dd yeast cake dissolved in
1/4 cupful of the water, and 1-1/4 cupfuls flour, cover, and let rise
until light, then add Crisco, cornmeal, remaining flour and water.
Let rise over night, in morning fill Criscoed muffin rings, two-thirds
full; let rise until rings are full and bake thirty minutes in hot
oven.

Sufficient for twelve muffins.

Lemon Wafers

2 eggs
2 cupfuls sugar
2 cupfuls Crisco
2 cupfuls milk
5 cents baker's ammonia
5 cents oil of lemon
Flour to make stiff dough
2 teaspoonfuls salt

Cover ammonia with milk and let soak over night. Next morning add
sugar, Crisco, salt, eggs well beaten, lemon and enough flour to make
a stiff dough. Roll very thin, cut in squares or diamonds, lay on
Criscoed tins and bake from five to seven minutes in hot oven.

Sufficient for one hundred and eighty-six wafers.

Lunch Rolls

1 yeast cake
1-1/4 cupfuls milk
2 tablespoonfuls sugar
2 tablespoonfuls Crisco
4 cupfuls flour
1 egg
1 teaspoonful salt

Scald and cool the milk, then add yeast and sugar. Now add Crisco and
2 cupfuls flour. Beat thoroughly, then add egg well beaten, remainder
of flour and salt. Mix and turn out on floured board and knead lightly
and thoroughly, using as little flour as possible. Place in greased
bowl, cover and set aside in warm place to rise two hours. When light,
form into small rounds, place one inch apart on greased pan. Allow to
rise half an hour. Brush over with Crisco and bake in hot oven fifteen
minutes.

Sufficient for twenty rolls.

Maple Cookies

1 egg
1 cupful sugar
3 tablespoonfuls Crisco
1 cupful sour cream
1 teaspoonful baking soda
3 tablespoonfuls hot water
1/2 teaspoonful salt
Flour
Maple sugar

Cream Crisco and sugar together, add egg well beaten, mix well, add
cream, salt, soda dissolved in water, and sufficient flour to make of
right consistency to drop from spoon. Grate some maple sugar on each
cookie and bake in moderate oven eight minutes. Sufficient for forty
cookies.

Maryland Beaten Biscuits

4 cupfuls flour
1/2 cupful Crisco
1 teaspoonful salt
Milk
Water

Mix and sift flour and salt. Cut Crisco in with knife or work in
lightly with finger tips. Mix a little milk and water together chill
thoroughly and add enough to dry ingredients to make stiff dough.
Everything should be as cold as possible. Beat with rolling-pin until
dough blisters. Roll to one-third inch in th