add to the first mixture, and
beat again for two minutes. Turn into hot greased iron gem pans and bake
half an hour in a rather quick oven.

~BERRY MUFFINS~--Mix two cups sifted flour, one-half teaspoon salt and
two rounded teaspoons baking powder. Cream one-quarter cup of butter
with one-half cup sugar, add well beaten yolk of one egg, one cup milk,
the flour mixture and white of egg beaten stiff. Stir in carefully one
heaped cup blueberries which have been picked over, rinsed, dried and
rolled in flour. Bake in muffin pans twenty minutes.

~BUTTERMILK MUFFINS~--Sift four cups of flour, one-quarter cup of
cornmeal, and one level teaspoon each of salt and soda three times. Beat
two eggs well, add a level tablespoon of sugar, four cups of buttermilk,
the dry ingredients, and beat hard for two minutes. Bake in muffin rings
or hot greased gem pans. One-half the recipe will be enough for a small
family.

~ENGLISH MUFFINS~--One pint milk, two level tablespoons shortening
(butter or lard), two level teaspoons sugar, one level teaspoon salt,
one yeast cake dissolved in one-fourth cup lukewarm water, flour. Scald
the milk and add the shortening, sugar, and salt. When lukewarm add the
yeast and sufficient flour to make a good batter. Here one's judgment
must be used. Beat well and let rise until double in bulk. Warm and
butter a griddle and place on it buttered muffin rings. Fill not quite
half full of the batter, cover and cook slowly until double, then heat
the griddle quickly and cook for about ten minutes, browning nicely
underneath. Then turn them and brown the other side. When cool split,
toast and butter.

~GRAHAM MUFFINS~--Heat to the boiling point two cups of milk, add a
tablespoon of butter and stir until melted. Sift two cups of whole wheat
flour, one-half cup of white flour, two teaspoons of baking powder. Pour
on the milk and butter, beat, add the yolks of two eggs well beaten,
then the stiffly beaten whites. Bake in hot greased gem pans.

~HOMINY MUFFINS~--Sift twice together one and one-half cups of flour,
three level teaspoons of baking powder, one level tablespoon of sugar,
and a saltspoon of salt. To one cup of boiled hominy add two tablespoons
of melted butter and one cup of milk. Add to the dry ingredients and
beat, then add two well beaten eggs. Pour the batter into hot greased
gem pans and bake.

~MUFFINS~--Sift a saltspoon of salt, two level teaspoons of baking
powder, and two cups of f