The dough: Mash the potatoes; add 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt. Add flour and knead a thin dough. Cut the dough into sections; place some buckwheat mixture on each and roll into a dumpling. Bake in buttered pan in oven for 35 minutes, moderate temperature.

NEVER FAIL HOT CAKES

Sift dry ingredients together. Combine egg and milk and add gradually to dry ingredients to make smooth batter (beat with rotary beater). Add shortening. Drop batter on hot, greased baking sheet. (do not re-grease sheet between bakings). Makes about one dozen.

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