1/2 Teaspoonful of Soda or 2 Teaspoonfuls of Baking-powder

Add enough milk or water to make a thin batter, and bake.



=New England Buns=

1 Cupful of Milk
1 and l/3 Cupfuls of Sugar
2/3 Cupful of Butter or Lard
1/2 Cupful of Currants
1 Teaspoonful of Extract of Lemon
1/4 Teaspoonful of Soda
1/2 Teaspoonful of Salt
1 Yeast Cake
Flour enough for Soft Dough

Dissolve the yeast in a half-cupful of cold water. Scald the milk and,
when nearly cold, add the yeast, half the sugar, and flour enough to
make a thin batter; let it rise to twice its bulk. When light and
foamy, add the rest of the ingredients; sprinkle a little flour over
the currants, stir the soda into the flour, using flour enough to make
stiff dough. Set again, then roll, cut with a cooky-cutter, about an
inch thick, and let rise again. Bake in a moderate oven twenty-five
minutes. Mix in the morning, if wanted for the evening meal. When done,
brush over the top, while warm, with equal parts of milk and molasses.