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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Delicate Tea Cakes

Whites of 3 eggs beaten to a froth. 1 cupful of pulverized sugar. 1/2 cupful of sweet milk. 1 teaspoonful cream of tartar. 1/2 teaspoonful of soda. 21/2 cupfuls of flour. 1 teaspoonful of almonds. 1/2 cupful of melted butter.--Mrs. R.

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