Having made a simple lemon zest-cheesecake this weekend, we think a recipe from history is in order. Though not from Prince George’s County, we find this one poetic:
Recipe for a Cheesecake.
If you want to make
A splendid cheesecake,
And one all tastes to please.
Your cook hereby pronounces
You need butter — two ounces
And double that amount of cheese.
Put ’em into a basin and beat ’em together
Until they are quite as light as a feather.
A sprinkle of currants, little salt, and puff-paste.
Two eggs — then sugar and flavor to taste.
When all of these have togehter been beaten,
In a quick oven bake it, then let it be eaten.
–Allt Sloper[1]
[1] The Biloxi Herald. 02-18-1900. Page [3]. Biloxi, Mississippi
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