Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add milk, beaten eggs, melted shortening and molasses and mix well.  Bake on hot greased griddle and serve immediately with butter and syrup.

WAFFLES

2 cups flour 4 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1-3/4 cups milk 2 eggs 1 tablespoon melted shortening

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add milk to yolks of eggs; mix thoroughly and add to dry ingredients; add melted shortening and fold in beaten whites of eggs.  Bake in well greased hot waffle iron until brown.  Serve immediately with butter and syrup.

FRITTERS, DOUGHNUTS, AND CRULLERS

Fritters are served as an entree, a vegetable or a sweet, according to the ingredients used.  The foundation batter is much the same for all fritters, and, with some additions the first recipe given can be used for many varieties.

Fritters and doughnuts should be fried in kettle of deep fat, hot enough to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds.  Drain on unglazed paper.  Sprinkle fruit fritters, doughnuts and crullers with powdered sugar.

PLAIN FRITTER BATTER

1 cup flour 1-1/2 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2/3 cup milk

Sift dry ingredients together; add beaten egg and milk; beat until smooth.

APPLE FRITTERS

4 large apples 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Peel and core apples and cut into slices; add sugar and lemon juice.  Dip each slice in plain fritter batter.  Fry to light brown in deep fat.  Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

BANANA FRITTERS

1 cup flour 2 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 bananas

Mix and sift dry ingredients.  Add others in order.  Force bananas through a sieve before adding.  Beat thoroughly.  Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat.  Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar and few drops of lemon juice.

BREAD CRUMB FRITTERS

1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder 1 cup fine bread crumbs 1-1/2 cups milk 1 egg 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon molasses

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; add bread crumbs, then the milk slowly; add well-beaten egg, butter, and molasses.  Fry in deep hot fat.  Serve hot with powdered sugar and lemon juice or hard sauce.

CORN FRITTERS

1/2 cup milk 2 cups cooked corn 1-1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder 1 tablespoon shortening 2 eggs