Yeast Cakes (William Cobbett's Recipe)
From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892
Serves 17
Keep cakes dry and use in hot water for baking.
Presented as published in 1892. 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 Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 2340. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Yeast Cakes (William Cobbett's recipe). — To make yeast cakes — Provide seven pounds of Indian com meal, thi-ee and a haK pounds of rye flour, thi-ee ounces of hops, and one gallon of boiling water
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