From Rivets and Rails, Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook Quotes

“Cookies 2 pts sugar 1 pt lard 1 pt sweet milk 3 eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla 5 cents hartshorn flour, enough to stiffen Mix ingredients together and bake in a moderate oven on a lightly greased baking sheet until set. Baking powder which is activated by moisture instead of heat can be used as a substitute for hartshorn.”
― Shaunda Kennedy Wenger, From Rivets and Rails, Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook

“Railroad Cake 1 cup white sugar 1 cup flour 3 eggs butter, the size of an egg 1 tsp cream of tartar ½ tsp baking soda essence [zest] of 1 lemon a little milk Bake in shallow greased pans in a hot oven. Batter will be thick. Some published variations of this recipe suggest it was similar to Irish Soda Cake, but with raisins baked in it. However, the recipe presented here differs in that it is flavored with lemon and lacks raisins and is not similar to Irish Soda Cake. Instead, Mrs. Kennedy’s recipe resembles vintage recipes published in “My Pet Recipes, Tried and True” and “Miss Parloa’s New Cookbook” from the early 1900s.  ”
― Shaunda Kennedy Wenger, From Rivets and Rails, Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook

“Some published variations of this recipe suggest it was similar to Irish Soda Cake, but with raisins baked in it. However, the recipe presented here differs in that it is flavored with lemon and lacks raisins and is not similar to Irish Soda Cake. Instead, Mrs. Kennedy’s recipe resembles vintage recipes published in “My Pet Recipes, Tried and True” and “Miss Parloa’s New Cookbook” from the early 1900s.”
― Shaunda Kennedy Wenger, From Rivets and Rails, Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook