The Washington times., 1920-02-28
Saving Moneyin heH ome;
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
Bv ELIZABETH LATTIMER.

You please publish some gooo nov
bread recipes, especially biscuit .
don't seem TO make good biscuits;
no matter how hard l try ana "o o..
you give me your own Iecipe
Another letter IL. that give
some OF the breads like we used
during the conservation perioa'
They are cheaper than white bread
easier 10 make. i think, anu Do
sides are more healthfui-
Not biscuits.
5For each cup OF flour use two
teaspoons OF baking powder one
fourth teaspoon OF salt, half a Tea
spoon of sugar and a level table
spoon OF shortening. sift the dry
INGREDIENTS, then rub the shorten
ing in with your hands; use Just
enough milk or water 10 MAKE a
soft dough. turn out on iiourea
board, roll TO about an fnch IN
thick like TO use a smali
cutter The smaller biscuits are
more crisp, cook quicker and 10
me. taste better. Have a wen
CREASED pan, brush the tops OF the
biscuits with melted fat ana COOK
in a hot oven.
Corn Mullins.
One cup cornmeal, one cup flour
three level teaspoons baking pow
der, one teaspoon salt. one-fourth
cup molasses or corn syrup one
cup milk, one egg, well beaten' one
tablespoon melted butter.
Sift together thoroughly the corn.
meal, flour. baking powder ana
salt Add gradually the milk ana
molasses and beat thoroughly then
add the egg and butter. BAKE In
hot buttered gem pans twenty-five
minutes.
Y.ss Rice Mullins.
Two and one-half cups OF flour,
one cup boiled rice. three teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one-half tea
pooh salt, one cup of milk, one egga
we'll beaten, one-fourth cup of melt
cd butter.
Sift together thoroughly the flour,
baking powder and salt. Add the
rice, working 1T with the tips Of
he fingers. and gradually, the milk.
egg and butter Bake in gem pans
brown Bread.
This H~very easily made and &C
ceptable brown bread:
One pint sweet or sour milk, one
half pint cornmeal, one-half pint
Graham flour, one-half cup mo-
lasses,, one teaspoon salt, one tea
spoon soda, one teaspoon baking
powder. Steam three hours.
Virginia waffles.
This is one Of the Southern dishes
that many prefer to the plain waf-
files.
One and one-half cups boiling
water, one-half cup white corn
meal, one and one-half cups milk,
three level teaspoons baking pow
der, two tablespoons melted but
ter, two cups flour, three table
spoons sugar, one and one-half tea
spoons salt. two eggs, yolks and
whites beaten separately.
Cook the meal in the boiling wa
ter twenty minutes. Add the milk,
then flour. sugar. baking powder
and salt sifted together, yolks of
eggs beaten until thick: butter and
whites of eggs beaten together I'M
til stiff. Cook as waffies.
Brnn Mullins.
Two cups graham flour, oLe cup
bran, one teaspoon soda, one-haf
teaspoon salt, two tablespoons mo-
lasses, one and one-half cups SKIM
med milk, or part milk and water
Mix well. Bake in well creased
gem pans about thirty-five minutes.
May be split and toasted. VIII
make twelve mullins.
One-Egg Mullins.
Two cups sifted flour, two level
teaspoons baking powder, one-half
teaspoon salt, three-fourthS cup.
milk, one teaspoon sugar, one egg
we'll beaten, one-thrid cup melted
shortening.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt
and sugar together three times. Put
in bowl, add the, milk and well
beaten egg, beat we'll and then add
the lard. Bake in well CREASED
muffin rings twenty or twenty live
minutes in moderate oven. ...
GriddIe Cakes.
After all what is better than a
stack" of'good plain griddle cakes.
Here is an excellent recipe which
/ know you will like:
Four cups flour, four level tea
spoons baking powder, one tea
spoon salt, three cups milk.
Sift flour. baking powder and salt
well together. Add milk making
soft batter. Bake Immediately on
hot griddle well creased. When
full of bubbles, turn and cook the
other side Add two or three
tablespoons of melted butter, IL
richer and shorter cakes are de-
sired. Halve the recipe for a small
family.
Oatmeal Mullins.
- This is an excellent muffin recipe
and any left over cooked oatmeal
from breakfast can be warmed up
and used in making same,
One cup of warmed cooked oat-
meal. three cups of flour one and
one-half cups milk, four level tea
spoons baking powder, one-fourth
cup sugar, one teaspoon salt, one
egg. we'll beaten, one teaspoon
melted butter
Add the milk to the warm .oat-
meal Sift together the flour, sugar,
baking powder and salt and add
10 the oatmeal Then add the cgg
and butter.
Egg Griddle Cakes.
However, IL you do want some
thing a little different in grlddle
cakes here is one l know will suit:
Three cups flour, three level tea
spoons baking powder. one-half
teaspoon salt. two cups milk, one
tablespoon sugar, two eggs, two
tablespoons melted butter.
slit flour. baking powder, salt
and sugar thoroughly. Beat eggs,
aid milk pour slowly on other i'm