This section is from the book "The Economy Cook Book", by Edward A. Harris. Also available from Amazon: The Economy Cook Book.
One cup sugar, butter the size of an egg (melted), 1 cup sweet milk, 3 well beaten eggs, pinch of salt, nutmeg to taste, flour to roll soft.
Two cups sugar, 1 cup sour cream, 2 cups sour milk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in part of milk, nutmeg, flour enough to mix stiff.
One cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 eggs, 1 cup of sour milk, salt, nutmeg, flour to roll.
Three eggs, beaten very light, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sour cream, 3 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of salt; roll in sugar right from the hot fat; flour to roll.
One cup of sugar, 1 cup sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 4 tablespoons of melted lard; season with nutmegs or cinnamon; mix lard and sugar together.
These doughnuts, eaten fresh and warm, are a delicious breakfast dish and are quickly made. 3 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1 pint of sweet milk, salt, nutmeg, and flour enough to permit the spoon to stand upright in the mixture; add 2 heaping teaspoons of baking powder to the flour; beat all until very light; drop by the dessertspoon into boiling lard. These will not absorb a bit of fat and are not at all rich.
Three coffee cups of bread sponge, 1/2 cup butter, 2/3 cup of sugar, 2 eggs. Knead not quite so stiff as for bread; let stand in a warm place until light. Do not knead again. With a sharp knife cut into pieces size of a small egg and let stand for 2 hours; fry in hot lard; roll in sugar.
Note. - As doughnuts are removed from hot fat, dip quickly in pan of boiling water, which will remove grease, Set pan of water aside to cool, then skim off grease.
"Let butter drench them in its yellow tide And a long slice of bacon grace their side."
Two cups milk, 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar, pinch salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, add flour for thick batter.
One cup cold boiled rice, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, salt, 2 beaten eggs, milk to thin the batter.
One egg, well beaten, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, 2 cups sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in a little hot water, 1/2 cup flour, corn meal to mix soft.
One pint milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, yolks of 2 eggs, flour to make thin batter, add 2 teaspoons baking powder, mix thoroughly; whites of eggs, well beaten and stirred in gently.
One cup sweet milk, 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt, separate egg and add the well beaten white just before baking.
Mix l 1/2 cup stale bread crumbs, 1 cup sweet milk, let stand 5 minutes, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 well beaten eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, add milk to the right consistency.
Two eggs, 1/2 pint milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, add whites just before frying in hot lard.
Three eggs, 1 1/2 cup of milk, 3 teaspoons baking powder, salt and flour to make a batter thicker than griddle cakes. Drop in hot lard and eat with maple syrup.
One-half can corn, 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 large cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder. Season with salt and pepper. Drop from spoon into hot lard.
Beat 3 eggs, sift together 1 quart flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder. Rub 1/2 cup butter or lard into flour, add eggs. Use sweet milk enough to make a good batter. Fill hot well buttered irons 2/3 full.
Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan, when it bubbles, add 3 tablespoons flour, mix with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir in gradually 1/2 cup stewed tomatoes, in which 1/4 teaspoon of soda has been dissolved, add 1/2 cup scalded milk, and pour over 6 large slices of nicely browned toast.
Cut nice bananas in half, roll in egg and bread crumbs, fry in hot fat. Serve with hot liquid sauce.
Take 3 or 4 boiled eggs and remove the yolks from the whites; make a cream dressing of 1 pint of milk, thickened with flour, adding a little piece of butter; cut up the whites of eggs into small pieces and stir into dressing; lay several pieces of toast dipped in warm milk on a platter and pour the dressing over them; when this is done crumble the yolks of eggs and sprinkle over the whole. A very nice dish for tea.
Sift together 1/2 cup graham and 1/2 cup wheat flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, l 1/2 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, l 1/2 tablespoon sugar, 1 egg, beaten light, 1 1/4 cup sweet milk, and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Fry on hot griddle and serve with maple syrup.
One teaspoon butter, 1 pint flour, 1 salt spoon salt, 2 eggs, well beaten, 2 cups sweet milk, 2 teaspoons baking powder; rub butter into the flour, and add the salt, beat the yolks of the eggs light, then add the milk to them, and when well mixed, stir milk into the flour until perfectly smooth, beat the whites, add them, and lastly, the baking powder, and bake on a hot griddle.
One cup dry bread crumbs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, milk enough to thin the batter.
 
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