This section is from the book "Mary Jane's Cook Book", by Mary Jane. Also available from Amazon: Mary Jane's Cook Book.
Sugar, 1 cup. Eggs, 2. Milk, 1 cup. Ginger, a pinch.
Nutmeg, a pinch.
Flour, 2 cups.
Raking powder, 3 teaspoons.
Salt.
Beat eggs thoroughly and add sugar and remaining ingredients in order given. Add flour till dough is just stiff enough to handle. Fry as usual in deep fat. Mrs. C. W., Jamaica Plain.
Scalded milk, 1 pint.
Yeast cake, 1/2.
Cold milk, 6 tablespoons.
Flour.
Sugar, 1 cup. Butter, 1/2 cup. Eggs, 2. Mace, a pinch.
Salt, a pinch.
In the morning scald the milk and when somewhat cooled, add yeast cake dissolved in cold milk. Thicken with flour to make a light sponge and set in a warm place to rise. At night beat butter and sugar to a cream, add well beaten eggs and the sponge, mace and salt. Knead with flour to make a soft dough. Let rise until morning. Knead again without adding flour, then roll out and cut as for biscuits. Fat should not be as hot as for doughnuts that are not raised. V. F., Quincy.
Thick sour cream, 2 heaping
tablespoons. Sugar, 1 1/2 cups. Eggs, 2.
Salt, 1 teaspoon.
Soda, 1 teaspoon.
Cinnamon extract, 1/2 teaspoon.
Sour milk, 1 cup.
Flour.
Mix ingredients in order given, dissolving soda in a little hot water and beating eggs until light. Add flour enough to make a very soft dough. Roll out a little of the dough at a time, cut and leave on the board for 10 minutes, then fry to a golden brown in deep, hot lard. Butter may be used in place of the sour milk.
Mrs. A. G. L., Atlantic.
Flour, 1 quart. Cream, 1 cup. Sugar, 1 cup.
Nutmeg, 1/4teaspoon.
Baking powder, 2 1/2 teaspoons.
Salt, 1/2 teaspoon.
Sift flour and sift again with dry ingredients, add eggs, well beaten, and cream, and beat all together. Add more flour, if neces-sary, to make a soft dough. Roll out, cut and fry as usual.
Mashed potato, 2 cups.
Egg, 1.
Salt, 1 teaspoon. Sugar, 1 1/2 cups. Milk, % cup.
Butter. 1 tablespoon. Baking powder. 4 teaspoons. Vanilla, 1 teaspoon. Nutmeg, a pinch. Flour.
Beat warm, mashed potato light and add ingredients in order given, beating egg and adding enough flour to make a soft dough, about 4 1/2 cups. New Year Girl.
 
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