Crisco Batter Cakes
From A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes, 1922.
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Ingredients
servings
Method
Beat the egg yolks, add the milk, melted shortening, and the flour mixed with the salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
Beat until smooth.
Fold in the egg whites beaten to a stiff froth.
Drop in large spoonfuls on an ungreased skillet or griddle and cook until browned on both sides.
Original recipe, verbatim
Crisco Batter Cakes
3 eggs 1 cupful buttermilk
}4 cupful melted Crisco }4 teaspoonful baking soda
1 cupful flour 1 teaspoonful baking powder
, yi teaspoonful salt
Beat up yolks of eggs, add milk, Crisco, and flour mixed with salt,
soda, and baking powder and beat till smooth. Fold in whites beaten to a
stiflF froth. Drop in large spoonfuls on ungreased skillet or griddle. Serve
hot with butter or maple syrup. -
Sufficient for fifteen cakes.
Transcribed as printed in A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes, 1922. Spelling and punctuation are left as in the source scan.
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