MOTHER’S CAKE
- 1½ cups (¾ pint) yellow corn meal
- 2 ozs. (¼ cup) sugar
- 3 gills (1½ cups) sour milk
- 2 ozs. (½ cup) flour
- 1 teaspoonful baking powder
- ½ teaspoonful salt
- 1 teaspoonful baking soda
- 1 tablespoonful melted butter or lard
Put the sugar into a basin, add the corn meal, flour, baking powder, salt, soda, and the milk. Beat well, then add the melted butter or lard and pour into a buttered and floured shallow earthenware dish.
Bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes.