Sweet Milk Graham Gems

1 egg, well beaten. 1 pint of new milk. ¼ teaspoonful of salt. Flour to make a stiff batter. Have iron gem-pans (the deep ones are better) well buttered and heated hot. Till and bake in a quick oven.

The secret of gems is to mix them thick enough so that they will stand up in the tins - no thicker or they will be dry. Serve hot. These may be made of water instead of milk.

In making gems be sure to get them just thick enough to remain in the tin without spreading. If too thick with flour they will be dry. Serve hot. Gems are quite as good made of water as of milk.

Graham Gems

Graham Gems may be made like quick muffins, substituting Graham flour for wheat, and using sweet or sour milk.

Hygienic Graham Gems

1 pint of tepid water. 1 tablespoonful of sugar or molasses. Graham flour enough to make a stiff batter. Tepid water prepares flour for cooking quickly. Have the gem-irons hot and well buttered and the oven hot enough to crust the gems over quickly. Use no salt.

Oatmeal Gems

1 cupful of oatmeal soaked in 1 cupful of water over night. In the morning add: 1 cupful of sour milk. 1 cupful of flour. 1 tablespoonful of soda. ¼ teaspoonful of salt. . Bake in hot, well buttered gem-irons. If too moist add more flour, as some brands of flour thicken more than others.

Corn-Meal Gems

Sift 1 pint of meal and scald. Thin with cold water. Add:

1 tablespoonful of lard or butter. ½ teaspoonful of salt.

2 eggs, beaten separately.

Add, last of all, the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth. Bake quickly in hot, well buttered gem-irons.

Laplanders For Breakfast

2 eggs. 2 cupfuls of sweet milk.

1 tablespoonful of melted butter.

2 cupfuls of flour.

Beat well together and bake in hot, buttered gem-pans. Sally Lunn (Raised). 8 eggs.

2 tablespoonfuls of melted lard or butter, or half and half. 1 pint of sweet milk.

3 pints of flour.

1 cupful of yeast.

½ teaspoonful of salt. Beat the yolks and whites of the eggs separately; add the milk to the yolks, and the flour and salt to the whites, stir in the yeast and beat all* together until very light. Butter the cake or bread-pan, pour in the batter and let rise over night. Bake an hour or even longer in a moderate oven and serve hot for breakfast. ½ cupful of sugar may be added.

Sally Lunn (Quick)

1 pint of sweet milk or cream.

2 eggs, well beaten.

2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder.

2½ pints of flour.

2 tablespoonfuls of butter, if milk is used.

1 teaspoonful of salt.

1 teaspoonful of soda and 2 of cream-tartar may be used instead of baking powder. Bake in a shallow pan, either square or long; cut in square pieces and serve hot with butter.