My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Part 26

BREAD, BUNS, FRITTERS.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD.

MRS. RICHARD TURNER.

One cup Graham flour, one cup corn meal, one cup wheat flour, one large cup raisins, one teaspoon baking soda, one half cup warm water, one pinch of salt. Steam four hours: nice sliced and steamed for breakfast.

BROWN BREAD.

MRS. R. STEWART.

One cup Graham flour, one cup wheat, one cup yellow corn meal, one cup sweet milk, one half cup mola.s.ses. Pinch of salt and a teaspoon baking soda dissolved in milk. Mix the flour, stir in the mola.s.ses, then the milk and soda. Steam three hours.

HOME MADE BREAD.

MRS. FRANK GLa.s.s.

Soak a cake of yeast in one quart of water, then add six pints of flour and two teaspoons of salt. Let it stand over night in a rather warm place. In the morning make it up with another pint of water and three pints of flour. Let stand for an hour or so, then knead it well and make into loaves, letting them stand another hour, or until well risen. (Buns made from part of the sponge.) Take a part of the sponge and add two teaspoonfuls of b.u.t.ter and one egg.

TEA BISCUIT.

MRS. HYDE.

One pint of flour (sifted three times,) one teaspoon cream of tartar, one half teaspoon of soda, two teaspoons of sugar, pinch of salt, one dessert spoon of lard or b.u.t.ter, moisten with milk, and yolk of beaten egg.

TAFFY BUNS.

MISS M. W. HOME.

Make a good biscuit crust, roll out rather thin spread with the following mixture. Three quarters of a cup brown sugar, one quarter of a cup of b.u.t.ter mixed together until smooth, roll as you would a roly-poly, cut in slices about an inch thick, and bake in rather a hot oven.

SPANISH BUN.

MRS. THOM.

One and one half cups sugar, four eggs, leave out the whites of three for icing, three quarters of a cup of b.u.t.ter, one cup milk, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one teaspoon ginger, one half nutmeg, two cups flour, three teaspoonfuls baking powder. Bake in flat tin well greased.

Icing. Take three whites of three eggs and beat to a stiff froth, then add a cup of light brown sugar, while the cake is hot spread this over, return to the oven and brown.

FRENCH ROLLS OR TWISTS.

MISS LAMPSON.

One quart of milk, one teaspoonful of salt, one small cup brewer's yeast, flour enough to make a stiff batter. Let it rise, and when very light, work in one egg and two spoonfuls of b.u.t.ter, and knead in flour till stiff enough to roll. Let it rise again, and when very light, roll out, cut in round or braids or any shape preferred. N. B. The egg and b.u.t.ter may be omitted.

b.u.t.tER-MILK SCONES.

MRS. FRANK LAURIE.

One quart of flour, two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar and one of baking soda, a little piece of b.u.t.ter the size of an egg and one teaspoonful of salt; mix the b.u.t.ter well in the flour with the hands, put the salt, baking powder into the flour when sifting, add enough b.u.t.ter-milk to thicken. Bake in a moderate oven.

GRAHAM m.u.f.fINS.

MADAME J. T.

One cup Graham flour, one half cup ordinary flour, three quarters cup milk two tablespoons sugar, one large teaspoon baking powder, one large tablespoon b.u.t.ter, one beaten up egg and salt.

m.u.f.fINS.

MRS. GILMOUR.

b.u.t.ter the size of an egg, one tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, two mashed potatoes, one and one half cups of tepid water or milk, one cake of yeast, flour enough to make a stiff batter. Put to rise over night, and in the morning put into b.u.t.tered rings; put to rise again until rings are full, then bake in a slow oven.

m.u.f.fINS.

MRS. HENRY THOMSON.

Two cups sweet milk, four cups of flour, two eggs, two tablespoons of melted b.u.t.ter, four teaspoons baking powder and pinch of salt.

POP OVERS.

MRS. FARQUHARSON SMITH.

A breakfast cup of flour, a cup of milk, three eggs and a pinch of salt: beat the eggs very well, add them to the milk and beat in the flour; the mixture ought to be the consistency of good custard. b.u.t.ter the moulds very well before putting in the batter; don't put more than a tablespoonful in each. The oven should be very hot and the pop-overs will only take ten minutes to bake.

POP OVERS.

MISS M'GEE.

Three eggs well beaten, add a tablespoon of melted b.u.t.ter and a little salt, pour this mixture over one cup of flour and add milk enough to make a thin batter.

JOHNNY CAKE.

MRS. STUART OLIVER.