How about serving a bit of history this Valentine's Day? A whig or wig is a wedge shaped cake. It was once well known for a kind of bun or small cake made with fine flour. This ancient English bread was changed on our shores becoming round. The English had already embellished the bun with spices, seeds, or dried fruit.
The colonial citizens often powedered their hair or wore wigs. Professional hairdressers fashioned towering headdresses for the the elegant ladies. Elaborate powdered hairstyles took hours to concoct, so women often let one "dressing" last a month or so. A "wig pick" was necessary to dig for head lice, fleas, and other vermin living in your hair. Believe it or not, there was a special wire cage that was worn at night to keep mice and rats out.
2 cups milk
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
flour
1 packet of yeast
1/3 c. warm water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. salt.
Scald milk and add butter, sugar, salt. When cooled to slightly warm, add yeast that has been dissolved in warm water. Beat eggs until light and add them to the milk and spices. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead well and set to rise overnight in a covered bowl. In the morning roll out on a floured board to 3/4 inch thickness in a round shape. Let rise in warm place for two hours.
Bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes or until brown.
The colonial citizens often powedered their hair or wore wigs. Professional hairdressers fashioned towering headdresses for the the elegant ladies. Elaborate powdered hairstyles took hours to concoct, so women often let one "dressing" last a month or so. A "wig pick" was necessary to dig for head lice, fleas, and other vermin living in your hair. Believe it or not, there was a special wire cage that was worn at night to keep mice and rats out.
2 cups milk
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
flour
1 packet of yeast
1/3 c. warm water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. salt.
Scald milk and add butter, sugar, salt. When cooled to slightly warm, add yeast that has been dissolved in warm water. Beat eggs until light and add them to the milk and spices. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead well and set to rise overnight in a covered bowl. In the morning roll out on a floured board to 3/4 inch thickness in a round shape. Let rise in warm place for two hours.
Bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes or until brown.
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