Brown Bread

Mrs. Jennie Stafford, Santa Ana.

Three cupfuls of sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one cupful of syrup, two cupfuls of corn meal, two cupfuls of Graham flour, and one cupful of wheat flour. Steam two and a half hours.

Maryland Biscuits

Anonymous.

One quart of the best flour, a bit of lard (fresh) the size of an egg, a little salt, a quarter of a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, thoroughly mixed with the flour. Make a stiff dough by mixing with ice-water; knead until soft; mold by hand, and bake immediately in a moderately hot oven.

Boston Brown Bread

Mary A. Lindley.

Take three cupfuls of sour milk and one of molasses, three cupfuls of Graham flour and one of corn meal. Add one heaping teaspoonful of soda, and beat well together. Steam three hours.

Squash Biscuits

Miss Mary Mclellan.

Two cups of sifted squash, one tablespoonful of butter, one of lard, two large spoonfuls of sugar, two cups of milk, flour enough to roll out, and one cup of yeast. Boil the milk, sugar, butter, and lard together; let it cool, and mix with the squash, flour, and yeast. Let it rise over night, and make into biscuit in the morning.

Brown Bread

Mrs. Dr. Hazleton.

Two cups of sour milk, two large spoonfuls of molasses, and one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in half cup of water. Stir in an equal quantity of corn and Graham meal until it makes a stiff batter; put it in a two-quart tapering pail; cover tight, and boil in a kettle of water an hour; then take out, take off the cover, and bake slowly one hour.

Tea Biscuits - English

Anonymous.

Four tumblers of sifted flour, one-fourth pound of good butter, one teaspoonful of soda, two of cream of tartar, one dessert-spoonful of baking powder, and one and a half turnblers of milk. Mix the butter, cream of tartar, and baking powder well into the flour; then add the milk, with the soda dissolved in it, and mix quickly with a spoon. Knead well on a board; roll an inch thick, and cut with a sharp cutter. Bake twenty or twenty-five minutes in a quick oven.

Cream Of Tartar Biscuits

Mrs. M1lliken.

One quart of flour, three heaping teaspoonfuls of pure cream of tartar, a piece of butter two-thirds the size of an egg, well worked in flour, one heaping teaspoonful of Babbit's salaratus, dissolved in sweet milk. Make the dough as soft as can be kneaded conveniently; roll a'half inch thick, cut in biscuits, and bake in a quick oven.

Strawberry Short-Cake

Miss Mary Mclellan.

One quart of flour, sifted dry, with two large teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a little salt, and one tablespoonful of white sugar. Add three tablespoonfuls of butter, and milk enough to form a soft dough. Bake in a round tin, and when partially cooled, split, spread with butter, and cover with a layer of strawberries, well sprinkled with white sugar. Lay the other half on top, and spread in the same way.