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Sweet Milk Griddle Cakes

A historical recipe from Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Befor, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914).

A historical recipe

Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Before, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914). Project Gutenberg eBook #8542.

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 Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Befor, by Lydia Maria Gurney (1914). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #8542 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8542). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1 Egg 1 Pint of Sweet Milk 2 Level Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar 1 Level Teaspoonful of Soda Pinch of Salt Flour enough for thin batter Mix soda and cream of tartar with flour.
  2. Beat the egg, add milk and stir into flour.
  3. Fry in small cakes on a griddle.