Cake (Buttermilk)

Source: Hildagonda J. Duckitt, 1891

Instructions

  1. Mix 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 cups of sugar.
  2. Then mix with the flour 2 tablespoons of cinnamon, some naartje (tangerine orange) peel, 3 teaspoons of carbonate of soda, and 1 cup of currants. Vanilla essence may be used instead of the naartje peel.
  3. Stir in alternately a little of the flour and a little of the bottle of buttermilk.
  4. Have ready buttered moulds, and bake in a moderately quick oven.

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