¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup sugar
½ cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon melted butter
Beat egg until light; add milk, dry ingredients mixed and sifted, and melted butter. Drop by spoonfuls in hot, new, deep fat; fry until light brown and cooked through, which must at first be determined by piercing with a skewer, or breaking apart. Remove with a skimmer, and drain on brown paper.
Rye Drop Cakes
⅔ cup rye meal
⅔ cup flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder