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Fried Drop Cakes

11/3 cups flour 21½ teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon melted butter Beat egg until light; add milk, dry ingredients mixed and sifted, and melted butter. Drop by spoonfuls in hot, new, deep fat; fry until light brown and cooked through, which must at first be determined by piercing with a skewer, or breaking apart. Remove with a skimmer, and drain on brown paper.