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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Soda Crackers

These are made by adding from one to two teaspoonfuls of bicarbonate of soda to either of the foregoing recipes, or in the following way: Make three-quarters of a pound of flour into a very stiff dough with sour milk in which one saltspoonful of bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved; work into this one dessertspoonful of lard mixed with butter; beat it well and roll it out very thin. Prick well with a fork and bake in a moderate oven.

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