1 Egg
2 c Sour milk
1 ts Baking soda
3 c Flour
1 tb Melted shortening
1 tb Sugar
1/8 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Salt
Beat egg and add milk, sugar, and nutmeg. Sift flour, measure, and
sift with baking soda and salt. Add to first mixture. Add melted
shortening. Mix until well blended. Bake on hot griddle in cakes the
size of a breakfast plate. Pile several together on a hot plate,
spreading each liberally with butter. Add a sprinkling of cinnamon
or nutmeg. To serve, cut through the whole, pie-fashion. 8 servings.
Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.
