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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Merry Christmas Cake

2 cups sugar. 1 cup corn starch. 2 cups flour. 1 cup butter. 1/2 cup sweet milk. Whites of 8 eggs. 2 teaspoonful baking powder. Bake in jelly-cake pans. Between each layer when done, on sides and top, spread icing, with grated cocoanut. A very pretty dish.--Mrs. McG.

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