Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Pot-ash-cake

POT-ASH-CAKE, a kind of biscuit, much used in the United States of America; and which is baked in the following manner:—Take two pounds of wheaten flour, and half a pound of butter: to these must be added half a pound of sugar, that has previously been combined with a pint of milk; and a large tea-spoonful of salt of tartar, crystals of soda, or any other pure pot-ash, which has likewise been dissolved in a small quantity of water. The whole is to be carefully mixed, and kneaded together: when properly rolled, it may be formed into cakes, which ought to be exposed to a brisk heat of an oven; as their lightness depends much on the expedition with which they are baked.

Pot-ash-cake is equally nutritious and wholesome: being speedily prepared, it deserves to be adopted, especially where yeast cannot be easily procured.