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Tonight, we\u2019ll read recipes on schoolroom cakes along with tea cakes and biscuits from \u201cThe Cake and Biscuit Book\u201d by Elizabeth Douglas, published in 1903.\nWhen this cookbook was published, most American students attended a one-room schoolhouse. A single teacher would typically have students of all ages in one class. The youngest children sat in the front, while the oldest students sat in the back. Students memorized and recited their lessons, and when they were lucky, they ate home baked treats like the ones here.\n\u2014 read by N \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices