Huckleberry Short-Cake

Original Recipe

Two cupfuls of sugar, half a cupful of butter, one pint of sweet milk, one tablespoonful of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted into a quart of flour, or enough to form a thick batter; add a quart of the huckleberries; to be baked in a dripper; cut into squares for the table and served hot with butter. Blackberries may be used the same.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cupfuls of sugar
  • 1 cupful of butter
  • 1 pint of sweet milk
  • 1 tablespoonful of salt
  • 2 heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted into a quart of flour
  • 1 thick batter
  • 1 quart of the huckleberries
  • 1 dripper

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Instructions

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    Two cupfuls of sugar, half a cupful of butter, one pint of sweet milk, one tablespoonful of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted into a quart of flour, or enough to form a thick batter; add a quart of the huckleberries; to be baked in a dripper; cut into squares for the table and served hot with butter.

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    Blackberries may be used the same.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)