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GIRDLE CAKES
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GIRDLE CAKES

4 ingredients 12 steps gutenberg
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Ingredients

  • 3 teaspoonfuls edmonds' baking powder
  • two breakfastcups flour 6 ozs
  • 6 ozs
  • one million tins of edmonds the following list shows the growth in sales

Directions

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Rub into two breakfastcups flour 6 ozs. of butter, add 3 teaspoonfuls Edmonds’ Baking Powder, and mix thoroughly. Mix into this ¼ lb. currants, pinch salt, a little nutmeg, and make into light dough with milk. Roll out, cut into rounds, bake 15 minutes on a girdle or in the oven. If required sweet, add tablespoonful sugar.

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ONE MILLION

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TINS OF EDMONDS

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The following list shows the growth in Sales of

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EDMONDS’ BAKING POWDER

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each year for the past 9 years.

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In 1905 Tins Sold 370,600 ” 1906 ” 429,780 ” 1907 ” 502,548 ” 1908 ” 655,668 ” 1909 ” 743,796 ” 1910 ” 818,772 ” 1911 ” 878,268 ” 1912 ” 1,077,084 ” 1913 ” 1,171,34

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These are big figures, but the greatest record yet broken is in the tremendous increase of the number of dainty cakes, wholesome scones, and beautifully light puddings and pastry made by the thousands of housewives in the Dominion who use

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EDMONDS’ PRIZE BAKING POWDER.

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MERIT COUNTS—That’s why we are doing the business.

By T. J. Edmonds Ltd. · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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