Muffins
A historical recipe from The progress meatless cook book, by Lake, Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) (1911).
A historical recipe
The progress meatless cook book: And valuable recipes and suggestions for cleaning clothing, hats, gloves, house furnishings, walls and woodwork and all kinds of helps for the household, by Lake, Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) (1911). Project Gutenberg eBook #77733.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
- ½ cupful milk
- a dessertspoon into hot gem pans
- 2 eggs butter
Cook safely
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- 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.
Method
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- 2 cupfuls flour 2 eggs butter, size of egg 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 teaspoonful salt ½ cupful milk To the flour sifted with the baking powder, add the salt, the well beaten eggs and the milk.
- Drop from a dessertspoon into hot gem pans, and bake in quick oven.
- Makes 12 muffins and takes about 15 minutes to bake.
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