This section is from the book "Mrs. Owens' Cook Book", by Frances E. Owens. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Owens' Cook Book.
Mrs. John N. Owens, Lewisburg, Ky.
2/3 cup lard.
3 cups sugar.
1/2 cup sour cream.
Yolks 7 eggs.
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda.
1/2 nutmeg.
Mix soft and roll out. Cut in small cakes. Will keep well and improve with age.
Lottie Berry, Maysville, Ky.
1 cup butter.
2 cups sugar.
3 cups flour.
4 eggs.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the well beaten eggs, and then the flour, and beat all together until white and creamy. Drop from a spoon on a greased pan, about 2 inches apart, and bake in a hot oven.
Mrs. Augustine Owens.
9 eggs.
3 cups sugar.
1 1/2 cups butter.
Flour to roll. Cut in small cakes and bake quick.
 
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