Cooking as it was taught in 1915 — lesson by lesson, with the questions and the home-work forms the students filled in.

Quick Doughs

2 pages in this part of Student's Manual in Household Arts.

Quick Doughs (Dough is a flour mixture stiff)

A dough is a flour mixture stiff enough to be handled on a board. Quick doughs are those that are made light by means of baking powder…

Quick Doughs (Drop Biscuits or Emergency)

Drop Biscuits or Emergency Biscuits. 2 C. flour t. salt 3 t. baking powder 2 T. shortening C. (?) milk 1. Mix the same as baking powder…

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