oven-dry

Updated: May 11, 2025

Have the eggs very cold, butter soft but not oily, flour dry and light sun or oven-dry it in muggy weather. Sift it three times for ordinary cakes, twice for tea cakes, and so on, four to five times for very light things, sponge cake, angel's food, and measure it before sifting, and don't forget the needed amount then you will be in no danger of putting in too much or too little.

Martha McCulloch-Williams - Dishes & Beverages of the Old South