a dough just stiff enough to roll out; roll rather less than
half an inch thick and bake in light layer cake pans; have
ready 2 teacups of finely chopped meat and ;^ teacup
chopped or mashed cold potato; heat this on a skillet, with
a large tablespoonful of butter,✪ Squash Griddle Cakes a half teacup water, a cup
milk, a quarter teaspeonful salt, a good pinch of pepper;
thicken this with a teaspoonful each of flour and butter
rubbed together; split the cakes, butter them and spread
the creamed meat between; there will be three thin layers,
and if liked one can be reserved to have a layer of berries,,
peaches, prunes or other fruit between and sprinkled with
sugar while hot. D.
FRIED CORNMEAL MUFFINS.
Mix I pint sifted Indian meal with i teaspoonful salt
and I tablespoonful sugar; pour gradually on this i pint
boiling water; cover after beating well and set away until
morning; add 2 well beaten eggs✪ Fried Cornmeal Muffins; beat thoroughly; dip a
tablespoon in cold milk and with the wet spoon dip up the
batter by the tablespoonful and fry in boiling lard; turn
each one while cooking. Selected.
GRAHAM GEMS.
One and one-half cups graham flour, i cup wheat
flour, I tablespoonful butter, i teaspoonful sugar, 2
"Use Imperial French Poultry Seasoning."
BREAKFAST. 45
large teaspoonfuls Cameo baking powder, 2 eggs, i tea-
spoonful salt, 2 cups milk. Bake twelve minutes.
Mrs. William L. Shide.
DIXIE BISCUIT.
Three pints flour, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls lard, i
cup milk, yeast. Mix at 11 o'clock a. m. Roll out at
4 o'clock and cut with 2 sizes of cutters, putting the
smaller one on top; let it rise until time to get dinner
and bake 20 minutes. Mrs. Ben Williams.
JOHNNY CAKE.
One cup corn meal, i of flour, i of sweet milk, ^
of butter, ^ of sugar, 2 eggs, a little salt, 2 teaspoon-
fuls Cameo baking powder. Mrs. F. B. Hooker.
HOT CORN BREAD.
One pint sour or buttermilk, yi cup sugar, 2 of
corn meal, i of flour, i egg, i teaspoonful soda, 5^ of
salt, butter size of an egg. Mrs. B. R. Wells.
SOUR CREAM BISCUIT.
One large cup sour milk, ^ cup sour cream, i tea-
spoonful soda, a little salt, flour enough to mix soft.
Mrs. Arthur Smith.
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40 BREAKFAST.
ROLLS.
One pint scalded milk, ^ cup butter, i tablespoon-
ful sugar, 1^ yeast cake, dissolved in warm water; 2
whites of eggs beaten well. Rub butter and sugar to a
cream, add egg, milk, then flour. Mrs. A. G. Jones.
BALTIMORE BISCUIT.
To I quart flour add i teaspoonful salt✪ Graham Gems and a table-
spoonful lard, with water enough to moisten to a stiff
dough. This must be worked or pounded an hour.
Roll by hand into round balls, flatten slightly and prick
with a fork. Mrs. Geo. L. Paddock.
POTATO ROLLS.
Two cups boiled potato, pressed through a colan-
der, 2 eggs, i^ cup lard, i cup yeast, 2 tablespoonfuls
sugar, a little salt✪ Potato Rolls. Mix this in the morning; when
light, add flour enough to make into dough and let it rise
again. Roll out and cut into cakes, place in a pan, not
too close together. Let it rise again and bake 8 or 10
minutes. Mrs. J. F. Dickson.
RICE BISCUIT.
Stir 2 eggs into i pint boiled rice✪ Rice Biscuit while warm, make
"Use Imperial French Poultry Seasoning."
BREAKFAST. 47
into small biscuit with the hands, roll in flour, bake on
buttered tins in a quick oven. Eat hot with butter.
Mrs. F. H. Radford.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
a dough just stiff enough to roll out; roll rather less than half an inch thick and bake in light layer cake pans; have ready 2 teacups of finely chopped meat and ;^ teacup chopped or mashed cold potato; heat this on a skillet, with a large tablespoonful of butter, a half teacup water, a cup milk, a quarter teaspoonful salt, a good pinch of pepper; thicken this with a teaspoonful each of flour and butter rubbed together; split the cakes, butter them and spread the creamed meat between; there will be three thin layers, and if liked one can be reserved to have a layer of berries, peaches, prunes or other fruit between and sprinkled with sugar while hot. D.
FRIED CORNMEAL MUFFINS.
Mix I pint sifted Indian meal with i teaspoonful salt and I tablespoonful sugar; pour gradually on this i pint boiling water; cover after beating well and set away until morning; add 2 well beaten eggs; beat thoroughly; dip a tablespoon in cold milk and with the wet spoon dip up the batter by the tablespoonful and fry in boiling lard; turn each one while cooking. Selected.
GRAHAM GEMS.
One and one-half cups graham flour, i cup wheat flour, I tablespoonful butter, i teaspoonful sugar, 2
"Use Imperial French Poultry Seasoning."
large teaspoonfuls Cameo baking powder, 2 eggs, i teaspoonful salt, 2 cups milk. Bake twelve minutes.
Mrs. William L. Shide.
DIXIE BISCUIT.
Three pints flour, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls lard, i cup milk, yeast. Mix at 11 o'clock a. m. Roll out at 4 o'clock and cut with 2 sizes of cutters, putting the smaller one on top; let it rise until time to get dinner and bake 20 minutes. Mrs. Ben Williams.
JOHNNY CAKE.
One cup corn meal, i of flour, i of sweet milk, ^ of butter, ^ of sugar, 2 eggs, a little salt, 2 teaspoonfuls Cameo baking powder. Mrs. F. B. Hooker.
HOT CORN BREAD.
One pint sour or buttermilk, yi cup sugar, 2 of corn meal, i of flour, i egg, i teaspoonful soda, 5^ of salt, butter size of an egg. Mrs. B. R. Wells.
SOUR CREAM BISCUIT.
One large cup sour milk, ^ cup sour cream, i teaspoonful soda, a little salt, flour enough to mix soft.
Mrs. Arthur Smith.
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ROLLS.
One pint scalded milk, ^ cup butter, i tablespoonful sugar, 1^ yeast cake, dissolved in warm water; 2 whites of eggs beaten well. Rub butter and sugar to a cream, add egg, milk, then flour. Mrs. A. G. Jones.
BALTIMORE BISCUIT.
To I quart flour add i teaspoonful salt and a tablespoonful lard, with water enough to moisten to a stiff dough. This must be worked or pounded an hour. Roll by hand into round balls, flatten slightly and prick with a fork. Mrs. Geo. L. Paddock.
POTATO ROLLS.
Two cups boiled potato, pressed through a colander, 2 eggs, i^ cup lard, i cup yeast, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, a little salt. Mix this in the morning; when light, add flour enough to make into dough and let it rise again. Roll out and cut into cakes, place in a pan, not too close together. Let it rise again and bake 8 or 10 minutes. Mrs. J. F. Dickson.
RICE BISCUIT. Stir 2 eggs into i pint boiled rice while warm, make
"Use Imperial French Poultry Seasoning."
into small biscuit with the hands, roll in flour, bake on buttered tins in a quick oven. Eat hot with butter.
Mrs. F. H. Radford.
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