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Corn bread made of northern meal

Corn bread made of northern meal, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two cupfuls of corn-meal.

BreakfastBrunchVegetarianOvenPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook35 min
Est. serves4
Total55 min
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  • Two cupfuls of corn-meal;
  • one cupful of flour;
  • two and a half cupfuls of milk;
  • three eggs;
  • a tablespoonful, each, of butter and white sugar;
  • one teaspoonful of salt;
  • two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder.
  • Melt the butter and stir it into the eggs, which should have been beaten very light, and after sifting the salt, sugar and baking-powder with the meal and flour, put in the milk, eggs and butter.
  • Beat hard and bake for half an hour in a greased pan in a steady oven.

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Two cupfuls of corn-meal; one cupful of flour; two and a half cupfuls of milk; three eggs; a tablespoonful, each, of butter and white sugar; one teaspoonful of salt; two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder.

  2. 2

    Melt the butter and stir it into the eggs, which should have been beaten very light, and after sifting the salt, sugar and baking-powder with the meal and flour, put in the milk, eggs and butter. Beat hard and bake for half an hour in a greased pan in a steady oven.

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