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Crumpet rings are larger than muffin rings. Put the greased rings on a hot griddle, fill them two-thirds full with the batter, and cook. Turn them when half done. CHEESE STRAWS Flour, 1 cup. Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Grated cheese, I/2 cup. Salt, cayenne, milk. Sift the flour and baking-powder together, add the salt, a dash ; rub in the butter, and roll out thin, using enough milk to make it roll out. When rolled out, sprinkle thickly with the cheese and the cayenne (a dash, only), and cut into strips. Bake in the oven until brown. YORKSHIRE BREAKFAST CAKE Flour, 3 cups. Butter, 1 heaping teaspoon. Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Baking-powder, 3 level teaspoons. Milk. Sift the flour, salt and baking-powder together, and rub in the butter. Mix to a soft dough with milk. Place without cutting, on a hot greased griddle and cover. Cook on a moderate fire 10 minutes. Slip off on a board, turn, return to the griddle, and cook 10 minutes longer. Break into pieces, and serve with butter. YORKSHIRE PUDDING Eggs, 4, Flour, 6 tablespoons, Milk, % pint. Water, % pint, Salt, % teaspoon. Beef-dripping, 2 tablespoons. Mix the milk and water together. Take part of this, andl with the flour make a smooth batter. Add to this the eggs, one at a time, beating well as you add each one. Now add the rest of the milk, and the salt, and stir well. Make ready a good-sized dripping-pan, hot, and with 2 tablespoons of beef-dripping. Turn in the batter, and bake for 20 minutes, in a good hot oven. BOILED CONNIFELA Sweet milk, 1% pints, Eggs, 2, Salt, 1 teaspoon. Flour, Bread-crumbs. Use enough flour to make a very stiff batter; add the milk, and salt, and when the batter is made have a vessel of boiling water ready and tip the vessel that contains the batter, so that it will be over the boiling water. Then with a sharp knife cut the batter off in small chunks, and let them fall into the boiling water. Let them boil for a few minutes, then drain off the water from the dumplings, and place them in a dish, and over all pour bread-crumbs which have been fried a golden brown. The connifela is very nice fried crisp for a supper dish. FEIED CONNIFELA Sweet milk, 1 pint, Egg, 1, Flour, Salt. With the above ingredients make a batter of the consistency of pancake batter. Have ready a skillet that has plenty of lard in it. Pour in the batter, all at once, cover, and let it fry a rich brown on the under side; then turn it over with a turner, and brown it on the other side. Keep turning until you are sure that it is done. This makes a nice breakfast dish served with butter and maple-syrup. CINNAMON COFFEE-BREAD Flour, 1 cup, Sugar, % cup. Milk, 1 cup, Egg, 1, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Lemon, 1 (grated rind, only), Baking powder, % teaspoon, Salt. For the coating for top Sugar, 14 cup. Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Ground cinnamon, 14 teaspoon, Chopped almonds, 1 tablespoon. Mix together all the ingredients for the bread, and put it into a baking-pan. Cover the top with a dressing made of the ingredients given, and bake until well-browned on top. HORS D'CEUVRES OYSTER COCKTAIL