Mama, I like the candy and the cake recipe. Gonna try them. Here is an oldie I grew up with. These things were hard as rocks, but tasty. You could carry them in your pocket all day and never get a crumb. CF
1873 Tea Cakes
Little Mama Bradshaw
1 cup of butter = ½ pound
2 cups sugar
3 eggs beaten lightly
6 table spoon buttermilk
1 scant teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
½ teaspoon nutmeg (ground)
¼ teaspoon cardamom (ground)
5 cups flour
Preheat oven to 400 deg….
Mix butter and sugar until light. Add eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Mix soda with buttermilk and add to mixture. Add flour small amount at a time.
May be rolled out or dropped by teaspoon full. Bake in quick oven about 10 min. or until just brown. Makes about 91/2 doz.
This recipe comes from the Bradshaw, Laird, and Herrington Family. 1873 Hardin Co. Texas (Little Mama Bradshaw)
My Grandmother: