A Civil War treat sold in Alexandria, Virginia stores for a penny was a gingerbread cookie "cut in the flat, rude shape of a prancing horse with very prominent ears and very stubbed legs.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Horse Cakes
A Civil War treat sold in Alexandria, Virginia stores for a penny was a gingerbread cookie "cut in the flat, rude shape of a prancing horse with very prominent ears and very stubbed legs.
Labels:
Cake,
Civil War,
Cookies,
Culinary History,
Food History,
Horse-Cakes,
Maryland Food History,
Recipes,
Virginia
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