thinks she's got 'em in the crock they're all
in us!"--J. W. Foley.

DOUGHNUTS.--One and one half cups sugar, three eggs, one cup sour
cream, one half cup milk sweet or sour, one half teaspoon soda
dissolved in water and stirred into the cream, two teaspoons baking
powder with flour to make soft dough, season to taste.--Mrs. L. L.
Lampman.

DOUGHNUTS.--Three eggs beaten light, one cup sugar, two tablespoons
butter, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda dissolved in hot water,
one half teaspoon nutmeg, a little salt, one half teaspoon baking
powder. Use swansdown cake flour to make a nice smooth dough. Roll, cut
and fry brown in deep smoking hot lard.--Mrs. Southard.

DOUGHNUTS.--Two cups sugar, two eggs, one cup sweet milk, one heaping
teaspoon butter, one and one half cups mashed potatoes, salt, nutmeg,
three teaspoons baking powder. Mash the potatoes and while they are hot
add the butter, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Beat the eggs and add with the
milk, sift baking powder with flour twice. Use only flour to roll out,
the less flour used the better doughnuts will be.--Mrs. Aaron J.
Bessie.

SOUR CREAM DOUGHNUTS.--One and one half cups sour milk, one half cup
thick sour cream, one level teaspoon of soda, one and one half cups
sugar, three eggs, a little salt and nutmeg or other flavoring. Flour
to roll soft, about six cups, cut. Brown in deep, smoking hot fat,
drain and sift powdered sugar over them, (two eggs will
do).--Contributed.

EXTRA GOOD DOUGHNUTS.--One cup sugar, one cup sweet milk, one half
(scant) cup sour cream, three eggs, two level teaspoons baking powder,
one level teaspoon soda, salt. Flour to roll soft. Pour sweet milk over
sugar, add soda to cream, stir in milk and sugar, then eggs and then
flour, flavoring, etc.--Contributed.

Pastry, Pies and Tarts

"Cook your husband what he likes, and save a hundred household
strikes."

PIE CRUST.--For one pie, mix one large cup of flour sifted with half a
teaspoon of salt, with one half cup of lard and butter mixed. Blend
these ingredients thoroughly with the hands or cut and shape with a
knife, then lightly mix in one quarter cup ice cold water, just enough
to bind the flour and lard together. Use scant measure of water and do
not handle much. Flour the molding board and quickly roll half the
dough into a thin crust and line the pie tin. Fill the pie with
prepared fruit, wet the edges of the crust with water, roll out the
balance of t