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Graham Gems

A historical recipe from Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893).

A historical recipe

Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #6703.

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 Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6703 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6703). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. From MRS.
  2. LOUISE CAMPBELL, of New Mexico, Alternate Lady Manager.
  3. Four cups graham flour;
  4. one tablespoon of sugar;
  5. pinch of salt;
  6. one teaspoon of soda, which dissolve in buttermilk;
  7. mix with buttermilk into a stiff batter;
  8. put into hot gem irons and bake in a quick oven.