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Cheese Puffs

Take a saucepan, put in one cupful of boiling water, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one-quarter of a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper (white or cayenne). When boiling, throw in quickly one and one-quarter cupfuls of flour and stir until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Take from the fire, cover closely and set aside until nearly cold. Then beat in, one at a time, three large eggs, using only part of the egg at first; the batter will be just right when a spoonful dropped on a pan will hold its shape without spreading. Stir in one-half of a cupful of grated cheese and set aside for half an hour. Drop by teaspoonfuls on buttered pans, sprinkle each with grated cheese and bake in a moderate oven for about half an hour. To test, take one from pan, if it feels light, it is done.