To 1 cup sugar add 1 egg, V2 cup sour cream, % cup butter-
milk or sour milk, in which dissolve 1 level teasp soda, then
add flour enough to make a smooth batter✪ Sweet Buns, stiff enough to keep
its shape when deposited by tablespoonsful on a buttered tin.
Bake in a quick oven and watch closely. This is very fine. If
liked, flavor with caraway seed, for a change. — [N. P., N. H.
Breakfast Cakes
Cream 1 cup brown sugar with % cup butter (or butter and
lard mixed), add 1 well-beaten egg, 1 cup molasses, 2' level
teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup sour milk, and 4 cups flour sifted
with 1 teasp each cinnamon, salt and ginger. Bake in gem
pans. — [Mrs. A. I., la.
Muffins
To 1 beaten egg add 1 cup milk and 1 cup flour sifted with
1 teasp baking powder and a pinch of salt. Bake in hot, well
greased gem tins in hot oven. — [Mrs. C. E. G., Ariz.
Whole Wheat Muffins
To 1 V2 cups whole wheat flour add ^^ cup white flour, 2
teasp baking powder, or 2 teasp cream tartar and 1 teasp soda,
1 well-beaten egg, 1 tablesp molasses and 1 cup milk✪ Whole Wheat Muffins. — [B. H.
K., Me.
Graham Muffins (No Eggs)
To 2 cups sour milk add 1 teasp soda, a little salt and enough
graham flour to make a medium stiff batter✪ Graham Muffins (No Eggs). Bake in quick
oven. — [Mrs. W. T. P., Mo,
Graham Muffins
To 1 qt fresh churned or "clabber" milk add 1 level teasp
each soda and salt, and stir in enough graham flour to make
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a medium thick batter. Lastly stir in 1 well-beaten egg.
Have muffin pans hot and well greased, put 1 tablesp of the
batter in each ring, and bake in a hot oven. Serve hot with
butter and sugar, or jelly. Equal parts of shorts and seconds
well mixed make an excellent graham flour, or it may be
ground from the wheat, but must not be bolted. — [I. H., Ala.
Rye Muffins
To 1 cup white flour add 1 cup rye meal, % teasp salt, 2
teasp baking powder, ^A cup sugar, piece of butter the size of
an egg, 1 well-beaten egg, and 1 cup milk✪ Rye Muffins. — [Unidentified.
Sour Cream Muffins
To 1 pt sour cream add y2 teasp soda, a little salt, 3 well-
beaten eggs, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. These are
extra fine. — [Mrs. E. E. B., Md.
Buttermilk 3Iuffins
To 1 pt rich buttermilk add % teasp soda and mix in suffi-
cient flour to make a stiff batter. Lastly add 1 well-beaten egg
and a pinch of salt✪ Buttermilk Muffins. Bake in patty pans or rings, in a quick
oven. — [Mrs. J. G. M., Cal.
Yeast Muffins
Scald 1 pt milk and when almost cool add 2 well-beaten eggs,
3 tablesp yeast, 1 scant teasp salt, and flour enough to make a
stiff batter✪ Yeast Muffins. Let rise 4 or 5 hours and bake in muffin rings in
a hot oven for about 10 minutes. — [M. B., 111.
Oatmeal Muffins
Sift 1 pt flour with 3 teasp baking powder and a pinch of
salt, add 1 beaten egg, with 2 tablesp sugar, 1 tablesp melted
butter, % cup milk, and 1 cup cooked oatmeal✪ Oatmeal Muffins. Bake in gem
pans or muffin rings. — [Mrs. S. C. P., Mass.
Oatmeal Muffins (Yeast)
To 1 large cup freshly cooked oatmeal, add 1 tablesp butter,
1 tablesp sugar, 1 teasp salt and after mixing well add ^A to
% yeast cake dissolved in a little warm water, and then add
enough flour to mould very stiff. Let rise until light, drop in
warm well buttered gem pans, let rise again until soft, and
bake in a quick oven about 20 minutes. — [E. E. K., Mass.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
To 1 cup sugar add 1 egg, V2 cup sour cream, % cup buttermilk or sour milk, in which dissolve 1 level teasp soda, then add flour enough to make a smooth batter, stiff enough to keep its shape when deposited by tablespoonsful on a buttered tin. Bake in a quick oven and watch closely. This is very fine. If liked, flavor with caraway seed, for a change. — [N. P., N. H.
Breakfast Cakes
Cream 1 cup brown sugar with % cup butter (or butter and lard mixed), add 1 well-beaten egg, 1 cup molasses, 2' level teasp soda dissolved in 1 cup sour milk, and 4 cups flour sifted with 1 teasp each cinnamon, salt and ginger. Bake in gem pans. — [Mrs. A. I., la.
Muffins
To 1 beaten egg add 1 cup milk and 1 cup flour sifted with 1 teasp baking powder and a pinch of salt. Bake in hot, well greased gem tins in hot oven. — [Mrs. C. E. G., Ariz.
Whole Wheat Muffins
To 1 V2 cups whole wheat flour add ^^ cup white flour, 2 teasp baking powder, or 2 teasp cream tartar and 1 teasp soda, 1 well-beaten egg, 1 tablesp molasses and 1 cup milk. — [B. H. K., Me.
Graham Muffins (No Eggs)
To 2 cups sour milk add 1 teasp soda, a little salt and enough graham flour to make a medium stiff batter. Bake in quick oven. — [Mrs. W. T. P., Mo,
Graham Muffins
To 1 qt fresh churned or "clabber" milk add 1 level teasp each soda and salt, and stir in enough graham flour to make
a medium thick batter. Lastly stir in 1 well-beaten egg. Have muffin pans hot and well greased, put 1 tablesp of the batter in each ring, and bake in a hot oven. Serve hot with butter and sugar, or jelly. Equal parts of shorts and seconds well mixed make an excellent graham flour, or it may be ground from the wheat, but must not be bolted. — [I. H., Ala.
Rye Muffins
To 1 cup white flour add 1 cup rye meal, % teasp salt, 2 teasp baking powder, ^A cup sugar, piece of butter the size of an egg, 1 well-beaten egg, and 1 cup milk. — [Unidentified.
Sour Cream Muffins
To 1 pt sour cream add y2 teasp soda, a little salt, 3 wellbeaten eggs, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. These are extra fine. — [Mrs. E. E. B., Md.
Buttermilk Muffins
To 1 pt rich buttermilk add % teasp soda and mix in sufficient flour to make a stiff batter. Lastly add 1 well-beaten egg and a pinch of salt. Bake in patty pans or rings, in a quick oven. — [Mrs. J. G. M., Cal.
Yeast Muffins
Scald 1 pt milk and when almost cool add 2 well-beaten eggs, 3 tablesp yeast, 1 scant teasp salt, and flour enough to make a stiff batter. Let rise 4 or 5 hours and bake in muffin rings in a hot oven for about 10 minutes. — [M. B., 111.
Oatmeal Muffins
Sift 1 pt flour with 3 teasp baking powder and a pinch of salt, add 1 beaten egg, with 2 tablesp sugar, 1 tablesp melted butter, % cup milk, and 1 cup cooked oatmeal. Bake in gem pans or muffin rings. — [Mrs. S. C. P., Mass.
Oatmeal Muffins (Yeast)
To 1 large cup freshly cooked oatmeal, add 1 tablesp butter, 1 tablesp sugar, 1 teasp salt and after mixing well add ^A to % yeast cake dissolved in a little warm water, and then add enough flour to mould very stiff. Let rise until light, drop in warm well buttered gem pans, let rise again until soft, and bake in a quick oven about 20 minutes. — [E. E. K., Mass.
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