Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Washington Bread
From The New century cook book, 1899
Serves 2
Recipe by Mrs. Watson.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- Take three eggs
- a half cup of sugar
- half cup lard and butter mixed
- one and a half pints milk
- four heaping teaspoons of baking powder
- enough flour to make a very soft dough
Method
Beat eggs very light, mix in sugar, lard and butter, and milk.
Add enough flour to make a very soft dough.
Roll out into cakes about the size of a breakfast plate and an inch and a half thick, then bake.
When done, split open in the middle and butter while hot.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Washington Bread. Take three eggs, beat very light, a half cup of sugar, a little salt, half cup lard and butter mixed, one and a half pints milk, add enough flour to make a very soft dough, use four heaping teaspoons of baking powder
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