This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
Two cupfuls of flour; one cupful of milk ; one tablespoonful of butter, or of butter and cottolene mixed ; two small teaspoon full of Cleveland's Baking Powder; saltspoonful of salt; well-flavored orange., peeled, seeded, and sliced.
Chop the shortening into the flour after you have twice sifted this, with the salt and baking powder. Mix with the milk into a soft dough, and roll this into a sheet about halt an Inch thick. Cover it with the fruit, and sprinkle this liberally with sugar. Roll up the dough as you would a sheet of paper, with the fruit inside, and steam it for two hours. Serve with hard sauce flavored with lemon.
 
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