This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
An Old New Jersey Recipe.
Beat six eggs light, whites and yolks separately; cream one cupful of butter with three of sugar. Work the beaten yolks into this cream, then add the whites alternately with enough flour to make a soft dough. Do not attempt to roll it, but mould with well-floured hands into round cakes, or, if you prefer, into rings. Lay upon buttered paper and bake in a quick oven.
 
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