The farm cook & rule book

Add the meal to the boiling water and cook 5 minutes. Turn into a bowl and add the other ingredients. Bake on a griddle iron. Waffles 2 cupfuls flour 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter 2 teaspoonfuls soda 2 cupfuls milk % teaspoonful salt 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites Mix and sift dry ingredients, add the milk gradually and stir in the beaten egg yolks. Add the melted butter and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Cook on a hot, well oiled waffle iron. Sweet Milk Waffles 1% cupfuls flour 1^/^ tablespoonfuls melted butter 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 cupful sweet milk % teaspoonful salt 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites Mix and sift the dry ingredients, add the milk gradually and stir in the beaten egg yolks. Add the melted butter and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Cook on a hot, well oiled waffle iron. Rice Waffles iy2 cupfuls flour 2 egg yolks % teaspoonful salt 2 egg whites 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls butter 1 cupful boiled rice 1^ cupfuls milk Sift the dry ingredients together, add the melted shortening, the rice, beaten egg yolks and the milk. Mix thoroughly and fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Sweet Potato Waffles 1 cupful mashed sweet potatoes 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 cupful milk % cupful butter 1 egg 1 cupful flour 4 tablespoonfuls sugar Mix sweet potatoes, milk, melted butter, flour, sugar, beaten egg yolk and baking powder together. Fold in stiffly beaten egg white and cook. TOAST Dry Toast Cut bread that is at least a day old in y^ inch slices. The crust may be removed if desired. Put the slices in a wire toaster or hold on a fork and place over coals to dry and bro\sTi. Hold far enough from the coals that the bread will not burn. When dry and a golden brown on one side, turn and brown on the other side. Bread may be browned in the oven but this gives a harder toast. Milk Toast 2 cupfvils milk 1 teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls flour 8 slices toast 2 tablespoonfuls butter 2 tablespoonfuls butter Scald the milk and add the flour and butter which have been mixed together thoroughly. Add the salt and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Pour this hot sauce over the toast which has been buttered with 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. French Toast 3 eggs 9 slices bread 1% cupfuls milk 1 teaspoonful salt Beat the eggs slightly and add the milk and salt. Dip the bread in this mixture and brown quickly on both sides in a frying pan containing a little fat. Cinnamon Toast Mix equal parts of powdered cinnamon and powdered sugar and sprinkle generously over buttered toast. Serve while hot. Tomato Toast 4 tablespoonfuls butter 1% cupfuls strained tomato pulp 3 tablespoonfuls flour ^ teaspoonful soda % teaspoonful salt % cupful scalded cream % teaspoonful pepper 8 slices toast Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour and salt. Gradually pour in the tomato which has been dissolved. Stir constantly and add the scalded cream. Pour the hot sauce over the toast and serve immediately. Cakes are divided into two classes, those which contain butter and those which do not contain butter.