This section is from the book "Mary Jane's Cook Book", by Mary Jane. Also available from Amazon: Mary Jane's Cook Book.
Stale bread, 2 slices.
Hot milk, 2 cups.
Eggs, 2.
Melted butter 2 tablespoons.
Flour, 1 cup. Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Sugar, 1 tablespoon. Baking powder, 2 teaspoons.
Crumble the bread and add the hot milk and let stand till soft. When cold add the eggs, well beaten, the butter, and the flour sifted with the salt, sugar, and baking powder. Beat all together and cook on a hissing hot griddle.
Rye flour, 1 pint. Graham flour, 1/2 pint. Flour. 1/2 pint. Sugar, 1 tablespoon.
Salt, 1/2 teaspoon.
Baking powder, 2 teaspoons.
Egg, 1. Milk, 1 pint.
Sift together the rye flour, graham flour, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder; add beaten egg and milk, mix into smooth batter Bake deep brown color on hot griddle.
Eggs, 2. Milk, 2 cups. Salt, 1/2 teaspoon.
Baking powder, 1 teaspoon.
Flour.
Cooked cereal.
Beat the eggs and add milk. Sift salt and baking powder with a tablespoon of Hour. Then add equal parts of flour and any cold cooked cereal to make a thin in batter. Fry on a well greased griddle.
Canned corn, 1 cup. Milk, 1 cup. Salt, a pinch.
Egg, 1.
Baking powder, 1 teaspoon.
Flour.
Drain the corn and put it through the grinder. Add the milk, salt, egg, beaten, baking powder, and enough flour to make a thin batter. Bake on a hot, greased griddle.
Bran, 2 tablespoons. Flour, 1/2 pint. Salt, 1 teaspoon. Shortening, 3/4 cup.
Sugar, 1 teaspoon. Buttermilk, 1 1/2 cups.
Egg, 1.
Soda, 1 teaspoon.
Hot water, 1 tablespoon.
Mix the dry ingredients and stir in gradually the buttermilk, beaten egg, shortening, melted, and soda dissolved in the hot water. Makes 12 cakes.
 
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