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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Jelly Cake (Beat eggs very light Cream)

Beat 8 eggs very light. Cream 1/2 pound butter. 3/4 pound flour. 3/4 pound sugar well beaten. 1 teaspoonful tartaric acid. 1 teaspoonful of soda. Stir these in when ready to bake. Bake in thin pans, and put on jelly while warm.--Mrs. J. L.

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