White Ginger Biscuit
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 5
Grated rind and juice of an orange enhance flavor.
Presented as published in 1887. 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 Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 196. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little warm water, a teaspoonful of salt and one heaping teaspoonful of ginger; make about as thick as cup cake. To be eaten warm. WHITE GINGER BISCUIT. One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup of sour cream or milk, three eggs, one teaspoon ful of soda dissolved in a tablespoonful of warm water, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of ground cinnamon and five cups of sifted flour
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