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Wheaten Cakes

One-quarter pound flour, one raw egg, one-half ounce powdered sugar, one-quarter ounce baking powder, one-half pint cold milk and a saltspoon salt. Place the flour in a bowl with the sugar, baking powder, milk and salt, and carefully break in the egg. Briskly mix with a whisk until thoroughly thickened.

Lightly butter the bottom of a large black frying pan with one-half ounce melted lard, and as soon as the bottom of the pan is thoroughly hot immediately pour in some of the preparation with the aid of a ladle, making four cakes two inches and a half in diameter, and cook for two minutes on each side, seeing that they are of a nice golden colour, but not black. Dress on a hot dish, cover with a napkin and keep hot; then proceed to prepare the balance in the same way. Serve with maple syrup separately.