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THINGS MOTHER USED TO MAKE
Real Johnny Cake
| 2 Cupfuls of Flour | 1 Teaspoonful of Cream |
| 1 Cupful of Yellow Meal | of Tartar |
| 4 Tablespoonfuls of Sugar | ½ Teaspoonful of Soda |
| ½ Teaspoonful of Salt | or, |
| 2 Teaspoonfuls of Baking- | |
| powder |
Add enough milk or water to make a thin batter, and bake.
New England Buns
| 1 Cupful of Milk | ¼ Teaspoonful of Soda |
| 1 and ⅓ Cupfuls of | ½ Teaspoonful of Salt |
| Sugar | 1 Yeast Cake |
| ⅔ Cupful of Butter or | Flour enough for Soft |
| Lard | Dough |
| ½ Cupful of Currants | |
| 1 Teaspoonful of Extract | |
| of Lemon |
Dissolve the yeast in a half-cupful of cold water. Scald the milk and, when nearly cold, add the yeast, half the sugar, and flour enough to make a thin batter; let it rise to twice its bulk. When light and foamy, add the rest of the ingredients; sprinkle a little flour over the currants, stir the soda into the flour, using flour enough to make stiff dough. Set again, then roll, cut with a cooky-cutter, about an inch thick, and let rise again. Bake in a moderate
