Take about 2 cups flour; add 3 teaspoonsful baking powder; 1/2 teaspoonsful salt. Cream 1/2 cup sugar with 1/3 cup butter; add to dry mixture. Bind with 1 cup milk and 2 eggs beaten up. Pour into small bake pan or pie pan and bake about 18-20 minutes in hot oven.
The Captain’s Lady Cookbook, 1900.