Tea Cakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 114 teaspoons soda
• 74 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• about 3 cups or so

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter and sugar until light and smooth.

2. 2

   Add the beaten eggs and soda dissolved in buttermilk.

3. 3

   Add enough sifted flour to make a soft dough.

4. 4

   Roll out, cut in shapes, and bake for about 10 minutes at 325 degrees.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A lady of good taste (1954) by Mary Katherine Reynolds Babcock, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tea Cakes 2 cups brown sugar 114 teaspoons soda 74 cup butter 2 tablespoons buttermilk 2 eggs, beaten flour Cream the butter and sugar until light and smooth, then add the beaten eggs and the soda dissolved in the buttermilk. Add enough sifted flour to make a soft dough, about 3 cups or so

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