Gems, Scones and Muffins
Graham Gems
1 cup of brown sugar ½ cup shortening 1 cup sour milk ½ cup Five Roses flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt Graham flour to make…
Graham Gems (No. 2)
2 cups sour milk 1 tablespoon butter or lard Pinch of salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon molasses 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream of…
Corn Gems
½ cup brown sugar 1 egg ¾ cup cornmeal 1½ cups Five Roses flour 1½ teaspoon baking powder. 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter
Belfasts
1 cup buttermilk 1 egg nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1½ cups graham flour ¾ cup Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon soda Pinch of salt 1 cup seeded…
Plunkets (to Be Eaten with Ice Cream)
3 4 Cream 1 cup butter, and gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Beat the yolks of 6 eggs until light, and the whites until firm. Then pour the…
Fadge
1 cup Five Roses flour 1 cup cold water. Bake Mix until light, pour into hot buttered gem pans and bake 35 minutes.
Buttermilk Scones
2 pounds Five Roses flour ¼ ounce carbonate of soda 1 pint sour milk or buttermilk Pinch of salt. Mix to a light dough, roll out about ½…
Scotch Soda Scones
1 quart Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar A little lard or butter Salt and sugar to taste. Warm the…
Raisin Scones
3 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup butter 1 cup lightest yellow sugar 1 cup sweet milk ( cream if desired) 1 cup…
Oatmeal Scones
1 cup baking oatmeal (standard variety) 1½ cups Five Roses flour ½ cup shortening ½ cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon soda Sour cream to make firm…
Potato Cakes
4 cups mashed potatoes 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 egg 1 tablespoon butter Pinch of salt. Mix the potatoes and flour together with the egg…
Plain Muffins
3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons melted butter 2 eggs 1 cup sweet milk 2 cups Five Roses flour 3 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt…
Nellie's Muffins (Eggless)
2 cups Five Roses flour ½ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons lard 2½ teaspoons cream of tartar 1¼ teaspoons soda ½ teaspoon…
Oatmeal Muffins
½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter 2 eggs 2 cups buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda (dissolved in milk) 1 teaspoon (small) salt 2 handfuls (good)…
Bran Muffins
½ cup brown sugar 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk Butter size of an egg 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup Five Roses flour 2 cups bran (added last). Bake…
Cream Muffins
1 pint thin sweet cream 3 fresh eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons (level) sugar Five Roses flour to make stiff…
Left-Over Muffins
Muffins left over from breakfast may be pulled, not cut apart, and toasted for luncheon or supper. 2 cups milk
Crumpets
3 cups Five Roses flour 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt ¼ yeast cake. Let Dissolve the yeast in warm water.
Sally Lunn
(Always popular at tea during the cool months) ½ cup sugar 2 eggs 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup milk 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon cream…
Johnny Cake (No. 1)
1 cup sour milk ½ cup molasses 1 egg Pinch of salt ⅓ cup of melted lard 1 cup Indian meal 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon soda.
Johnny Cake (No. 2)
Mix 3 cups buttermilk with 2 small teaspoons soda, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon salt. Add 3 cups cornmeal, 1½ cups Five Roses flour…
Johnny Cake Without Eggs (Bachelors' Recipe)
2 cups cornmeal 1 cup Five Roses flour 2 cups sweet milk 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder. -Earl…
Popovers (No. 1)
2 eggs (yolks) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 cup milk 1 cup Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons (heaping) baking…
Popovers
1 cup sweet milk ½ teaspoon soda No. 2 1 teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup molasses 1 teaspoon mixed spices Five Roses flour to stiffen. Note…
Breakfast Puffs
1 cup sweet milk 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar Five Roses flour to make drop batter.
Tea Puffs (Bachelors' Recipe)
2¼ cups Five Roses flour 3 cups milk 3 eggs (beaten separately) 3 teaspoons melted butter Pinch of salt. Bake in muffin tins in hot oven.