How To Make Griddle Cakes

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This section is from the book "The Bride's Cook Book", by Ralph P. Merritt. Also available from Amazon: Larousse Gastronomique.

How To Make Griddle Cakes

Corn Meal Pancakes

2 Cups Corn Meal Rice Flour.

1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder Teaspoon Molasses 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 Egg.

Add salt to cornmeal, and enough boiling water to make a batter. Let stand until cool, add the yolk of the egg well beaten. Add flour to make proper consistency, the baking powder and molasses. Fry on a hot griddle.

Oatmeal Griddle Cakes

1 Cup Cooked Oatmeal.

1 Cup Milk or Water.

1 Tablespoon Fat 1-3 Cup Barley Flour.

2 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch.

1/2 Teaspoon Salt 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 2 Eggs.

Melt the fat, add the oatmeal and mix well. Beat the eggs lightly, add to the oatmeal together with the liquid. Mix and sift the barley flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder and add to the first mixture. Beat all thoroughly. Bake on hot griddle.

Griddle Cakes

1 Cup Corn Meal 1/2 Cup Barley Flour 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.

Sift together, add milk enough to make a thin batter (about two cups) and 1 tablespoon fat.

Corn Meal Griddle Cakes

1 Cup Milk 3/4 Cup Barley Flour 1/4 Cup Cornstarch 3/4 Cup Corn Meal.

1 Tablespoon Melted Fat.

3 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.

1 Egg.

1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar.

Beat egg until light, add milk and beat again. Sift dry ingredients and add the liquid slowly. Mix well, adding more milk if necessary. Cook on a hot griddle, which has been well rubbed with salt to prevent sticking.

Corn Meal Griddle Cakes With Rice

1 1/2 Cups Corn Meal.

1 Cup Boiled Rice.

3 Tablespoons Rice Flour 1 1/2 Cups Sour Milk.

2 Eggs.

1 Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon Soda Make into a batter and fry in hot oil.

Oatmeal Scones

1/2 Cup Boiling Water.

1 Tablespoon Butter 1/4 Teaspoon Soda.

1 Good Teaspoon Yellow Corn Syrup.

1 Cup Cold Stiff Porridge.

Directions: Put together in the order named. Turn out on a board and mould into a flat mass. Flour the rolling pin, and roll very thin. Bake very slowly on griddle. When desired for table toast for ten minutes. Delicious served with syrup.