Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Cream of Tartar Muffins.

1 pint of flour, measured before sifting.

3 scant gills of milk.

1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar.

1/2 teaspoonful of soda.

1/2 teaspoonful of salt.

1 teaspoonful of sugar.

1/2 tablespoonful of butter.

1/2 tablespoonful of lard.

Mix all the dry ingredients and rub them through a sieve and into a bowl. Add the milk, and then the butter and lard, melted. Beat quickly, and put into heated and buttered iron gem-pans. Bake for fifteen minutes in a quick oven. If more convenient, two scant teaspoonfuls of baking powder may be substituted for the soda and cream of tartar.

With these ingredients a dozen muffins can be made.