MARY'S RECIPE FOR "CORN CAKE"
- 1 cup of white flour.
- ½ cup cornmeal (yellow granulated cornmeal).
- 1 cup of sweet milk.
- 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder.
- 1 tablespoonful sugar.
- ½ teaspoonful salt.
- 1 tablespoonful butter.
- 1 tablespoonful lard.
- 1 egg.
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, sugar, and add ½ cup of granulated, yellow cornmeal. Mix with 1 cup milk, 1 beaten egg, and the 2 tablespoonfuls of butter and lard. Beat thoroughly. Add a tablespoonful more of flour if not as stiff as ordinary cake batter. Pour in well-greased bread tin and bake about 40 minutes in a hot oven.
AUNT SARAH'S DELICIOUS CREAM BISCUITS
Place in a flour sifter 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, ½ teaspoonful of salt and ½ teaspoonful of sugar. Sift twice; stir together ½ cup of sweet milk and ½ cup of thick, sweet cream. Quickly mix all together, cutting through flour with a knife, until a soft dough is formed, mixing and handling as little as possible. Drop spoonfuls into warmed muffin tins and bake at once in a hot oven. Serve hot.
These are easily and quickly made, no shortening other than cream being used, and if directions are closely followed will be flakey biscuits when baked.