This section is from the book "Capital City Recipes", by First Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Woman's Auxiliary. Also available from Amazon: Capital City Cook Book, A Collection Of Practical Tested Receipts By Many Of The Best Housekeepers.
Flour-Pints ..................................................3
Sugar-Pounds ................................................1
Butter-Pounds ..............................................1/2
Eggs (leave out two whites)..........................6
Season to taste, roll thin and bake in quick oven.
Mrs. Robert Burwell
One pint of good syrup. Set it over the fire and add to it 1 dessertspoonful of butter and 1 of lard, 1 teaspoonful of ground cinnamon and 1 of spice, 1 lemon peeling. When it comes to a boil pour it into enough flour to make a stiff dough, with 1 teaspoonful of baking powder. One cupful of walnuts improves it. Salt to taste. MRS. H. MAHLER.
Eggs ................................................................1
Sugar-Cupfuls ..............................................1
Molasses-Cupfuls ..........................................1
Soda-Tablespoonfuls ....................................1
Vinegar-Tablespoonfuls ................................1
Ginger-Tablespoonfuls ................................1
Flour enough to roll.
Roll thin and bake quickly. MRS. DUNCAN.
Eggs (whites) ......................... 4
Butter-Pounds ....................... 1/4
Sugar - Pounds ........................................1/2
Milk - Small cupfuls........................................1
Flour - Pounds ................................................1/2
Yeast Powder - Teaspoonfuls ........................2
Almond Extract - Teaspoonfuls ....................1
Bake in layers and put together with icing.
Icing.
Sugar - Pounds ................................................3/4
Water - Gobletful ..........................................1/2
Eggs (whites) ................................................1
Vanilla - Teaspoonfuls .............. . . . 1
Boil sugar wet with the water until it ropes, then pour it over the well-beaten whites and beat well.
Mrs. James Boylan
Eggs ................................................................4
Sugar - Cups ..................................................2
Sweet Milk - Cups ..........................................1
Melted Butter - Tablespoonfuls ....................2
Pulverized Cinnamon - Teaspoonfuls ............1/4
Pinch of Salt.
Baking Powder - Teaspoonfuls ......................4
Enough Flour to make a soft dough.
Roll thin, cut and cook in boiling hot lard until brown. When perfectly cold, dust them over with pulverized sugar. MRS. JAS. F. JORDAN.
Make a Cup Cake, or White Mountain Cake; bake in layers and use a filling as follows:
Lemons (juice) ..............................................3
Grated Rind of 1 Lemon.
Butter - Pounds ..............................................1/4
Sugar - Pounds ................................................1/2
Eggs (yolks) ...................................6
Beat well and stir over the fire until thick enough to spread. When cold spread between layers.
MRS. JAMES McKIMMON.
 
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