BUCKWHEAT GEMS.
Two cups of buckwheat flour, 1 teaspoonful of salt, ¼ teaspoonful of soda, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 tablespoonful of fat (melted), 1 egg, 1 cup of sour milk.
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add the fat, syrup, and well-beaten egg to sour milk. Combine mixtures and beat well. Bake in well-greased muffin pans twenty to twenty-five minutes. Barley flour or meal may be substituted for part of the buckwheat.