Plain Muffins

1 c. flour.

2 tsp. baking powder.

1/4 tsp. salt.

1 tsp. sugar (or more).

1/2 c. milk.

2 tsp. melted butter.

Mix and sift dry ingredients; add milk and melted butter, and blend thoroughly. Bake in buttered muffin pans 20 minutes or longer.

Twin Mountain Muffins

1/4 c. butter.

1/4 c. sugar.

1 egg.

2 c. flour.

3 tsp. baking powder.

3/4 c. milk.

Cream butter gradually; add sugar, then beaten egg. Next, add flour, with which baking powder has been sifted, alternating with milk. This will make 10 or 12 muffins.

Variations: Instead of all flour, one cup rye or graham meal and one cup flour may be used.

Quaker Muffins (Mrs. E. R. Field.)

1/3 c. rolled oats. 1 1/2 c. flour.

3 tbsp. sugar.

4 tsp. baking powder. 1/2 tsp. salt.

1 c. scalded milk. 1 egg.

2 tbsp. melted butter.

Turn scalded milk on rolled oats; let stand five minutes; add sugar, salt, melted butter. Sift in flour and baking powder; mix thoroughly and add egg, well beaten.

Baking Powder Biscuit

2 c. flour.

3 tsp. baking powder.

1/4 tsp. salt.

3 tbsp. shortening (butter or lard).

1/3 c. milk (or milk and water).

Sift dry ingredients together. Rub or chop in the shortening. With the knife, mix in the liquid gradually to form a dough that will separate from the bowl in a soft ball. The amount of milk, will vary with the quality of the flour. Scrape out on a floured board, turn over with a knife. Gently flatten with the rolling pin until one-half inch thick. Cut; place on floured pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes in hot oven.

Potato Muffins

(Mrs. Obear.)

Three medium-sized potatoes, boil and mash fine. While warm add 1 large tablespoon of lard and 1 large tablespoon of sugar and a little salt. When cool, add 1 egg, 1 cup of milk in which dissolve 1 yeast cake. Beat thoroughly, then mix enough flour to make a soft dough. Put to rise in a bowl well greased. Let stand until quite light. When ready to bake sprinkle some flour on bread-board and roll about an inch thick. Do not attempt to work into rolls. Cut with a small cutter and put about an inch apart in the pan. Let rise until light and bake in a quick oven. They will bake in a few minutes.