rls throwing;
Apply the suet, softly, lightly;
The griddle's black face shines more brightly.
Now pour the batter on; delicious!
Don't, dear James, think me officious,
But lift the tender edges lightly;
Now turn it over quickly, sprightly.
'Tis done! Now on the white plate lay it:
Smoking hot, with butter spread,
'Tis quite enough to turn our head!

JOHNNY CAKES.

Some talk of hoecake, fair Virginia's pride!
Rich _Johnny cake_ this mouth has often tried;
Both please me well, their virtues much the same;
Alike their fabric, as allied their fame.
BARLOW.

A quart of sifted Indian meal, and a handful of wheat flour sifted; mix
them; three eggs, well beaten; two tablespoonfuls of fresh brewer's
yeast, or flour of home made yeast, a teaspoonful of salt, and a quart
of milk.

MUFFINS.

Friend, I am a shrewd observer, and will guess
What cakes you doat on for your favorite mess.
ARMSTRONG.

Take a pint of warm milk, and a quarter pint of thick small-beer yeast;
strain them into a pan, and add sufficient flour to make it like a
batter; cover it over, and let it stand in a warm place until it has
risen; then add a quarter of a pint of warm milk, and an ounce of butter
rubbed in some flour quite fine; mix them well together; add sufficient
flour to make it into a dough; cover it over. Let it stand half an hour;
work it up again; break it into small pieces, roll them up quite round,
and cover them over for a quarter of an hour, then bake them.

PANCAKES.

With all her haughty looks, the time I've seen
When the proud damsel has more humble been;
When with nice airs she hoist the _pancake_ round,
And dropt it, hapless fair! upon the ground.
SHENSTONE.

To three tablespoonfuls of flour add six well-beaten eggs, three
tablespoonfuls of white wine, four ounces of melted butter nearly cold,
the same quantity of pounded loaf sugar, half a grated nutmeg, and a
pint of cream. Mix it well, beating the batter for some time, and pour
it thin over the pan.

PLUM-CAKE.

First in place,
_Plum-cake_ is seen o'er smaller pastry ware,
And ice on that.
SWIFT.

Pick two pounds of currants very clean, and wash them, draining them
through a cullender. Wipe them in a towel, spread them out in a large
dish, and set them near the fi