BREAD AND BUNS 13

ROMAN MEAL GEMS

1 beaten egg Y. teaspoon salt
1 cup milk 1 cup chopped dates
Y% cup sugar 1 cup Roman meal
2 tablespoons butter 1 cup flour
2 tablespoons molasses 2 teaspoons baking powder

lf sour milk is used, use 1 teaspoon soda. Bake in gem tins in moderate oven
(350 degrees) for 20 minutes. This makes 12 gems.

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Cream 1% cup shortening with Y%4 cup sugar. To this add 1 beaten egg. Sift
2 cups flour and 3 teaspoons baking powder, and add this mixture alternately with
1 cup milk to first mixture. Just before putting muffin batter into greased pans, add
1 cup cranberries which have been washed, dried and covered with 2 tablespoons
sugar. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 20 to 30 minutes. If cranberries
are very large, chop coarsely.

PROVIDENCE MUFFINS

Mix 2 cup graham flour, Y2 cup bran, Y2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar,

2 teaspoons baking powder. Melt 1 teaspoon butter and 1 tablespoon peanut butter

together, add to dry mixture. Add 1 egg well beaten, add half cup milk; beat well.

gin in hot greased muffin pan at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes. Makes 6 to
muffins.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

2 cups whole wheat flour Y2 cup sugar
1 cup corn meal 1% cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt 2 level teaspoons soda

Ya cup dark molasses
Steam in 4 baking powder tins.

QUICK COFFEE CAKE

Ya cup sugar Yq cup milk

1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder
Ya cube butter Salt

1 egg

Take Y2 cup sugar, Y2 cup flour, ¥2 cube butter and mix slightly. Add egg,
milk, rest of flour, with baking powder and salt. Mix well.

TOPPING: Two tablespoons each of flour, sugar, and butter mixed together, and
flavored with cinnamon. Spread over cake and bake in moderate oven.

SPOON BREAD

1 pint sweet milk 34 cup corn meal

3 eggs Y2 teaspoon salt
Butter size of an egg

Scald the milk and stir in corn meal. Cook until thick, add butter and salt. Let
cool and then add egg yolks well beaten. Lastly add well beaten egg whites. Put in
well buttered baking dish. Bake in pan of hot water 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

HOT ROLLS

Drop 1 tablespoon butter in 2/3 cup hot milk then allow to cool. Dissolve 1 cake
of yeast in Y2 cup lukewarm water to which 1 teaspoon sugar has been added. To 1 cup
flour add 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Beat 2 eggs well, add to milk and
butter, then add yeast and mix with flour mixture. Add 2 cups flour, stir in, but do not
knead. Cover and let stand for 2 hours or more. Make half of dough into Parker House
rolls, and let rise for 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Make cinnamon
rolls of remaining dough, let rise, and bake as above.