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Flour Mixtures: Quick Breads: Cake

STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE 1 1/4 cups of pastry flour 1/4 cup of shortening 1/4 cup of potato flour or corn- Milk as needed starch Butter to spread the cake 4 level teaspoonfuls of baking 1 basket of strawberries powder 1 cup of granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoonful of salt Hull and wash the berries, cut them in halves and mix with the sugar; let stand in a warm but not hot place while the cake is baking. Prepare the ingredients as baking powder biscuit mixture, leaving it a little softer. Turn dough into a buttered pie plate, spread it evenly, drawing it away from the center somewhat. Let bake about twenty minutes. With a sharp pointed knife, cut the crust all around midway between the top and bottom, then gently pull it apart. Set one piece on a plate, spread with butter, pour on part of the prepared berries, set the other half of the crust above the berries, spread it with butter and then with the rest of the berries. Serve either with or without cream.