TEA CAKES (an heirloom recipe)
INGREDIENTS
  • egg
  • sugar
  • sour cream
  • teaspoon of (baking) soda
  • a little salt
  • a little nutmeg.
DIRECTIONS
  1. Break an egg into a teacup, then fill the cup with sugar.
  2. Dump into a bowl and beat. Add a teacup of sour cream, a teaspoon of (baking) soda, a little salt and a little nutmeg.
  3. Add enough (all-purpose) flour to stiffen.
  4. Bake in cupcake tins.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
An elderly friend gave me her entire recipe collection, and I found this tucked in an old book. It was handwritten on a very yellowed piece of paper in fancy script, and she told me she thought it had been one of her grandmother's. I lost track of this recipe until recently, so I'm sharing it here. I haven't made these yet, but intend to very soon. Who needs measuring cups, anyway?! LOL