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a piece of butter the size of a walnut, and pour over the toasted bread. Serve hot.

Doughnuts

• 1 Egg
• 1 Cupful of Milk
• 1 and ⅓ Cupfuls of Sugar
• 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar
• 1 Teaspoonful of Soda
• Piece of Butter the Size of a Walnut
• ¼ Teaspoonful of Cinnamon or Nutmeg
• Salt, and Flour enough to roll soft

Beat the egg and sugar together and add the milk and butter. Stir the soda and cream of tartar into the flour, dry; mix all together, with the flour and salt. Cut into rings and fry in deep fat. Lay them on brown paper when you take them from the fat.

Fried Bread

After frying pork or bacon, put into the fat slices of stale bread. As it fries, pour over each slice a little milk or water and salt to taste, turn and fry on the opposite side. This is a very appetizing dish.

German Toast

• 1 Cupful of Milk
• 1 Egg
• Pinch of Salt
• 4 or 5 Slices of Bread

Beat together one egg, one cupful of milk, and a little salt. Dip slices of stale bread into this mixture,