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German Rice Waffles

A historical recipe from The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the, by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira), Hugo Ziemann (1887).

A historical recipe

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home, by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira), Hugo Ziemann (1887). Project Gutenberg eBook #13923.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the, by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira), Hugo Ziemann (1887). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13923 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13923). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil a half pound of rice in milk until it becomes thoroughly soft Then remove it from the fire, stirring it constantly, and adding, a little at a time, one quart of sifted flour, five beaten eggs, two spoonfuls of yeast, a half pound of melted butter, a little salt and a teacupful of warm milk.
  2. Set the batter in a warm place, and, when risen, bake in the ordinary way.