One egg,
Four tablespoons of shortening,
Two cups of flour,
Four teaspoons of baking powder,
Three-quarters cup of water.
Beat and mix and then pour into well-greased oblong pan and bake in a moderate oven twenty minutes. Cool and then split, and fill with the prepared berries and serve with custard sauce.
To prepare the huckleberries for the shortcake, place in a saucepan
Two cups of stewed huckleberries,
One-half cup of cornstarch,
One cup of brown sugar.