, with two heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder, mixed into it. Mix thoroughly and add one-half cup sweet milk, or one cup sour cream

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