Batter Cakes
Two eggs beaten separately. Pour into the yolks a pint of buttermilk, then put in two handfuls of meal and one of flour, then the whites of the eggs, half a teaspoonful of soda and a little salt. Fry with very little grease, or with egg shells. Put two spoonfuls of batter to a cake.--Mrs. C.L.T. Another Recipe for Batter Cakes. 1 quart of flour. 1 pint of meal. 1 teaspoonful of soda. 1 teaspoonful of salt. 3 eggs.
Make up with buttermilk.--Mrs. Dr. J.
Batter Cakes made of Stale Bread.
Put a loaf of stale bread to stand all day in a pint of milk. Just before tea add three eggs and one large spoonful of butter. If too thin, add a little flour.--Mrs. R.
Old Virginia Batter Cakes.
Beat two eggs very light in a bowl. Add one teacup of clabber, one of water, one of corn meal, a teacup of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt. Just before baking, sift in half a teaspoonful of soda and stir well. It is better to grease the griddle with fat bacon than with lard.
The above proportions will make enough batter cakes for two or three persons.--Mrs. S.T.
Another Recipe for the Same. 1 quart sweet milk. 1 heaping pint corn meal. 4 eggs. 1 teaspoonful of salt. Half teaspoonful of soda. 1 tablespoonful of warmed butter or fresh lard. Break the eggs, whites and yolks together, beat slightly, then add the milk, stir in the meal and beat until it looks light. Bake on a griddle.--Mrs. J.P. Cheap Recipe for Batter Cakes. 1 pint of sour milk. 1 teaspoonful of soda. 1 tablespoonful of flour. Enough meal to make a good batter.
Bake on a hoe.--Miss E.P.