This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
One egg; one cupful (scant) of fine sugar; half a cupful of butter; three tablespoonfuls of cream; one teaspoonful of Cleveland's Baking Powder sifted with two cupfuls of flour ; juice and grated peel of a lemon ; flour to make the dough stiff enough to roll out into a sheet a quarter of an inch thick.
Cream butter and sugar, add the beaten egg, the lemon-juice and peel, lastly the flour. Cut into round cakes, sift granulated sugar over them, and bake in a quick oven.
One cupful of sugar creamed light with one of butter; half a cupful of sour cream; one egg, beaten well, white and yolk separately ; one teaspoonful of soda sifted twice with flour enough for soft dough (begin with two cups); half a teaspoonful of ground mace.
Mix as directed in former recipe, roll out and bake.
 
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