Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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6 eggs. 7 tablespoonfuls of flour. 1 quart of milk. 1 teacup of sugar. 1 tablespoonful of butter. 1 tablespoonful of lard.

Cream the butter and lard with the flour. Beat the eggs and sugar together. Mix the milk in gradually, bake quickly, and eat with sauce.--Mrs. Dr. E.

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