Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
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Take an equal quantity of corn-flour and rye-meal, a few tablespoonfuls of pumpkin, a little salt and a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, half a cupful of yeast and a similar quantity of molasses, stirring in some warm water until it forms a paste.
Have ready two well-buttered iron-pans and pour in this mixture, smooth the top with the hand, and when it has risen, bake in an oven quickly.