The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Light Tea Buns

One pound of flour, half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda and an equal amount of tartaric acid should be placed together in a bowl, mixed thoroughly and then rubbed through a sieve; then rub in a couple of ounces of butter, until it is quite absorbed, add a little sugar and a quarter of a pound of currants. well washed and dried, a teaspoonful of caraway seed, and then beat an egg into a pint of milk, mix the flour into it. Butter some baking-tins, place the dough on them in small lumps, and bake in a hot oven.

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