Crisp Cakes
A historical recipe from Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895).
A historical recipe
Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #58948.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Source and licence
From Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #58948 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58948). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
Method
- 1 scant cupful of butter, 2 cupsful of sugar ¼ cupful of cold water, ¼ cupful whisky, 2 eggs, 1½ teaspoonsful baking powder, 1 teaspoonful vanilla, flour to make a stiff dough.
- Roll as thin as a wafer and cut out with a small biscuit cutter.
- Bake in a quick oven on an inverted pan.
- This keeps the bottom from getting too brown.
- Mrs.
- Wm.
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