zwieback crumbs or cornstarch; a glass of port
wine added to it will make a great improvement. They may then be
served either separately or put between the cakes. Pancakes with
stewed plums or cherries, or any kind of stewed fruit, are very
nice.

393. +Strawberry Pancakes.+-- Wash 1 quart strawberries and drain
them in colander; then prepare 4 large pancakes the same as for
Cherry Pancakes; as soon as one is done lay the cake on a plate,
cover it with strawberries and sprinkle over some sugar; set the
plate over a saucepan of hot water and continue baking until they
are all done; lay them over one another with strawberries between
and dust the top with fine sugar. Blackberries are treated the same
way. Or cover the surface of each pancake with strawberries and
sugar, roll each one up separately like a music roll, dust them over
with sugar and serve hot.

394. +Cherry Pancakes.+-- Remove the pits from 1 pound red cherries;
put 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water over the fire and boil a few
minutes; put in the cherries and boil 3 minutes; remove from fire
and set aside to cool; prepare 4 large pancakes as follows:--Take 2
cups flour, 1 teaspoonful salt, 6 eggs and 1 pint milk; sift flour
and salt together, add the milk, the well beaten yolks of the eggs
and mix it into a thin batter; beat the batter for 5 minutes with a
wooden spoon or German quill; beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth and stir them lightly through the mixture; bake 4 large
pancakes from this, lay them on one another, with a layer of the
stewed cherries between, dust the top with powdered sugar and serve
hot. Or spread over the surface of each pancake a layer of cherries,
roll each one up separately, arrange the rolls neatly on a long dish
and dust over with powdered sugar; serve while hot. This is a nice
dish for dessert.

395. +Pancakes (with Currants and Raspberries).+-- Strip 1/2 pound
currants of their stems, pick over an equal portion of raspberries,
put them in a colander and rinse with cold water; put them in a dish
with 1-1/2 cups sugar and let them stand for several hours; bake 3 or 4
medium sized pancakes the same as Cherry Pancake, lay them over one
another, with a layer of the sugared fruit between, dust with sugar
and serve hot.

396. +Plain German Pancakes.+-- 3 cups sifted flour, 2-1/2 cups water,
3 eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, and 1 teaspoonful salt;
put the sifted flour into a bowl, add the salt, make a hollow in