3 quarts sour milk 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons soda 1/2 to 3/4 cup shortening

2 tbspns. baking powder 4 quarts barley flour 6 well-beaten yolks 6 stiffly beaten whites

Sift dry ingredients. Add milk, melted shortening, and yolks. Fold in whites, and cook on hot griddle. Makes a hundred good-sized cakes. Less flour may be used if preferred.