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Real Johnny Cake

• 2 Cupfuls of Flour
• 1 Cupful of Yellow Meal
• 4 Tablespoonfuls of Sugar
• ½ Teaspoonful of Salt
• 1 Teaspoonful of Cream of Tartar
• ½ Teaspoonful of Soda
• or,
• 2 Teaspoonfuls of Baking-powder

Add enough milk or water to make a thin batter, and bake.

New England Buns

• 1 Cupful of Milk
• 1 and ⅓ Cupfuls of Sugar
• ⅔ Cupful of Butter or Lard
• ½ Cupful of Currants
• 1 Teaspoonful of Extract of Lemon
• ¼ Teaspoonful of Soda
• ½ Teaspoonful of Salt
• 1 Yeast Cake
• Flour enough for Soft Dough

Dissolve the yeast in a half-cupful of cold water. Scald the milk and, when nearly cold, add the yeast, half the sugar, and flour enough to make a thin batter; let it rise to twice its bulk. When light and foamy, add the rest of the ingredients; sprinkle a little flour over the currants, stir the soda into the flour, using flour enough to make stiff dough. Set again, then roll, cut with a cooky-cutter, about an inch thick, and let rise again. Bake in a moderate