Doughnuts and Crullers
Doughnuts, Crullers and Other Fried Cakes
THE fat should be ready when the doughnuts are cut. All lard or other fat to fry doughnuts, crullers or fritters must be sizzling hot. Heat…
Plain Doughnuts (No. 1)
1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon (small) soda 1 cup fresh sweet milk 2 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons (small) cream of tartar Nutmeg to taste…
Doughnuts (No. 2)
2 tablespoons melted butter ⅔ cup sweet milk 2 teaspoons (heaping) baking powder Five Roses flour to roll Flavor with spice or lemon.
Doughnuts Without Eggs
6 cups Five Roses flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup cream 1 cup skim milk 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt. Sift the…
Molasses Doughnuts
1 cup molasses 2 cups buttermilk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon ginger 2 teaspoons melted butter Five Roses flour to make soft dough. Do not knead, but…
Potato Doughnuts (Eggless)
2 cups hot mashed potatoes 2 cups sugar 1 cup sweet milk 2 tablespoons butter 5 teaspoons (level) baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Five…
Rich Raised Doughnuts
1 cup butter 2 cups sugar (With Yeast) 4 cups scalded milk 1 yeast cake dissolved in ½ cup lukewarm water Five Roses flour 3 eggs (beaten)…
Sour Cream Doughnuts
1 cup thick sour cream 1¾ cups sour milk 2 eggs 1 cup lightest yellow sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda (dissolved in little hot water)…
Crullers
1 tablespoon sweet milk 1½ ounces butter Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon soda Salt. Mix the ingredients with enough Five Roses flour to make…
Crullers Without Eggs
1 pint sugar ⅔ pint cold water 2 tablespoons lard 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt Flavor with lemon or vanilla…
Fritters (No. 1)
3 eggs (beaten separately) 3 cups Five Roses flour 2 cups sour milk or buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt. Dissolve the soda in the…
Fritters (No. 2)
2 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons sweet milk 1 teaspoon baking powder Five Roses flour to roll. Roll thin, cut into small squares, and fry…
Parsnip Fritters
Make ordinary fritter batter. Have boiled 4 or 5 parsnips (whole). Put fritters on pan and slice parsnips lengthwise. Lay 2 or 3 slices on…
Pumpkin Fritters
Boil the pumpkin, then pour off the water. Let it get quite cold. Take a plate and press the pumpkin down, so as to squeeze out all watery…
Jersey Wonders
1 pound Five Roses flour ¼ pound butter ¼ pound sifted sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder (more, if desired). Beat eggs light and mix…
Beef Croquettes
4 cups minced meat 1 egg 4 tablespoons home-made tomato catsup 2 tablespoons salad dressing ⅓ cup Five Roses flour 1 medium-sized onion…
Chicken Croquettes
½ pint cold chicken (cut fine) 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped fine) 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons Five…
Potato Croquettes
1 quart mashed potatoes (cooked) Butter size of an egg 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 egg 1 cup milk or cream. Mould into small balls…
Beef and Potato Cakes
Mix with a cup of cold roast beef 2 cups mashed potatoes seasoned as for the table. Add a beaten egg. Mix and shape into balls and flatten…
Twist Cakes
½ pint sour milk or buttermilk 2 cups sugar 1 cup butter 3 eggs (well beaten) 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon nutmeg Five Roses flour to make…
Mennonite Toast
3 eggs 1 pint sweet milk Pinch of salt. Beat eggs well, and add sweet milk and salt. Cut slices 1 inch thick from a loaf of bread made with…