DROP CORN CAKES — 1 pt. cornmeal, 2 pts. boiled grits c-
small hominy, 3 eggs, piece of butter size of an egg, then thin
with milk until you can drop themi with a spoon on a pan, and
bake brown. — ^Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
CRACKER PANCAKES.— 4 crackers, 2 cups sour milk or but-
termilk, 1 or 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, ✪ Bread Griddle Cakes 1 teaspoon soda. Roll crackers,
add butter and let stand a few minutes, add other ingredients, and
flour to make a batter. — Mrs. Chas. Johnston, Des Plaines, 111.
CHESTNUT GRIDDLE BREAD.— Separate 2 eggs; to the
yolks add 14 cup milk; mix. Stir in ^ cups chestnut meal. Cov-
er and stand in a cool place over night. Next morning add the
wihites of the eggs, well beaten, a level teaspoon of baking powder,
and l4 a teaspoon of salt✪ Chestnut Griddle Bread. Make into thin cakes and bake either in
a hot oven or on a hot griddle. — Mrs. Ralph Charters, Park Ridge,
111.
FEATHERY FLAPJACKS.— 1 qt. of yellow cornmeal, 1
handful wheat flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, Ij/^ teaspoons
of salt, 1 pt. of sour milk, 1 teaspoon of soda, 2 eggs, enough cold
water to make a thin batter✪ Feathery Flapjacks and fry on very hot pancake griddle. —
Mrs. J. C. Jeffries, Winnetka, 111.
FLANNEL CAKES.— 1 pt. of meal and 1 pt. of flour, 1 tea-
spoon salt, yeast enough to raise it, or ^ of an yeast cake. Mix
the batter with tepid water, almost as thick as for buckwheat cakes.
When risen, bake in a griddle. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago, 111.
VARIATION L— Heat J/^ pt. of new milk, add to it 1 beap-
ing tablespoon butter, let it melt, then add }4 pt. of cold milk, 2
yolks beaten light, 2 tablespoons of yeast, 1 teaspoon salt✪ Flannel Cakes, flour to
make a stiff batter, set over night, or allow 4 hrs. to rise. When
ready to bake, add the frothed whites. Bake on a hot greased
griddle. To vary the cakes, use half of flour and half cornmeal pre-
pared in the same way. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St.,
Chicago, 111.
VARIATION XL— Sift together 154 pts. of flour, 1 tablespoon
of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 of salt. Add
2 beaten eggs and IH Pts. of ^milk✪ Variation XL and beat into a smooth, thin
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batter. Bake on hot griddle to a rich brown and serve with maple
•yrup.-— Mrs. €. J. Jeffries, Winnetka, 111.
FRENCH PANCAKES.— Cover several slices of stale bread
with thick sour milk and let stand over night, then stir well; add
Yi teaspoon soda, scalded, a little flour, and, if needed, a little sweet
milk, an egg or two, well beaten, a tablespoon butter✪ French Pancakes; bake on but-
tered pans.— Mrs. Edith Fairchild, Glen View, 111.
HOMINY BATTER CAKES.— 1 pt. of cold cooked hominy,
scant measure, 1 tablespoon butter, V/z tablespoons sifted flour, 2
eggs, 1 pt. new milk, 1 teaspoon salt✪ Hominy Batter Cakes. Have hominy cooked and
cool, stir in beaten yolks, add rest of ingredients, then the frothed
whites. Bake on a hot greased griddle. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S.
Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
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DROP CORN CAKES — 1 pt. cornmeal, 2 pts. boiled grits c-
small hominy, 3 eggs, piece of butter size of an egg, then thin
with milk until you can drop themi with a spoon on a pan, and
bake brown. — ^Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
CRACKER PANCAKES.— 4 crackers, 2 cups sour milk or but-
termilk, 1 or 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda. Roll crackers,
add butter and let stand a few minutes, add other ingredients, and
flour to make a batter. — Mrs. Chas. Johnston, Des Plaines, 111.
CHESTNUT GRIDDLE BREAD.— Separate 2 eggs; to the
yolks add 14 cup milk; mix. Stir in ^ cups chestnut meal. Cov-
er and stand in a cool place over night. Next morning add the
wihites of the eggs, well beaten, a level teaspoon of baking powder,
and l4 a teaspoon of salt. Make into thin cakes and bake either in
a hot oven or on a hot griddle. — Mrs. Ralph Charters, Park Ridge,
111.
FEATHERY FLAPJACKS.— 1 qt. of yellow cornmeal, 1
handful wheat flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, Ij/^ teaspoons
of salt, 1 pt. of sour milk, 1 teaspoon of soda, 2 eggs, enough cold
water to make a thin batter and fry on very hot pancake griddle. —
Mrs. J. C. Jeffries, Winnetka, 111.
FLANNEL CAKES.— 1 pt. of meal and 1 pt. of flour, 1 tea-
spoon salt, yeast enough to raise it, or ^ of an yeast cake. Mix
the batter with tepid water, almost as thick as for buckwheat cakes.
When risen, bake in a griddle. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago, 111.
VARIATION L— Heat J/^ pt. of new milk, add to it 1 beap-
ing tablespoon butter, let it melt, then add }4 pt. of cold milk, 2
yolks beaten light, 2 tablespoons of yeast, 1 teaspoon salt, flour to
make a stiff batter, set over night, or allow 4 hrs. to rise. When
ready to bake, add the frothed whites. Bake on a hot greased
griddle. To vary the cakes, use half of flour and half cornmeal pre-
pared in the same way. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St.,
Chicago, 111.
VARIATION XL— Sift together 154 pts. of flour, 1 tablespoon
of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 of salt. Add
2 beaten eggs and IH Pts. of ^milk and beat into a smooth, thin
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batter. Bake on hot griddle to a rich brown and serve with maple
•yrup.-— Mrs. €. J. Jeffries, Winnetka, 111.
FRENCH PANCAKES.— Cover several slices of stale bread
with thick sour milk and let stand over night, then stir well; add
Yi teaspoon soda, scalded, a little flour, and, if needed, a little sweet
milk, an egg or two, well beaten, a tablespoon butter; bake on but-
tered pans.— Mrs. Edith Fairchild, Glen View, 111.
HOMINY BATTER CAKES.— 1 pt. of cold cooked hominy,
scant measure, 1 tablespoon butter, V/z tablespoons sifted flour, 2
eggs, 1 pt. new milk, 1 teaspoon salt. Have hominy cooked and
cool, stir in beaten yolks, add rest of ingredients, then the frothed
whites. Bake on a hot greased griddle. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S.
Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.