Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book eBook

Mary Wilson (poet)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 468 pages of information about Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book.

Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book eBook

Mary Wilson (poet)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 468 pages of information about Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book.

Stir until dissolved and then add

  The prepared rice,
  Three cupfuls white flour,
  One-quarter teaspoonful baking soda.

Beat to mix and then cover and set aside to rise overnight.  In the morning add sufficient lukewarm water to make a pouring batter, adding two tablespoonfuls of syrup and one teaspoonful of salt.  Beat very hard and then set in a warm place while the griddle is heating.

The use of a small amount of baking soda as given in above recipes is for the purpose of neutralizing the slightly acid flavor of the buckwheat—­a flavor to which many folks object.

Either of above mixes may be baked in a waffle iron instead of using the griddle.  Try it some morning for the sake of variety.  Use salad oil in a new sewing-machine oil can to grease waffle iron.

Almost everyone loves good sweet butter on the hot cakes in the morning.  At the present prices of butter the frugal housewife looks upon the fast disappearing pat of butter with alarm.  Now try this and save the butter and yet give the folks the butter flavor upon their cakes; place two tablespoonfuls of butter in a pitcher which will hold a cupful of syrup.  Add the syrup and then place the pitcher in a pan of warm water and set on the stove to heat.  Beat constantly until the butter melts and produces a creamy mix.

Stale bread may be crumbled or soaked in cold water pressed dry and used in place of rice or cornmeal.  So may oatmeal or other leftover breakfast cereals, as well as mashed potatoes, be used.  Reserve about one cupful of the yeast batter to start the next batter.  Use this starter in place of the yeast.  Renew the yeast mix every fifth morning.

A word about the griddle may not come amiss.  The old-fashioned iron or soapstone may be used and will give good results.  Aluminum griddles do not require greasing.

BREAD GRIDDLE CAKES

Try these cakes some morning when the folks are tired of the usual breakfast dishes.  Place in a pitcher overnight

  Two cups of buttermilk or sour milk,
  One cup of water,
  Two cups of bread crumbs.

Let stand in the kitchen in a cool place.  Do not put in the icebox.  In the morning add

  One teaspoonful baking soda

dissolved in

  Three tablespoonfuls of water.

Beat to thoroughly mix and then add

  Two tablespoonfuls syrup,
  Two tablespoonfuls shortening,
  One teaspoonful salt,
  One and one-half cups flour,
  Two teaspoonfuls baking powder.

Beat hard to mix and then bake on a hot griddle.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES

Scald one cup of cornmeal with two cups of boiling water, and then let cool.  Now add

  One and one-half cupfuls water, 80 degrees Fahrenheit,
  Three tablespoonfuls of syrup,
  One teaspoonful of salt,
  One-quarter yeast cake,
  Two cupfuls flour,
  One-quarter teaspoonful baking soda.

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