This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
One cup of cornmeal, three-quarters of a cup of flour, three and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoonful of salt, one-quarter cup of molasses, three-quarters of a cup of milk, one egg, one tablespoonful of melted butter.
Mix and bake as golden corn cake, adding molasses to milk.
 
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