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with melted butter turned over them. Nice accompaniment to a meat dinner, as a
side-dish--similar to plain maccaroni.
BREAKFAST PUFFS.
Two cups of sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of salt, one
egg, and flour enough to roll out like biscuit dough. Cut into narrow strips, an
inch wide, and three inches long; fry brown in hot lard, like doughnuts. Serve
hot; excellent with coffee. Or, fry in a spider with an ounce each of lard and
butter, turning and browning all four of the sides.
ENGLISH CRUMPETS.
One quart of warm milk, half a cup of yeast, one teaspoonful of salt, flour
enough to make a stiff batter; when light, add half a cupful of melted butter, a
teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a little water, and a very little more flour;
let it stand twenty minutes or until light. Grease some muffin rings, place them
on a hot griddle, and fill them half full of the batter; when done on one side,
turn and bake the other side. Butter them while hot; pile one on another, and
serve immediately.
PLAIN CRUMPETS.
Mix together thoroughly, while dry, one quart of sifted flour, loosely measured,
two heaping teaspoonfuls baking-powder, and a little salt; then add two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, and sweet milk enough to make a thin dough.
Bake quickly in muffin-rings or patty-pans.
PREPARED BREAD-CRUMBS.
Take pieces of stale bread, break them in small bits, put them on a baking-pan
and place them in a moderate oven, watching closely that they do not scorch;
then take them while hot and crisp and roll them, crushing them. Sift them,
using the fine crumbs for breading cutlets, fish, croquettes, etc. The coarse
ones may be used for puddings, pan-cakes, etc.
CRACKERS.
Sift into a pint of flour a heaping teaspoonful of baking-powder, four
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, half a teaspoonful salt and the white of an egg
beaten, and one cup of milk; mix it with more flour, enough to make a very stiff
dough, as stiff as can be rolled out; pounded and kneaded a long time. Roll very
thin, like pie-crust, and cut out either round or square. Bake a light brown.
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