Commence your dancing

Hmmm. What to make for breakfast/brunch when you don’t have a lot of things on hand and you don’t feel like going to the store?

Ahh. Here we go. I’ve got all the ingredients for this.

…I hope it’s good!

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Cowboy Coffee Cake

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups brown sugar

2/3 cup shortening

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 cup sour milk

2 eggs, beaten well

“Measure the flour, brown sugar, salt and shortening into a mixing bowl and rub or work to fine crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup of the crumbly mixture and reserve to sprinkle over the top of the cake. To the remaining crumbs add the blended baking powder, spices and soda, mixing thoroughly. Add the beaten eggs to the sour milk, then stir this into the dry mixture until it is very smooth.

“Spread the batter in 2 greased pie pans or layer cake pans and sprinkle with the reserved crumbs. An additional teaspoon of cinnamon and a few chopped nutmeats may also be sprinkled over the crumbs. Bake in a moderately hot oven (375°) for about 20 minutes. Serve hot from the pan in which it was baked.”

Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, 1935 edition

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And while it’s baking, why don’t you stick with the cowboy theme and pass the time by watching this clip from the film “Way Out West”, circa 1940.

IMO if you can watch this and not smile even a little, I have to think y’all must be dead.  Enjoy.