nful of sugar
and a pinch of salt; add the 2 yolks of eggs to the 1 cup of milk, and
mix with the flour and baking powder; lastly, add the stiffly-beaten
whites of eggs. Place large spoonfuls of the batter in small Gem
pans. Bake in a hot oven 20 minutes. These muffins are fine.

CORN MUFFINS (AS MADE BY "FRAU SCHMIDT")

2 eggs.
1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
1 cup of granulated yellow cornmeal.
1-1/2 cups of sweet milk.
2 cups of white flour.
3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
1 tablespoonful melted butter.
A pinch of salt

Beat together eggs and sugar, add milk and cornmeal and the white
flour, sifted, with baking powder and salt; add the 1 tablespoonful of
melted butter. Bake 20 minutes in warmed Gem pans, in a hot oven.
Mary's Aunt taught her to utilize any left-over muffins by making a
very appetizing pudding from them called "Indian Sponge" Pudding, the
recipe for which may be found among pudding recipes.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (AS FRAU SCHMIDT MADE IT)

1 pint of flour.
3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
2-1/2 tablespoonfuls of butter or lard.
1 egg.
1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Milk or water.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, and cut butter or lard
through the flour. Add 1 beaten egg to about 1 cup of sweet milk, and
add gradually to the flour, cutting through it with a knife until a
soft dough is formed, mixing and handling as little as possible.
Divide the dough into two portions, roll out one portion quickly and
place on a large pie tin; spread the top of cake with softened (not
melted) butter, lay the other cake on top and bake in a quick oven.
When baked and still hot, the cakes may be easily separated without
cutting; when, place between layers, and, if liked, on top of the
cake, crushed, sweetened strawberries. "Frau" Schmidt thought a
crushed banana added to the strawberries an improvement. Serve the hot
shortcake with sweet cream and sugar.

Or, the recipe for baking a plain (not rich) layer cake might be used
instead of the above. When baked and cooled, spread between the layers
the following:

To the stiffly-beaten white of 1 egg, add 1 cup of sugar; beat well.
Then add 1 cup of crushed strawberries. Beat all together until the
consistency of thick cream. Serve cold.

PERFECTION WAFFLES

Sift together 4 cups of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking soda and 1
teaspoonful of salt, four times.

Separate 3 fresh eggs. Place the yolks in an earthenware mixing bowl.
Beat well with a