Mrs. Fryer's Loose Leaf Cook Book

The loose-leaf cookbook, c.1917 — built to be taken apart, from the principles of cookery through fireless cooking and school lunches.

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Plain Short Cake

2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons butter About 2/3 cup milk Sift the dry ingredients; rub in the butter; add milk to make a soft dough. Roll out a half inch thick and bake in a hot oven. When cold, cut open, butter and spread with fruit and meringue as directed under Fancy Short Cake.

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