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English Seed Cakes

A historical recipe from Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920).

A historical recipe

Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #17438.

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 Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #17438 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17438). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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United Kingdom. Associated with United Kingdom by a demonym leading its title: English (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Three-quarters cup of sugar, One egg, Five tablespoons of shortening, Two cups of flour, Four teaspoons of baking powder, Three-quarters cup of milk, Two tablespoonfuls of caraway seeds.
  2. Place in a mixing bowl and beat to mix.
  3. Pour into a well-greased pan and place the following mixture on top: Six tablespoons of flour, Four tablespoons of brown sugar, One and one-half tablespoons of caraway seeds, Two tablespoonfuls of shortening.
  4. Rub between the fingers until fine and crumbly.
  5. Spread over the top of the cake and bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes.
  6. To prepare the pan: Use a deep layer-cake pan and grease it.
  7. Then line with paper and grease again.