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November 25, late 1800’s; Cookies! Drop Biscuits, Sugar Cookies & Small Cakes.

Anne Wrens cookbook Mid to Late 1800’s

Soft Cookies

1 cup butter, 2 sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 6 tea cups sugar, (? That is a lot of sugar, I am not certain of this measurement? This is probably flour, not sugar), 1 teaspoon soda, a little nutmeg or brandy. Lemon juice. Less flour if you make drop cookies.

Virginia Drop Biscuits

2 eggs well beaten

4 oz. flour full measure, or half pint

4 oz. or half pint sugar

When beaten perfectly light, drop on tin sheets. Bake in a quick oven.

Flavor with extract of lemon.

Cookies Mrs. C.T.L.

1 heaping tea cup of sugar

¾ tea cup of butter

¼ tea cup sweet milk – 2 eggs well beaten

2 teaspoons cream tartar – 1 “ soda dissolved in hot water – salt – nutmeg.

Flour to make stiff enough to roll out.

Mrs. Carrington’s Drop Cookies

1 cup sour milk, ¾ cup lard, 2 eggs, 2 cups sugar rolled, 1 soda, 1 cream tartar, salt, ½ nutmeg.

Small Cakes

1 cup of butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 ½ cup flour, small half cup of milk or 3 large spoons of milk, grated rind of one or two lemons, & the juice of one reserving a little for the icing, 4 eggs, mace, a little sherry wine, a little soda on the end of tea spoon, dissolved in a little milk put in last. Citron, & blanched almonds, or citron & raisins. Bake a few of small cakes without the raisins & the rest in pans.