3 pints of flour
2 eggs
1 teacup of sweet milk
1 teacup of yeast
1 tbsp. lard, and the same of butter

Mix well and beat the dough until it blisters. Let ir rise, work in a small quantity of flour, beat as before and make into rolls. After the second rising, bake quickly.

From "Housekeeping in Old Virginia" Printed in 1879.