Bran Gems

Bran, 1/2 pint.

Flour, 1/2 pint.

Baking powder, 2 teaspoons.

Salt, 1 teaspoon. Eggs, 2. Molasses, 1/2 cup.

Milk, 1 pint.

Add ingredients in order given, beating eggs before adding. Mix well and bake in moderate oven from 30 to 35 minutes.

Potato Gems

Cold mashed potato, 1 cup. Milk, 1 cup.

Egg, 1. Cornmeal, 1 cup.

Baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons.

The mashed potato should be very smooth and without lumps. Add to it the milk, the egg, beaten, and the cornmeal and baking powder sifted together. Drop in hot greased gem pans.

Date Gems

Flour, 2 cups.

Baking powder, 2 teaspoons.

Salt, 1/2 teaspoon.

Butter, 1-3 cup. Dates, 1 cup. Egg, 1.

Milk, 1 1-3 cups.

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and rub into this the butter. Add the dates, chopped fine, the egg, well beaten, and the milk. Bake in hot greased gem pans for 15 minutes.