The recipe is a well worn one in my mom's recipe files. The word "Shortcake" is scrawled across the top with "Cottage Pudding" in parenthesis beside it. I did a little research and learned that cottage pudding is "a traditional American cake consisting of a plain, dense cake served with a sweet glaze or custard." (Thanks Wikipedia!) I'm still not exactly sure how our family got ahold of the recipe or how they discovered it was the perfect match for strawberries and milk. All I know is, it will forever be our very favorite strawberry shortcake.