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One cupful of white sugar, rolled fine, and mixed with a half-cupful of butter; a half cupful of sour cream, mixed with a half teaspoonful saleratus. Add two eggs thoroughly beaten. Season with caraway-seeds or nutmeg. Roll thin, sprinkle sugar on. Roll lightly once, cut them out in a circular shape and bake them in a quick oven.

Soda Cakes. Take one quart of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, and one of cream of tartar, dissolved in hot water; one tablespoonful of lard and one of butter, rubbed into the flour; a little salt, mix soft with sour milk or buttermilk, and cut with a tin in round cakes; bake in a quick oven.

Short-Cake. Mix with a pint of flour a lump of butter the size of an egg, rub up well with baking powder, or use two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar in flour; powder fine one teaspoonful saleratus. Add one cupful of cold water. Make a stiff batter; add flour if needed. Bake on tin for tea. If you use buttermilk you will not need cream of tartar, nor as much butter.