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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

display the puzzles To customers few
minutes before s o'clock in the evening,
thus positively assuring the sale. as no
one could be parted. possibly. at closing
time from puzzle which he had be-
gun to solve.
So expert have some of the puzzlers
become that the simpler pictures are
scOrned by them and only the most
intricate viii arouse any interest.
one of the first steps in arranging
the puzzles is to md the outside edges
and work from them. Separate parts
of the picture are also fitted together
and combined as they are completed,
but each and every one has his espe-
cial method of conducting the game
and any interference is apt to cause an
unseemly display of peevishness.
Trays are manufactured to hold the
gaines. as a most important rule for
the picture pGzzler is that he must
not lose any of the pieces. The num-
ber of bits into which the picture is
sawed is recorded on the box contain
ing them and the nnal act of each
game. must be the counting of the
pieces. The trays are flat wooden af-
fairs. about the size OF the top OF a
small table, with a railing about an
inch high around the outer edge. These
may be as simple or as ornate as one
may desire. Some are Of dainty hard
wood. while others are covered with
damask. brOcade or any heavy silk fab
ric- These trays are placed on the
bridge tables in many houses. The
puzzles are of various sizes. from a
few inches to two feet square. and are
cut in pieces varying in number from
10 to 1900.
The price of the puzzle depends
principally upon the number of frag-
ments into which il Is sawed. the aver
age cost being about / cent for each
piece.
The most expensive puzzle shown.
either here on in the east. thus far.
has been SIS; but So or 81. or even a
little less. is the average price Of those
sent as gifts
So great has been the demand for
lew puzzles in New York that an enter
prising woman of that city has opened
a circulating library and puzzles may
be secured under the ordinary rules
governing the loan OF books.
There are amateur puzzle makers as
we'll as solvers. and MANY of the en-
thusiasts who have sighed for new
worlds to conquer when the manufac-
turers have been unable 20 supply the
games rapidly enough have begun to
make them for the delectatiOn of them
selves and their friends.
II is found that the most important
consideration in the manufacture of
picture puzzles by amateurs is that
they be smoothly pasted on the thin
boards, and for this ordinary photo
graph paste is the best. After the paste
has dried, the jig saw comes into use
and ones fancy may run riot in the
matter of cutting, Each of the pieces.
big or little. must then have the raw
edges smoothed with sandpaper and the
puzzle is cOmplete-tO add to the CAV
ETY. of nations or to the SORROWS of the
world. according TO the individual
viewpoint.
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on washboard and soap well. and see
how quickly the brush removes the
dirt. 1t will save your hands and
back and time.
Using Old Ncwspapers.-For the fin
ishing up after blacking and brushing
stove. there is nothing better than
paper as it removes spots and polishes
where a brush can not reach. Papers are
valuable for polishing windows also.
to have things boil over on your gas
tray. and how hard it is to clean if not
done Immediately, so to save work put
and when anything boils over it is
easier to remove the paper than scour
the. tray To save scrubbine your
drain board when you are dressed for
when preparing the cooking and wash
ing dishes. To whiten a drain board
beautifully. try lime juice rubbed all
oyer and let stand over night
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sur until sugar is dissolved and boil
loI 10 minutes; strain through sieve:
return to the fire and add tumbler cur
rant Jelly. one of raspberry and one Of
DIackDerry mix and strain through
eoIander. When cold add Juice from
can OF pineapple. juice OF two oranges
and three lemons. pint of grape Juice
Juiee from dozen peaches. quart of
mashed Strawberries. some conserved
cherries (cut up) pint Of cold green
tea, shaved lee. and eferVescent or
plain water 60 taste
Everybody viii ask for the recipe
CHOCOLATE CAKE
one and a half cups OF brown sugar.
haf a cup of butter; mix thorOughlv:
then add yolks of two eggs Into a
separate dish mix half a cup OF chocO-
late or cocoa with two tablespOOnfuls
or boiling water and a cup of milk in
which one teaspOOnful Of soda has been
dlssoived- Add this 10 cake. and two
cups hour. one teasDOOnfui baking DOW
der. and lastly the beaten whites OF
the Two eggs; and flavor Bake in
four layers.
This cake was never known to fail
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re the Prize Winning Ideas and Names of Winners


Owing to the large number of rec
ipes and household ideas that are be-
ing received every day, and the con-
sequent impossiblity of their all ap-
pearing in The Sunday Call on ac-
count Of lack of space, several recipes
are now being published each day in
the daily edition under the heading
A Few Words With the Lady Of the
House" It will be very much appre-
ciated if the ladies, in submitting
their contributions, viii write only on
one side of the paper.
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The puzzles are merely pictures with
a multitude of detail, pasted on thin
wooden boards and then with a jig
saw cut in irregular pieces which it
becomes your hearts desire to fit into
the original design.
The game is. of course. simple or
intricate. according to the number and
shape OF the pieces into which it is
cut and the character and coloring of
the picture.
One puzzle recently received by a
well known girl of this city is en-
titled startled Fawn." and is a bright
ly colored lithograph of a fawn against
a conventional background of shrub
berry. This is cut into less than 100
pieces and may be easily solved in an
hour or two. With this. however. came
a dissected Japanese print, cut into
l9S pieces. and this furnished occupa-
tion and thought for three people for
an entire evening and was not even
then completed.
The japanese prints, with their
quantity un-Anglo-S Saxon ideas of per-
spective and the softly blurred masses
of delicate coloring. are among the
most difficult puzzles made.
Photographs in the various shades OF
browns are almost impossible at times,
TOO. and Gibson girl in black and
white may drive a man to distraction
in way that neither the artist nor
girl ever dreamed Of In fact, one seri-
Gus minded man declares that none save
the most ingenious should be permitted
to attempt the black and whites, as
they try the temper too sorely.
Among the most beautiful, expensive
and difficult of the puzzles, of which no
mention is made in articles from the
east on the subject. but which are
shown in book shop here. are those of
marquetry wood in the natural wood
colors- One, which is a copy of the
well known painting, "A Lady of
Flanders" is in the dainty, delicate
greens and browns of the wood and is
of value both in its beauty and its in
tricacy Another shown in the mar
quetry is a copy of the painting, "A
Little Maid of Marken" and is even
more difficult than the first mentioned.
II Is claimed by the manufacturers of
Ohese msrquetry puzzles that they diff
Ter from other makes in that they are
cut TO conform to the lines of the pic
ture' which preserves. the original
beauty and renders it even more din
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S5 PRIZE
Ways of Cooking NenisOn

Ways of Cooking NeniSOn
Mrs. c. A. Walsh, Brush Creek
Roast Ham Of Venison-Place ham
of venisOn in dripping pan and rub
well with one tablespoonful salt and n
quarter Of teaspOOnful black pepper;
cut small Sits through the upper part
Of the Venison several inches apart and
slip small pieces of bacon or fresh
FAT pork through them. chop a very
small piece Of garlic with 4 red peppers
and add TO this a teacupful OF hot
water. Pour this mixture into the pan.
cover tightly and roast two hours in
steady oven. Baste often.
Nenison Stew-Chop fine two onions
six red peppers and 4 very small piece
Of garlic: heat 4 Tablespoonful Of nice
sweet lard in frying pan and cook this
mixture Eve minutes covered. Add two
pounds venisOn. cut small, fry brown,
then add hot water enough 10 cover:
move 70 back Of stove and cook slowly
until meat is tender. add more hot
water as needed; salt 10 taste Thicker
with level tablespoonful -four a few
minutes before serving
Spanish Luncheon Dish-Put half a
cup OF olive oil in a frying pan with a
Glove Of garlic and an onion sliced; fry
brown. Add a pound Of cold roast
meat FRY brown. Then add a ca q OF
while. boil y sticks OF macaroni in
salted water 20 minutes; then add TO
meat with 2 cupful Of mushrooms
lfresh or dried). salt and pepper TO
taste When ready 10 serve cover
fhsckly with grated Parmesan cheese.
Meat should be cut IN pieces an inch
thick. Serve hot.
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Drowned Potatoes
Nan Marders. Capny

Wash and pare six large potatoes; cut
in small pieces so as to cook quickly.
Boil till done. Mash or rice them and
season with salt. pepper and a lump of
sweet butter the size of walnut. Pour
in enough rich sweet milk so they will
beat easily with spoon. Beat until
light and creamy. Put in an enamel
BASIN rounding up the top. Next beat
an egg until light and spread over top
and bake in a hot oven 20 minutes or
until a golden brown. Fold a napkin
around basin. twisting corners to form
handles Serve hot. Cold boiled pota- :
toes are not a success fixed this way;
must be fresh.
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Cast, Prizes for E1ousehoId IDEAS

xxTANTED: New recipes clever housekeeping ideas
w wrinkles beauty comfort of
home publication this which will feature
every Sunday ideas Put
engtand send For
prizes will be The
first and there will be hve
Of 81 each No manuscripts will be returned and payment will
be made for any awarded prize though others
he b;sbed If YOU know anything should interesting
"a dosend Address Modern
oEusekeepers Page Sunday Call, San Francisco
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rial, placed upon it against the wall,
make comfortable addition. and pill
low cases can be easily slipped on at
night. The covered trunk can also be
utilized for sewing or writing table,
or stand for books and papers.
Make a bag the width of the material
and one yard long Turn a hem three
inches at the top. stitch this around
twice. half an inch apart. Through this
space run gathering tape. Upon each
side of the bag make a pocket about 10
inches square. One of them may serve
for handkerchefs and collars the other
for hose. pointed flap sewed over the
pockets, of the same or contrasting
material is a decided Improvement.
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Watermelon Preserves

Select ripe melons, remove the seeds
and rinds, cut the red part only, not a
bit of the white, into small slices or
dice. Weigh and use just half as much
granulated sugar. and to each six
pounds of melon use two lemons Juice
and grated yellow rinds only. Put all
together on the fire in granite or
porcelain pan. Boil slowly. IT will
take quite while, at first it will
seem TO all boil to water Stir often
until quite thick. then dip into one pint
glass Jars end seal. This preserve
seems so odd that it must be seen and
tasted to be appreciated. II has deli
cate. honey like flavor and beautiful
coloring.
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q 4
@ r.s..i.sss: ss sssss. ;ses .as "a ssss, iss9
have fretted and fascinated
the minds of those in eastern cities
for some months past. and the diver
sion, which arrived by way Of Bur-
lingame. is fast becoming the fad Of
the moment here.
There is a queer little crotchet in the
brains OF the many which makes them
delight in puzzles The tax on their
ingenuity, the joy Of overcoming the
trivial difficulty. the demands made
on their lighter reasoning faculties
all appeal TO these puzzle solvers.
among whom may be found some Of
the cleverest and most intellectual
minds.
Il is probably based on the prin-
. ciples set forth in the frivolous verse:
"A little nonsense, now and then.
said good old Doctor Lee,
Is relished by the wisest men
That's just the case with me-"
illustrated by a stout, elderly man
gayly skipping a rope.
Pigs in Glover" How Old Is Ann?"
and all the rest have had their day,
and now Of a different type are the
pictorial puzzles which have taken a
mighty grip on the public.
II YOU have memories from your
kindergarten days Of piecing together
dissected maps. you viii recognize the
new game At once as an old friend,
for picture puzzles are nothing more
or less than an elaborate development
of the childish amusement. From this.
however. it is not to be inferred that
they are simple or uninteresting.
Note the corrugated brow and alb
sorbed air OF the picture puzzler. the
length OF time he requires TO com
plete his self-allotted task. and his
soy and triumph when he does So
and you are the exceptional man or
woman If YOU do not decide to try it
at least
And once having tried it. so tales
from the east tea US. you become a
hopeless victim.
Some one has said. a picture puzzle
is the most beguiling. fascinating, ir-
ritatiug. time compelling device Of the
day" and some one else added. 1T is a
simple device founded on foolish no
tion, but it sometimes keeps a strong
man away from his days work"
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Cucumber Catsup
u. NJ. %. eatex. I,nso RODE.

WrS- W. q Gate~, pASo Robes
Take one dozen large cucumbers peal
and cut away solid white part then
CRATE or grind the remainder with one
large onion and drain. then add 70 this
pulp and seeds. half a cup of good
vinegar. one tablespoonful Of salt and
quarter OF teaspoon of white pepper
Cook for about half an hour then seal
in small glass iars while hot.
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Potato Cake
Mrs. w. CruIekShsnk. I03s Central
Avenue AIanaedn

one and a half cups OF sugar. half
a cup butter. three eggs. half cup
chocolate, half cup hot mashed pota-
toes, ohe-quarter cup milk, one and a
naH cup sifted Hour. two teaspoons
baking powder, one teaspoon vanilla,
little nutmeg. one cup chopped wal
nuts Mix a little of the flour with
the wainutS. Beat Well If made in
one cake it takes about 80 minutes to
bake, but you can try it with a straw
oven must not be too hot
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ST PRIZE
Trunk Cover and Laundry Bag
Mrs. u. 5. Marren. OrIand

Mrs. T.. =. Warren, Orland
One OF the most puzzling problems of
modern life Of restricted space is the
difficulty of finding places for necessary
things. pretty trunk cover and laun
dry bag Of the same material go far to
cles for both clean and soiled clothes.
Select dainty cretonne or any drap-
cry material in harmony with the other
furnishing Of the room. Cut piece a
little larger than the top of the trunk.
Measure the height Of the trunk. and
allowing for hem and gathering seam,
cut five widths OF the material, TO make
a gathered fiounce or valance, passing g
entirely around the trunk. Join the
widths together. hem. gather and sew
them around the edge of the piece cut
for the top. In the covered trunk you
have a pleasing article of furniture
that may be used for a seat The bed
pillows, covered with the same mate
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81 PRIZE
Striped Bass

Mrs. II. Ogden Hoffman, I712 Turk
street. san FranciscO
Select fish weighing about five
pounds Wash thoroughly and season
well and salt and pepper. Prepare a
dressing of about one quart bread
crumbs. one onion and small stick of
celery chopped fine; a little parsley.
piece of butter size of an egg salt and
pepper to taste, Mix all together. I'LL
in a buttered pan and bake half an
hour. then add six large tomatoes
skinned and chopped fine and bake Is
minutes This forms sauce. Serve
hot.
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Laundry Hints
Mrs. Mary Graham, Callahan, Siskiyou
County

County
do not wash on Monday. as /
think the clothes should be mencled be-
fore they are sent to wash. So | look
the clothes over on Monday and do
what mendiilg there is to do. then take
one bar of soap. any kind you have on
hand. and shave II up small and put
of sal soda as big as or as much as a.
tablespoon would hold, and two table
spoonfuls. of turpentine; then put all
the white clothes in the boiler and put
on the stove until it is good and hot:
leave clothes in all night and next
morning you will be surprised to see
how little rubbing you will have to do
Rinse and blue your clothes as usual
but they need no boiling. as the turpen-
tine makes them very white and YOU
can use the same water TO wash your
colored clothes In, as it Will not hurt
the colors.
To take the letters out of flour sacks
or any others, put them in cold water
with two or three tabiespoonfuls of
coal oil. and put in small piece of
soap. Put in boiler and put on stove
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Hot SIaw
Marguerite Benianin. 2Ie Bay View
street. San Rafael

Take a firm half OF cabbage and
shave it fine. Break one egg into bowl
and beat until light Add three table
spoonfuls of sugar. one tablespoonful Of
butter and three Of sour cream. also
flavor with pepper and salt. FIJI bowl
with vinegar and pour over cabbage.
Cook UP once, then draw to back OF
stove.
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81 PRIZE
Items CuIIed From Experience

AtSHiS (uilCO lOlH experience
Mrs. R. b. Moore. SausaIIto
A very good salad dressing is made
AZ the table. and not poured over the
salad until II is time to serve il.
Take three tablespoonfuls of salad
oil and one of Worcestershire sauce.
sired. beat well. An excellent dressing
for lettuce cold baked beans, sliced
tomatoes. etc. More oil can be used or
less sauce. as desired
To preserve rhubarb do not peel. Pre-
pare the rhubarb as for steWing. fill
the jars half or Ihree-q quarters full of
cold water, then put the fruit in until
you can get in no more You are sure
then that there is no air in the Jar and
seal as you do hot fruit. But YOU
have TO be very sure your rubbers
and covers Mt perfectly tight else it
viii not keep. When you are ready
10 use it, take out Of water and cook
as you would fresh rhubarb.
SUMMER SQUASH
summer squash is far better ana
tasteful If not peeled. unless the squash
remove the outside skin.
TO STOP NOSEBLEED
edge of the iawbone on the side that
IS bleeding You will feel a throbbing
or beating if you press the finger
any nosebleed if you do it right
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Apple Cream
Gertrude Yarrinwton. 1872 oxford street
Berkeley

dainty dessert is made by pairing,
coring and cooking firm aples in a
syrup. made of cupful of water. one of
sherry. two of sugar and small Gin
namon stick When tender lift care
fully into glass dishes Fill the center
with candied cherries and chopped wal
nuts, sracing the top of each with
spoonful of whipped cream topped by a
single cherry, or thick cream may be
passed instead whipped cream.
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81 PRIZE
French Chops With Asparagus
Tips
Mrs. William j. Driscoil. St. Charles
Apartments. 1874 Sacramento
street, san Francisco

Crate a Glove OF garlic into half a
cup of olive oil and let stand half
hour. Dip each chop into this. Dust
each with salt and pepper and broil
nicely. Cut the tips from two punches
of asparagus, Just coyer them with hot
water and pinch of salt cooking un-
til nearly done Drain them well. Put
butter the size of an egg into frying
pan. q pinch of paprika and black pep
per ard little salt Put in tips and
cook two minutes. Arrange chops on
dish and put asparagus around them
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Fairy Punch
Miss Narxurete Foley. 2:sSO steiner
street. san FraneiseO

Take The pulp of a quarter of pine
apple. chop it fine and add one quart
of unfermented grape Juice. one cup
ful cold tea. the juice Of three oranges.
one sliced lemon. half a banana. a few
cherries and two small cupfulS OF
sugar. Place a small block of ice in
the punch bowl and pour in the above
ingredients When ready TO serve add
one quart Of mineral water and one
quart of claret
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VegetabIe Pudding
CIara Bither. 12O Clement street. San
Francisco

One cup grated carrots. one cup
grated potatoes. one cup stoned raisinS.
one cup Hour. one cup sugar spices to
suit taste Half teaspOOnful salt. one
teaspOonful baking soda, dissolved in
one tablespoonful warm water steam
five or six hours Serve with either
hard sauce or boiled sauce.
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parsley. ~
Dreaded PIGS FEET
cook p cents worth of pigs feet:
season with celery, onion, garlic and
baking dish. lay a layer of the meat
and brownbread crumbs, some grated
cheese; add a tablespoonful Of olive oil
ana butter on top Of bread crumbs.
Bake 20 minutes; serve hot.
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MarsIlmaIIow Pudding

Mrs. George ProSek. 1925 Sfanyan
street. S1n Francisco
One. tablespoon gelatine. add two
tablespoons cold water. let stand for a
few minutes Add / cup of boiling
water and one cuP-of sugar, let stand
until cool. Add whites of two EGGS
and beat about three-quarters of an
hour: gradually add one can or grated
pineapple, bananas, or prunes chopped
fine.
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ST PRIZE
How to Make Pear Preserves
Remain White
Miss Florence Mccoy. Red Bluff, =. q.
Box 20


Box 279
Usually pear preserve is of an amber
or brown color, but if the following
recipe is observed a clear and almost
white preserve will be the result:
Take about eight Bartlett pears or
what would make four pounds when
peeled. scored and cut into quarters. Put
them into hot syrup made of three
coffee cups of sugar and one and half
cups of water. Add three slices of
lemon. Boil all together slowly until
the pears are of a CLASSY appearance,
but not until they turn pink. Spread
the pears on a platter and place in the
hot sun for an hour or more
The little syrup left in the kettle may
be used for peaches or other dark fruit.
Make fresh syrup of three and a
half cupfuls Of sugar and enough water
to dissolve II. When boiling put the
pears into this and heat through thor
oughly stirring nearly all the time The
lemon viii keep the syrup from turning
to sugar. Next pack the pears into a
quart jar and pour over them the hot
juice, which has been we'll boiled down.
See that the jar is full. Seal alright
and keep in dark place.
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Potato Caramel Cake
Augusta j. Emperor, 42I College Ave-
nue.. santa ROSA

Two thirds OF cup of butter. two
cups sugar. two cups -four, one cup
maShed potatoes, hot, a half cup sweet
hlIh; TOUR eggs. two teaspoons baking
powder one cup grated chocolate or
two squares of melted. one cup chopped
English walnuts. one teaspoon each of
Cloves. cinnamon and nutmeg Use
one-half If preferred Cream the but
ter, sugar and yOlks of eggs Add
mix 70 the mashed Potatoes spices
ana melted or grated chocolate Sift
the baking powder inThe -four and beat
whites of eggs TO a stiff froth Stir
Slfted flour into the batter and lastly
beat in the whites. The nuts are added
Just before the cake goes into the tins
A nut cake is always of finer flavor If
the nuts are put in the very last thing
This recipe makes large loaf
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81 PRIZE
Chicken. Italian STYLE

Mrs. A. VI. Just, 1909 E street, Sacra-
meBt0
Take two young chickens, clean and
cut IN small pieces as for fricasee-
Have a saucepan hot. with three table
snoonfuls Of olive oil, and brown the
chickens. also add small -iece Of
garlic and onion When ali are wen
hrov-ned add q quart OF water: salt
and pepper TO taste; 3 tablespoonfuls
~ catsup Let cook % minutes or
more tin tender just before serving
add one winegIassfui of white wine:
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suet Pudding With Apples
Mrs. VI. Relnke. 2525 Clemens street
San Francisco

Four eggs. beaten to a froth: half
a cup OF sugar; one teaspoonful salt.
four cups sifted Hour. three teaspoon
fuls OF baking pOwder. half pound
of chopped suet. Butter A pudding
dish. put in a batter and sliced apples
seasoned with sugar and nutmeg
Serve hot, with cream.
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Grandma's Batter Pudding

Mrs. l.. f.. Robinson, 1857 Willard
Street. san Francisco
One cup sweet milk two small
cups -four. two teaspoonfuls bak-
ing powder, three eggs Cheat separately,
one teaspoonful salt. Mix, bake quick
and serve at once, with cream and
sugar.