Wood Stove CookingWood Stove Cooking

Featuring:Featuring:

““Esther Weld”Esther Weld”

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The Scene: 1850’s Maine The Scene: 1850’s Maine (shh…we’ll pretend)…(shh…we’ll pretend)…

Nutmeg CakeNutmeg Cake

A Favorite Recipe From The Farmer’s A Favorite Recipe From The Farmer’s Cottage at The Norlands Cottage at The Norlands

All Good Cooks Gather Their All Good Cooks Gather Their Ingredients Beforehand.Ingredients Beforehand.

IngredientsIngredients

1 Cup Sugar1 Cup Sugar½ Cup Melted Lard½ Cup Melted Lard1 Egg1 Egg1 Cup Sour Milk1 Cup Sour Milk2 Cups Flour2 Cups Flour1 Tsp. Saleratus (Baking Soda)1 Tsp. Saleratus (Baking Soda)1 Tsp. Salt1 Tsp. Salt1 Tsp. Nutmeg1 Tsp. Nutmeg

DirectionsDirections

Cream sugar and Cream sugar and lard. lard.

Add egg and beat. Add egg and beat.

Directions Continued…Directions Continued…

Blend in dry Blend in dry ingredients ingredients

Alternating with sour Alternating with sour milk. milk.

My Favorite Part!My Favorite Part!

Adding NutmegAdding Nutmeg

Next, Make Sure The Stove Is Next, Make Sure The Stove Is REALLY Hot!REALLY Hot!

Pour The Batter Into A Well Pour The Batter Into A Well Greased PanGreased Pan

BakeBake

In a moderate ovenIn a moderate oven

(350°) until done.(350°) until done.

About 30 minutes.About 30 minutes.

Be Careful. It’s Hot!Be Careful. It’s Hot!

While We’re Waiting…While We’re Waiting…

We Could Always Make We Could Always Make Butter?!Butter?!

Add Room Temperature Cream Add Room Temperature Cream to Butter Churn and Mix Until it to Butter Churn and Mix Until it

Thickens.Thickens.

This might take This might take awhile…awhile…

……sometime latersometime later

Strain Strain

Add Salt to TasteAdd Salt to Tasteandand

Form into a BallForm into a Ball

Meanwhile…Meanwhile…

The Cake is Done!The Cake is Done!

The EndThe End