Woodberry Cake
From Colonial recipes, from old Virginia and Maryland manors, 1907
A great favorite with children.
Presented as published in 1907. 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 Colonial recipes, from old Virginia and Maryland manors (1907) by Maude A. Bomberger, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Flavor with vanilla. Beat the butter and sugar together, add the milk, then add the flour and cornstarch and baking powder (sifted 12 times), then add the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then add the 98 Wei don flavoring. Grease the pans well and flour them afterwards, to keep from sticking. ICING FOR CAKE Whites of 4 eggs beaten to a stiff froth, 4 cups of pulverized sugar. Pour over the sugar 1 small cup of boiling water and let it boil until clear and will candy in cold water. Don't let it get too stiff or it will not make good icing. When done pour over the frothed eggs the boiling syrup and beat until light. Add 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla and 1 teaspoonful of citric acid. Put between cakes and ice the top and sides with it. OLD MARYLAND APPLE TODDY (Weldon) About Thanksgiving Day take -J dozen large, smooth, and good cooking apples, and roast them until they burst open. While hot mash them — skin, seeds, and all — and pour on them -| gallon of good apple brandy. Add sugar and seal tight in a stone jar until Christmas Day. Weaken with water to taste. Weldon 99 If the apples have not all been reduced to pulp, serve what is left of them with the toddy. As old Malachi said, " Take a little of de apple. Dat's whar de real spression ob de toddy is." SAND TARTS (Weldon) One pound sugar, 1 pound flour, yolks of 5 eggs, 6 ounces butter, 2 tablespoonfuls thick milk, I teaspoonful soda. Roll thin, cut out. Beat the whites of 2 eggs and wash the tops of them with it. Sprinkle with cinnamon, granulated sugar, and chopped almonds. WOODBERRY CAKE (Weldon) (A great favorite with children) One cup sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, 1 pint flour, piece of butter size of an egg, 1 tea- spoonful baking powder mixed in the flour; flavor with 2 teaspoonfuls of ground cinna- mo
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