Soda Cake. No. 1.

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Til... · Lady Clark of Tillypronie · 1909

Source: The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie
Time: Cook: 120 min Total: 120 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (11)

A teaspoonful of soda
a tablespoonful of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
beat up 4 eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
in a gill of warm milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
rub 1/2 lb. of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
into 1 lb. of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
1/4 lb. currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
1/4 lb. stoned raisins ↝ Raisins [Dried fruits]
2 ozs. chopped candied mixed peel ↝ Orange peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
1/2 lb. sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
some grated nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]

Instructions (6)

Mix the soda and milk together.
Beat up the 4 eggs in a gill of warm milk.
Mix all well together.
Rub the butter thoroughly into the flour.
Add the currants, stoned raisins, chopped candied mixed peel, sugar, and grated nutmeg.
Mix all well together, and beat for 20 minutes.

Original Text

Soda Cake. No. 1.
A teaspoonful of soda mixed in a tablespoonful of milk; beat up 4 eggs in a gill of warm milk; mix all well together; rub ½ lb. of butter thoroughly into 1 lb. of flour; have ready ¼ lb. currants, ¼ lb. stoned raisins, 2 ozs. chopped candied mixed peel, ½ lb. sugar, and some grated nutmeg.
Mix all well together, and beat for 20 minutes.
This cake will take 2 hours to bake.

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